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