INTRO
ELECTRIC GUITAR
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ACOUSTIC GUITAR PLAYS RHYTHM
VERSE I
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WELL, I WON'T MAKE YOU TELL ME, WHAT I'VE COME TO UNDERSTAND,
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YOUR A CERTAIN KIND OF WOMAN, I'M A DIFFERENT KIND OF MAN,
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I'VE TRIED TO MAKE YOU LOVE ME, YOU'VE TRIED TO FIND A SPARK,
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OF A FLAME THAT BURNED, BUT SOMEHOW TURNED, TO SMOKE RING IN THE DARK,
INTRO ONCE
VERSE II
Bm D G Bm
THE LONELINESS WITHIN ME, TAKES A HEAVY TOLL,
Em G D
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CAUSE IT BURNS AS SLOW AS WHISKEY, THROUGH AN EMPTY ACHIN SOLE,
Bm D G Bm
AND THE NIGHT IS LIKE A DAGER, LONG AND COLD AND SHARP,
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AS I SIT HERE ON THE FRONT STEPS, BLOWIN SMOKE RINGS IN THE DARK,
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CHORUS
Bm G D A
I..............KNOW I MUST BE GOING,
Bm G D A
CAUSE LOVE...........S ALREADY GONE........,
Em G D A G
AND ALL IM TAKING WITH ME, ARE THE PIECES OF MY HEART,
Em G D
AND ALL I'LL LEAVE ARE SMOKE RINGS IN THE DARK,
ELECTRIC GUITAR
INTRO ONCE THEN
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ACOUSTIC
VERSE III
Bm D G Bm
THE RAIN FALLS WHERE IT WANTS TO, THE WIND BLOW WHERE IT WILL,
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EVERYTHING ON EARTH GOES SOMEWHERE, BUT I SWEAR STANDING STILL,
Bm D G Bm
SO I'M NOT GONNA WAKE YOU, I'LL GO EASY ON YOUR HEART,
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I'LL JUST TOUCH YOUR FACE, AND DRIFT AWAY, LIKE SMOKE RINGS IN THE DARK,
CHORUS
PLAY INTRO AGAIN OR FINISH ON A GOOD CHORD
THATS IT, I MAY HAVE MIXED A LITTLE OF THE STEAL GUITAR IN WITH IT BUT THATS IT IN A NUT
IF TABBED PARTS DONT SOUND RIGHT THEN JUST MOVE UP OR DOWN A HALF STEP. I WAS TUNED
TO E FLAT TUNING AND I HAD TO USE A CAPO ON FIRST FRET WHEN I WAS TABBING BUT I TRIED TO
IT IN STANDARD FORM.
