(For all the folks from ultimate-guitar-land: This is his official website:
http://www.thelilactime.com/ I hope that complies with your requirements)


This is from the album "Keep Going" an absolute brilliant song if you ask me
(which for some reason, no one ever does). I'm surprised to see there
aren't any other songs here by Stephen Duffy. 
So here are the chords for this one, "An Open Book", enjoy it.


CWe (x32010@1)walked across the fields
AmThrough (x02210@1)coarse December rain
Em (022000@1)                 GI (320003@1)knew but could not say
                        CThat (x32010@1)I'd lost our love again
                          AmIt (x02210@1)will come in waves you said

In tides it will return
Em (022000@1)                     GThe (320003@1)winter moon took it away
                     FIt's (133211@1)another beaches turn

F (133211@1)                           CYou (x32010@1)think that life's an open book
                              GFilled (320003@1)with pictures that you took
Bb (x1333x@1)                         AmYou (x02210@1)close the book the story ends
                           FAnd (133211@1)it was so hard to make friends
                             CYou (x32010@1)close the book the story stops
                                 GSometimes (320003@1)you stay down from the knocks
                             AmYou (x02210@1)can't always come out on top

CI (x32010@1)walked across the hillside
AmI (x02210@1)looked out on the view
Em (022000@1)                  GIt (320003@1)could've been a TV show
                    CIf (x32010@1)I'd had a bigger crew
                 AmI (x02210@1)see my life reflected

In pearls shed by your eyes
Em (022000@1)                  GI (320003@1)wish for pearls of wisdom
                            FNot (133211@1)just tears and long goodbyes


F (133211@1)                           CYou (x32010@1)think that life's an open book
                              GFilled (320003@1)with pictures that you took
Bb (x1333x@1)                         AmYou (x02210@1)close the book the story ends
                           FAnd (133211@1)it was so hard to make friends
                             CYou (x32010@1)close the book the story stops
                                 GSometimes (320003@1)you stay down from the knocks
                             Am (x02210@1)        
You can't always come out on top


Dm (xx0231@1)                  
And when I wrote this song
CI (x32010@1)was on the run
EmIn (022000@1)a gold rush town
Am (x02210@1)                         DmYou (xx0231@1)didn't think it was that good
                     C (x32010@1)     Em7 AmEven (x02210@1)though you understood


F (133211@1)                       CThat (x32010@1)life will be an open book
                              GFilled (320003@1)with pictures that you took
Bb (x1333x@1)                         AmYou (x02210@1)close the book the story ends
                           FAnd (133211@1)it was so hard to make friends
                             CYou (x32010@1)close the book the story stops
                                 GSometimes (320003@1)you stay down from the knocks
                             Am (x02210@1)        
You can't always come out on top


F (133211@1)                           CYou (x32010@1)think that life's an open book
                              GFilled (320003@1)with pictures that you took
Bb (x1333x@1)                         AmYou (x02210@1)close the book the story ends
                           FAnd (133211@1)it was so hard to make friends
                             CYou (x32010@1)close the book the story stops
                                 GSometimes (320003@1)you stay down from the knocks
                             Am (x02210@1)        
You can't always come out on top