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Detroit Or Buffalo by Melanie Safka
Detroit Or Buffalo
INTRO: Am G F C G F C
G Am
People expect you to fall
F C
You hit that same old wall
G Am F C
Really, they don''t wanna help at all
G Am
They talk behind your back today
F C
Shake their heads and say
G Am F
"Gee, I always knew that the girl would come to no good, anyway"
PRE-CHORUS:
G Am F C
Gonna pack my bags and go to Detroit or Buffalo
G Am F
If anybody wants to know where, you don''t know, you don''t know
CHORUS:
C G Am F C
God knows everybody''s gotta go sometime
G Am F C
And I''m taking the train to the end of the line, yeah
G C G C
Missing that boy a mile at a time
G Am
I haven''t been too well myself
F C
Too much time upon the shelf
G Am F C
Saying that I don''t need help, when I do, I do
G Am
But I think I''m gonna be just fine
F C
A lot of friends, a little wine
G Am F
Still I''m wishing that I could see you again sometime
PRE-CHORUS:
G Am F C
I''m gonna pack my bags and go to Detroit or Buffalo
G Am F
But if anybody wants to know where, you don''t know, you don''t know
CHORUS:
C G Am F C
God knows everybody''s gotta go sometime
G Am F C
And I''m taking the train to the end of the line, yeah
G C G
Missing that boy a mile at a time
INSTRUMENTAL: Am F C G Am F C
G Am
It''s hard to open up that door
F C
Like you''ve done so many times before
G Am F C
Sometimes you think you just can''t do this anymore
G Am
Take a chance and take a train
F C
Out into the pouring rain
G Am F
When all you got there is your suitcase full of pain
PRE-CHORUS:
G Am F C
I''m gonna pack my bags and go to Detroit or Buffalo
G Am F
But if anybody wants to know where, I don''t know, I don''t know
CHORUS:
C G Am F C
God knows everybody''s gotta go sometime
G Am F C
And I''m taking the train to the end of the line, yeah
G C G F
Missing that boy a mile at a time
OUTRO: (## fade to end ##)
G Am F C
I dreamed he''d wanna stay
G Am F
I don''t wanna waste away
C G Am F
God knows everybody''s gotta go
C G Am F
God knows everybody''s gotta go
C G Am F
God knows everybody''s gotta go
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version 2
Tuning: E A D G B E
Riff 1: Riff 2:
Fsus4 F Dsus4 D
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|----6-----6---|----3-----3-----|
|5-5-----------|2-2-------------|
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Intro: Riff 1 x 4
Verse1:
Riff 1
People expect you to fall and
Riff 2
Hit that same old wall
Riff 1 Riff 2
Really they don''t wanna help at all
Riff 1
They talk behind your back today
Riff 2
They shake their heads and say
Riff 1
Gee, I always that the girl
Riff 2
Would come to no good anyway
Chorus:
D F#m Bm C
God knows everybody''s gotta go sometime
D F#m Bm C
And I''m taking the train to the end of the line
F C G (open)Riff 1
Missing that boy a mile at a time
Verse 2: Same as Verse 1
I haven''t been too well myself
Too much time upon the shelf
Saying that I don''t need help
When I do, I do
But still I think I''m gonna be just fine
A lot of friends, a little wine
Still I''m wishing, I could see you again sometime
Pre-Chorus:
D F#m
Gonna pack my bags and go
Bm C
To Detroit or Buffalo
D F#m
And if anybody wants to know where
Bm F#m Bm C
You don''t know, you don''t know
Chorus:
D F#m Bm C
God knows everybody''s gotta go sometime
D F#m Bm C
And I''m taking the train to the end of the line
F C G (open)C
Missing that boy a mile at a time
Solo:
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|3-3-5-----5-3---5-3---------2-4-5---------------------------|
|--------------------5---3-5---------------------------------|
Riff 1 x 4
Verse 3: Same as Verse 1
It''s hard to open up that door
Like you done so many times before
Sometimes you think, you just can''t do it anymore
And you take a chance and you take a train
Out into the pouring rain
And all you got there, is your suitcase full of pain
Pre-Chorus
Chorus
Verse 4: Same as Verse 1
(Not going to bother with the words - it''s mostly listing towns)
Pre-Chorus
Chorus
Outro Solo:
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