C G
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C G C
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Verse 1:
C G C F
You fly out as your smile wears thin
C G C F
And I sigh, knowing the mess you’re in
G C
And you know that you can’t get away
G C (play fill #1)
And you know you can’t hide it from yourself
Chorus 1: (play intro)
C G C G
Lonely days, heavy heart
C G C
No escape, can only run so far
Verse 2:
C G C F
I know something I ought to say
C G C F (play fill #2 after “here”)
Stuck here, trying to find a way (play fill #3 after “way”)
G C
And you know that you can’t get away
G C (play fill #1)
And you know you can’t hide it from yourself
Chorus 2: (play intro twice)
C G C G
Lonely nights, blue guitar
C G C G
No way out, can only run so far
C G C G
Lonesome tears at the bar
C G C
One way street, can only run so far
Verse 3:
C G C F
Oooh ooooh, oooohh ooooh oooh
C G C F (play fill #2)
I pray that you might make it through
C G C F (play fill #3)
Those teardrops they now seem a part of you
G C
And you know that you can’t get away
G C (play fill #1)
And you know you can’t hide it from yourself
Chorus 3: (play intro three times)
C G C G
Fallin’ down, under par
C G C G
Can’t get out, can only run so far
C G C G
Lonely days, heavy heart
C G C G
No escape, can only run so far
C G C G
Lonesome tears at the bar
C G C
One way street, can only run so far
Ending:
C G C F
Oooh ooooh, oooohh ooooh oooh
C G C F
Oooh ooooh, oooohh ooooh oooh
Fill #1 Fill #2 Fill #3
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