Jackson Browne: Late for the sky

Intro:
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C (x32010@1)                    GThe (320003@1)words had all been spoken
            F (133211@1)                      C/EAnd (x3111x@5)somehow the feeling still wasn't right
Dm (xx0231@1)            Am (x02210@1)   G (320003@1)            F (133211@1)   
And still we continued on through the night
C (x32010@1)                          GTracing (320003@1)our steps from the beginning
           F (133211@1)                 C/EUntil (x3111x@5)they vanished into the air
Dm (xx0231@1)                     Am (x02210@1)     G (320003@1)        F (133211@1)   CTrying (x32010@1)to understand how our live had led us there

F (133211@1)          Am (x02210@1)Looking hard into your eyes 
          G (320003@1)        G/F (120003@1)        EmThere (022000@1)was nobody I'd ever known
        Dm (xx0231@1)     F/C (133211@1) Am (x02210@1)    F (133211@1)      G (320003@1) Am (x02210@1)G/BSuch (143121@7)an empty surprise      to feel so alone

        C (x32010@1)                 GNow (320003@1)for me, some words come easy
                F (133211@1)                  C/EBut (x3111x@5)I know that they don't mean that much
Dm (xx0231@1)              Am (x02210@1)            G (320003@1)              FCompared (133211@1)with the things that are said when lovers touch
C (x32010@1)                   GYou (320003@1)never knew what I loved in you
             F (133211@1)               C/EI (x3111x@5)don't know what you loved in me
Dm (xx0231@1)                     Am (x02210@1)          G (320003@1)            F (133211@1)   CMaybe (x32010@1)the picture of somebody you were hoping I might be

F (133211@1)            Am (x02210@1)           G (320003@1)      G/F (120003@1)     EmAwake (022000@1)again, I can't pretend     and I know I'm alone
    Dm (xx0231@1)         F/C (133211@1) Am (x02210@1)            F (133211@1)           G (320003@1) Am (x02210@1)G/BAnd (143121@7)close to the end            of the feeling we've known

F (133211@1)                  C/EHow (x3111x@5)long have I been sleeping
Dm (xx0231@1)                  Am (x02210@1)       G (320003@1)             FHow (133211@1)long have I been drifting alone through the night
F (133211@1)                  C/GHow (3x555x@1)long have I been dreaming I could make it right
                                   FIf (133211@1)I closed my eyes and tried with all my might
           AmTo (x02210@1)be the one you need


Solo
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|Dm     |Am  G (320003@1) |F C/E (x3111x@5)Dm|C (xx0231@1)   |



F (133211@1)            Am (x02210@1)           G (320003@1)     G/F (120003@1)      EmAwake (022000@1)again, I can't pretend    and I know I am alone
    Dm (xx0231@1)         F/C (133211@1) Am (x02210@1)            F (133211@1)           G (320003@1) Am (x02210@1)G/BAnd (143121@7)close to the end            of the feeling we've known

F (133211@1)                  C/EHow (x3111x@5)long have I been sleeping
Dm (xx0231@1)                 Am (x02210@1)       G (320003@1)             FHow (133211@1)long have I been drifting alone through the night
F (133211@1)                  C/GHow (3x555x@1)long have I been running for that morning flight
C/G (3x555x@1)                                 F (133211@1)           
Through the whispered promises in the changing light
       C (x32010@1)               GOf (320003@1)the bed where we both lie
             C (x32010@1)    Bb/C     
Late for the sky

C (x32010@1)  Bb/C    rep & fade


Transcribed by Gerard Koot (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
Email: gerardkoot@hotmail.com