Chris Rea, Shamrock Diaries.
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SHAMROCK DIARIES by Chris Rea

Albums: "Shamrock Diaries" and "New Light Through Old Windows"


Intro: G  G/C  G  G/C


G (320003@1)                        G/CIn (2431xx@7)waves of people you can lose your feet
G (320003@1)                            G/CYou've (2431xx@7)got to stay hard to the ground
G (320003@1)                    G/CIt (2431xx@7)gets so easy now to lose your way
G (320003@1)                      G/CWhen (2431xx@7)you're ever outward bound
C/F (x4111x@5)                        C/DA (x5555x@1)church bell ringing in the fading light
C/F (x4111x@5)                            C/DStops (x5555x@1)you dead like a cold steel wall
F/G (303211@1)                        F/CThe (133211@1)ghost of yester-years is touching you
C/F (x4111x@5)                     G/DAnd (4x3121@7)as sure as god you'll fall


G (320003@1)       G/C (2431xx@7) G/A (320203@1)F/DAnd (153211@1)I see you
G (320003@1)       G/C (2431xx@7) G/A (320203@1)F/DAnd (153211@1)I see me
G (320003@1)      G/C (2431xx@7)G/A (320203@1)F/DI (153211@1)see it all 
        G (320003@1)         G/C (2431xx@7) G/A (320203@1)F/DLike (153211@1)it used to be

C/F  C/D  C/F  C/D

C/F (x4111x@5)                       C/DAnd (x5555x@1)all the reasons why you started out
C/F (x4111x@5)                        C/DThey (x5555x@1)hit you hard with every bell
F/G (303211@1)                     F/CThe (133211@1)choir practice in the empty hall
     C/F (x4111x@5)             C/DIs (x5555x@1)a sound you know so well
C/F (x4111x@5)                           C/DLike (x5555x@1)something lost inside your overcoat
C/F (x4111x@5)                   C/DYou (x5555x@1)find it later by mistake
F/G (303211@1)                      F/CYou (133211@1)lost it all a thousand years ago
        C/F (x4111x@5)             G/DAnd (4x3121@7)you pray it's not too late


And I see you
And I see me
I see it all like a diary

And I see you
And I see me
I see it all like it used to be

I'm gonna write it in a diary
Now I remember everything
Yeah I remember how it used to be
With every note that choir boy sings

And I see you
And I see me
I see it all like a diary


Chords:

G:     320003
G/C:   035433
C/F:   032010
C/D:   000010
F/G:   3x3211
F/C:   033211
G/D:   000433
G/A:   00x003
F/D:   003211

!!: Some chords may sound strange when played full with the melody. On the record most chords are mainly played broken (arpeggio)!
Example: On C/F, C/D the piano plays on the record (tones!! (eights); first is free (=x)):  x c f e c f g e

Good luck!
 
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