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All The Lilacs In Ohio by John Hiatt
All The Lilacs In Ohio
Tuning:E A D G B E
Key:G
Capo:no capo
[Intro]
G C G D x2
[Verse 1]
G D C Em
Well, you met her there on a New York City stair
G D Am
You were throwing up on your shoes
G D C Em
Tryin' to write the great book when it really had you shook
G D Am
With a bad case of wintertime blues
G D C Em
So you drag her down to the ragged side of town
G D Am
She had a taxi to carry her home
G D C Em
Then she left her handkerchief there beside you on the seat
G D Am
As if to emphasize that you were all alone
[Pre Chorus]
Am D
It smelled like springtime and you were just a boy
[Chorus]
G C G D
And all the lilacs in Ohio
G C G D Em
All the lilacs in Ohio, there you go
G C D
In the city streets and the dirty winter snow
G C G D Em
All the lilacs in Ohio - Ohio
[Verse 2]
G D C Em
She is the love story you speak of
G D Am
When you talk to Sam at the bar
G D C Em
But it's in the details your story often fails
G D Am
Yeah close, but no cigar
G D C Em
And you might see your own ass in a double whiskey glass
G D Am
But you'll never erase her smile
G D Am Em
And you'll never write it down, never find her in this town
G D Am
Of phantom dreams and fingernail files
[Pre Chorus]
Am D
And it was springtime and you were just a boy
[Chorus]
G C G D
And all the lilacs in Ohio
G C G D Em
All the lilacs in Ohio, there you go
G C D
In the city streets and the dirty winter snow
G C G D Em
All the lilacs in Ohio - Ohio
[Verse 3]
G D C Em
So you pin her handkerchief to your clean white linen sheets
G D Am
And you unmake the bed and crawl in
G D C Em
You imagine her there and you're tangled in her hair
G D Am
And she smells like flowers again
[Pre Chorus]
Am D
And it's springtime and you were just a boy
[Chorus]
G C G D
All the lilacs in Ohio
G C G D Em
All the lilacs in Ohio, there you go
G C D
In the city streets and the dirty winter snow
G C G D Em
All the lilacs in Ohio - Ohio
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