7 Chords used in the song: Dm, Bb, F, A, C, Am, Gm
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//The strumming pattern is always down-2-1-2 (as shown in the intro) except when there is *, which means just down-2.
[intro] (Dm Dm F G7↓):
A|-0---0-----0---0-----0---0-----2--|
E|-1-1---1---1-1---1---1-1---0---1--|
C|-2---------2---------0---------2--|
G|-2---------2---------2---------0--|
Dm Bb* F A
When I'm with you, I feel like myself
Dm Bb* F* C
No stranger, the shadow of somebody else
Dm Bb* F A
When I feel you holdin' my hand
Dm Bb F C**
I get touched, ain't this life grand?
[Chorus 1]
Bb F C Dm
But the form of a life is long never-ending
Bb F C**
And the smell of your hello, I know
Bb F C Dm
And the smile of a knife is seldom befriending
Bb F C C
And the smell of tangelo, I know
Dm Bb F A
When I'm near you, I feel like a king
Dm Bb* F C
A life force inside to do anything
Dm Bb* F A
When I'm downtown, I pick up the phone
Dm Bb* F C**
I hear you and I'm not alone
[Chorus 2]
Bb F C Dm
But the form of a life is long never-ending
Bb F C**
And the smell of your hello, I know
Bb F C Dm
And the smile of a knife is seldom befriending
Bb F C C***
And the smell of tangelo, I know
(*** Pick the A/1 string in 3 again and string E/2 or G/4 after last C)
Am Dm Am Dm
But December came strong, the mending went wrong
Gm C F**
And the clothes on the line never dried
Am Dm Am Dm
And the crows on my hill, came in for the kill
Gm C Dm
But the dream of this love never died
Dm(maj7) F G7↓ [4 last chords as intro]
Dm Bb F A
But when I lost you out in that field
Dm Bb* F C
My crooked eyes could hardly conceal
Dm Bb F A
Tell me one time and bring me my tray
Dm Bb F C
Oh, let it go and now I must pray
Let's pray
[Outro] (Dm Dm(maj7) F G7↓):
A|-0---0-----0---0-----0---0-----2--|
E|-1-1---1---1-1---1---1-1---0---1--|
C|-2---------1---------0---------2--|
G|-2---------2---------2---------0--|
// ** means 0-1 in E string after C, or 1-3 in E string after F:
A|-3---3--------------0---0------------|
E|-0-0---0--0-1-------1-1---1--1-3-----|
C|-0------------------0----------------|
G|-0------------------2----------------|
(This usually mixes with the chorus/ the next words)
*** I'll explain this better in tab:
Bb F C or Bb F C
A|---------3-3-----------------3-3-----|
E|---------0-------------------0-0-----|
C|---------0-------------------0-------|
G|---------0-0-----------------0-------|
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