A beautiful ballad from the Holding Back The River album
Sounds great as a solo piece.
Standard tuning, capo at 3rd fret



Verse 1
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D (xx0232@1)name="chord_x24432@1">Bm         G (320003@1)     EmI (022000@1)  I live a perfect life

D (xx0232@1)         Bm (x24432@1)          Em (022000@1)     A (x02220@1)All I ever want lies for-given

D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1)          G (320003@1)        EmTook (022000@1)a-way all of those chains and said

D (xx0232@1)  D/C# (x40232@1)D/B (x20232@1)D/ABroke (x00232@1)a-way -ay   -ay  -ay they

G (320003@1)  G/f# Em (022000@1)DBro-oke (xx0232@1)      a (x02210@1)-way



Verse 2
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D (xx0232@1)    Bm (x24432@1)   G (320003@1)    EmDo (022000@1)you lead a better life

D (xx0232@1)            Bm (x24432@1)           Em (022000@1)     A (x02220@1)Even when the sweet turns to bitter

D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1)        G (320003@1)        EmTook (022000@1)a-way all of our chains and said

D (xx0232@1)  D/C# (x40232@1)D/B (x20232@1)D/ABroke (x00232@1)a-way -ay   -ay  -ay they

G (320003@1)  G/f# Em (022000@1)DBro-oke (xx0232@1)      a (x02210@1)-way



Chorus 1
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G (320003@1)                A (x02220@1)Walking round and out of place

D (xx0232@1)                  Bm (x24432@1)Knowing that you've had a taste

G (320003@1)                A (x02220@1)    D (xx0232@1)   D9
 Walking round and out of place

G (320003@1)                 AAnd (x02220@1)knowing what you're gonna do to

D (xx0232@1)              BmBreak (x24432@1)down those chains

E (022100@1)                       AI (x02220@1)can't tell you, wo, oh, oh

D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1)        G (320003@1)        EmTook (022000@1)a-way all of our chains and said

D (xx0232@1)  D/C# (x40232@1)D/B (x20232@1)D/ABroke (x00232@1)a-way -ay   -ay  -ay they

G (320003@1)  G/f# Em (022000@1)DBro-oke (xx0232@1)      a (x02210@1)-way



Verse 3
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D (xx0232@1)    Bm (x24432@1)     G (320003@1)   Em (022000@1)Got a-way with my am-bition

D (xx0232@1)        Bm (x24432@1)    Em (022000@1)       A (x02220@1)Only if I want it  only if I don't

D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1)          G (320003@1)        EmTook (022000@1)a-way all of those chains and said

D (xx0232@1)  D/C# (x40232@1)D/B (x20232@1)D/ABroke (x00232@1)a-way -ay   -ay  -ay they

G (320003@1)  G/f# Em (022000@1)DBro-oke (xx0232@1)     a (x02210@1)-way



Chorus 2
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G (320003@1)                A (x02220@1)Walking round and out of place

D (xx0232@1)                  Bm (x24432@1)Knowing that you've had a taste

G (320003@1)                A (x02220@1)    D (xx0232@1)   D9
 Walking round and out of place

G (320003@1)                 AAnd (x02220@1)nothing what you're gonna do to

D (xx0232@1)          BmBreak (x24432@1)out on me

E (022100@1)                       A (x02220@1)I can't tell you wo, oh, oh

D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1)         G (320003@1)        EmTook (022000@1)a-way all of your chains and said they

D (xx0232@1)  D/C# (x40232@1)D/B (x20232@1)D/ABroke (x00232@1)a-way -ay   -ay  -ay they

G (320003@1)  G/f# Em (022000@1)DBro-oke (xx0232@1)      a (x02210@1)-way

Chorus 3
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G (320003@1)                A (x02220@1)Walking round and out of place

D (xx0232@1)                    Bm (x24432@1)And knowing that I've had a taste

G (320003@1)                A (x02220@1)    D (xx0232@1)   D9
 Walking round and out of place

G (320003@1)                 AAnd (x02220@1)knowing what you're gonna do to

D (xx0232@1)              BmBreak (x24432@1)down those chains

E (022100@1)                       A (x02220@1)I can't tell you wo, oh, oh

D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1)          G (320003@1)        EmTake (022000@1)a-way all of those chains and say

D (xx0232@1)  D/C# (x40232@1)D/B (x20232@1)D/ABroke (x00232@1)a-way -ay   -ay  -ay they

G (320003@1)  G/f# Em (022000@1)DBro-oke (xx0232@1)      a (x02210@1)-way



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I hope I've done it justice!

Kevin O'Brien
Watford
England
December 2007

watfordkev@gmail.com