#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the# #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.# #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# From: Swfla Date: Fri, 6 Mar 1998 21:30:03 EST Subject: s/shear_jules/the_great_puzzle.crd Subject: CRD:the_great_puzzle by Jules Shear >From the album "The Great Puzzle" Submitted by K. Weber The Great Puzzle - Jules Shear G (320003@1) Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) GOnce (320003@1)again I have forgotten my final destination after chasing it down too many suns C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) DSo (xx0232@1)tonight you and I bring desperation to this highway, and we're not the only ones G (320003@1) Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1)GOutside (320003@1)a stillness that could only be summer and we are Mendicino bound C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) DFeeling (xx0232@1)out of place as the ship that keeps on forward long after it's run aground C (x32010@1) DAnd (xx0232@1)I'm thinking ahead too much, but what are we then, when we're not thinking at all C (x32010@1) DI've (xx0232@1)got so many loose ends, dragging behind me, mysteries that want to be solved CHORUS: Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) Am (x02210@1) CLike (x32010@1)a maze where you could take a thousand paths, Like all the questions that it does no good to ask Am (x02210@1) D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1) GSome (320003@1)might accept it, some might complain, It's a great puzzle, but you've gotta like games G (320003@1) Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1)GLike (320003@1)a candle that's been recently blown out, I can still smell the smoke C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) D>From (xx0232@1)a chance turned to missed opportunity, my latest enemy of hope G (320003@1) Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1)GA (320003@1)gambler knows exactly how much you give away with a smile and it's real C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) DBut (xx0232@1)I only gamble on myself these days, I prefer the way it feels C (x32010@1) DAnd (xx0232@1)I'm thinking aloud too much, giving too much up, I can't wait to see the world as it is C (x32010@1) DAnd (xx0232@1)have a whole perception turn from ruins to exception, with the one tiny detail I miss CHORUS ADD: C (x32010@1) GYou've (320003@1)gotta like games, and working them through D (xx0232@1)Am (x02210@1) GFiguring (320003@1)out why some win and some lose, and where does that leave me and you C (x32010@1) DI've (xx0232@1)met coal miners who hate coal, thieves who hate what they stole, and they think they've figured it out CRich (x32010@1)men who sleep preserved in warmth, who can't be hurt by any storm, DAnd (xx0232@1)they think they know what life is about Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) Am (x02210@1) CBut (x32010@1)it's a maze where you could take a thousand paths It's all the questions that it does no good to ask Am (x02210@1) DSome (xx0232@1)might reject it, some go insane C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) CIt's (x32010@1)a great puzzle, but you've gotta like games, It's a great puzzle, but GCGCG (320003@1) you've gotta like games Subject: CRD:the_great_puzzle by Jules Shear >From the album "The Great Puzzle" Submitted by K. Weber The Great Puzzle - Jules Shear G (320003@1) Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) GOnce (320003@1)again I have forgotten my final destination after chasing it down too many suns C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) DSo (xx0232@1)tonight you and I bring desperation to this highway, and we're not the only ones G (320003@1) Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) GOutside (320003@1)a stillness that could only be summer and we are Mendicino bound C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) DFeeling (xx0232@1)out of place as the ship that keeps on forward long after it's run aground C (x32010@1) DAnd (xx0232@1)I'm thinking ahead too much, but what are we then, when we're not thinking at all C (x32010@1) DI've (xx0232@1)got so many loose ends, dragging behind me, mysteries that want to be solved CHORUS: Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) Am (x02210@1) CLike (x32010@1)a maze where you could take a thousand paths, Like all the questions that it does no good to ask Am (x02210@1) D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1) GSome (320003@1)might accept it, some might complain, It's a great puzzle, but you've gotta like games G (320003@1) Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) GLike (320003@1)a candle that's been recently blown out, I can still smell the smoke C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) D>From (xx0232@1)a chance turned to missed opportunity, my latest enemy of hope G (320003@1) Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) GA (320003@1)gambler knows exactly how much you give away with a smile and it's real C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) DBut (xx0232@1)I only gamble on myself these days, I prefer the way it feels C (x32010@1) DAnd (xx0232@1)I'm thinking aloud too much, giving too much up, I can't wait to see the world as it is C (x32010@1) DAnd (xx0232@1)have a whole perception turn from ruins to exception, with the one tiny detail I miss CHORUS ADD: C (x32010@1) GYou've (320003@1)gotta like games, and working them through D (xx0232@1) Am (x02210@1) GFiguring (320003@1)out why some win and some lose, and where does that leave me and you C (x32010@1) DI've (xx0232@1)met coal miners who hate coal, thieves who hate what they stole, and they think they've figured it out CRich (x32010@1)men who sleep preserved in warmth, who can't be hurt by any storm, DAnd (xx0232@1)they think they know what life is about Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) Am (x02210@1) CBut (x32010@1)it's a maze where you could take a thousand paths It's all the questions that it does no good to ask Am (x02210@1) DSome (xx0232@1)might reject it, some go insane C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) CIt's (x32010@1)a great puzzle, but you've gotta like games, It's a great puzzle, but G (320003@1) CGCG you've gotta like games