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Only The Song Survives by John Hiatt
Only The Song Survives
Capo:no capo
I play this with my 3rd and 4th fingers constantly on the 3rd fret of the high E
and B strings,
the only exception being the D/F# in the chorus which I prefer like a regular D
with an additional
thumb on the 2nd fret of the low E string.
Intro: G C G x3
G Cadd9
I woke her up twice in the middle of the night
G/B G/A G
To ask what her name is and where she might live
Cadd9
To ask how many fingers she saw in this light
G/B G/A G
To ask if she might know what gives
Cadd9
She said we rolled that Camaro, like a cowboy cigarette
G/B G/A G
Out on the highway in a puddle of beer
Cadd9
That's just about how close to death you're gonna get
G/B G/A G
Till the only thing standing is fear
G D/F# G
Singing, oh darling, faces were changed
C G/B G/A G
The names of the innocent, the story at five
D/F# G
Oh darling, faces get strange
C G/B G/A G
But only the song survives
D/F# G
Ah ha_____
Cadd9
She said, now don't you remember they put a patch on your eye
G/B G/A G
Like Dread Pirate Roberts, you looked so unplanned
Cadd9
They cut off my wedding ring and you started to cry
G/B G/A G
A one-eyed Niagara Falls man
G D/F# G
Singing, oh darling, faces were changed
C G/B G/A G
The names of the innocent, the story at five
D/F# G
Oh darling, faces get strange
C G/B G/A G
But only the song survives
D/F# G
Ah ha_____
(Instrumental solo)
Cadd9
I said, but I never married, I said with surprise
G/B G/A G
And is this the diamond you said that you lost
Cadd9
It was under my eyelids when they flushed out my eyes
G/B G/A G
Hell and I don't know what the thing cost
G D/F# G
Singing, oh darling, faces were changed
C G/B G/A G
The names of the innocent, the story at five
D/F# G
Oh darling, faces get strange
C G/B G/A G
But only the song survives
G D/F# G
Singing, oh darling, faces were changed
C G/B G/A G
The names of the innocent, the story at five
D/F# G
Oh darling, faces get strange
C G/B G/A G
But only the song survives
D/F# G
Ah ha_____
(Outro)
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