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Date: Sat, 07 Mar 1998 18:04:35 -0500
From: Ray Allis 
Subject: g/gorka_john/blue_chalk.crd

BLUE CHALK
by John Gorka
>From "Between Five And Seven"

CSo (x32010@1)I wonder how she's doing
GI (320003@1)hate it when the rumors fly
 Dm (xx0231@1)	      AmThey (x02210@1)give off such a strange sense of mission
 F (133211@1)	   GWing (320003@1)your helplessness on high
CBut (x32010@1)she would never run from strangers
GShe (320003@1)sang alone like a bell will toll
Dm (xx0231@1)     AmWay (x02210@1)above the clang and the clatter
F (133211@1)	 GOut (320003@1)of fear of her demon soul

[repeat 4 bars instrumental   line=bar	]

CMaybe (x32010@1)none of this is my business
GAnd (320003@1)none of what I hear is true
Dm (xx0231@1)     AmI (x02210@1)am far from mint condition
F (133211@1)      GCirculation's (320003@1)hard on you

CHORUS
CHold (x32010@1)tight, hang tough
GLove's (320003@1)not enough
Dm (xx0231@1)AmTo (x02210@1)keep you off that stuff
F (133211@1)      GTo (320003@1)save you
FHold (133211@1)tight, hang tough
Am7Love's (x02010@1)not enough
Dm (xx0231@1)     AmTo (x02210@1)keep you off that stuff
    F (133211@1)  G (320003@1) CTo (x32010@1)save you now

CHe (x32010@1)could always find the holes in the bottles
GEven (320003@1)with a blindfold on
Dm (xx0231@1)      AmNever (x02210@1)kept his seat on the wagon
F (133211@1)   GRolling (320003@1)off like a rolling stone
CBlue (x32010@1)chalk between his fingers
 GHustling (320003@1)a poolroom song
Dm (xx0231@1) AmHe (x02210@1)always kept a line for the singers
F (133211@1) GPointing (320003@1)his cue right from wrong

[CHORUS]

{Repeat first verse & chorus}

transcribed by Ray Allis	rallif@erols.com
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