A beautiful ballad from the Holding Back The River album Sounds great as a solo piece. Standard tuning, capo at 3rd fret Verse 1 ======= DBm 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 ======= 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 ======== 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 ======= 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 ======== 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 ======== 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 ----------------------------------------- I hope I've done it justice! Kevin O'Brien Watford England December 2007 watfordkev@gmail.com