• Song:

    Retrace

  • Artist:

    Gordon Downie

Retrace - Gord Downie and The Country of Miracles
Standard tuning

C Cm7 F  C x3

                      F (133211@1)                 CHigh (x32010@1)as an elephant's eye before we even left, 

                       F (133211@1)                        Cand (x32010@1)when the party had died, and as we drank the rest, 

   Em (022000@1)      AmI (x02210@1)retrace my steps. 

C Cm7 F  C x3

                 F (133211@1)                        CSnowy (x32010@1)basketball court, the cold courthouse steps, 

                 F (133211@1)                          C (x32010@1)       Em (022000@1)
hanging on every word, hearing everything you say as I retrace my 

Amsteps. (x02210@1)


     C (x32010@1)   Em (022000@1) AmAs (x02210@1)I retrace my steps, 

F (133211@1)          CI (x32010@1)retrace my steps, 


Am (x02210@1)            F (133211@1)                    G (320003@1)    CI (x32010@1)wear a lonely path, I retrace my steps and back. 


C Cm7 F  C x3

                 F (133211@1)                      CWoke (x32010@1)up this afternoon, a pale sun in the west. 

                  F (133211@1)                      C (x32010@1)        EmI (022000@1)haven't left my room. I haven't taken a step, as I retrace my 

Amsteps. (x02210@1)
      C (x32010@1) Em (022000@1)   AmAs (x02210@1)I retrace my steps, 

F (133211@1)          C (x32010@1)   Am (x02210@1)              F (133211@1)                      GI (320003@1)retrace my steps until no trace remains and I'll retrace my steps 

Amagain. (x02210@1)

F (133211@1)             C (x32010@1)            Am (x02210@1)                   F (133211@1)
I'll retrace my steps though I know we're all saying 'Goodbye'. 

                            G (320003@1)             CYou (x32010@1)know, I'"ll retrace my steps again, tonight. Tonight.

C Cm7 F  C x4

End on C

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