Eskimo Joe – Words Of Avoidance (Guitar)

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Chords: A7 x02020 Bb x13331 C x32010 Dm xx0231 Dm/B x20031 Dm/Bb x10031 Dm/E xx2031 Em 022000 F 133211 Gm 355333 [Intro] |Gm |% |% |% | |Gm |% |% |% | |Bb |% |% |% | |Bb |% |% |% | [Verse 1]
Gm
Needle in the back says I love you baby

Gm                                          Bb
One was a lion and the other was a flock of birds

Gm
Can't tell my head from my heart much lately

Gm                                           Bb
One gets light and the other falls down like her
[Break]
       Gm                    Gm
And it always seems like the longest dream

            Bb               Bb
When you're all alone, is he coming home
[Verse 2]
Gm
Round and round and round they fly

    Gm                           Bb
The needle dips into the dye and I'm yours

Gm
This is just the reason why

    Gm                           Bb
The lion dies and no one tries to call
[Chorus]
                   Dm
But here comes the rain again

C                          Dm/B
Falling down like words of avoidance

                            Bb
I said you're old enough to know this

              C      Dm
So why do you let it get to you

C                             Dm/B
Try to call but no one nobody noticed

                            Bb
I said you're old enough to know this

              C      Dm    Em   F
So why do you let it get to you
[Interlude] |Gm |% |% |% | |Gm |% |% |% | |Bb |% |% |% | |Bb |% |% |% | [Verse 3]
     Gm
Your father left here when you were still ten

     Gm                                                Bb
With nothing but your brown eyes looking for a painted wing

         Gm
He said "Honey take the kids to your mother's, I

Gm                                            Bb
Think I'm gonna lose control and I don't know why"
[Break]
       Gm                    Gm
And it always seems like the longest dream

            Bb               Bb
When you're all alone, is he coming home
[Chorus]
                   Dm
And here comes the rain again

C                           Dm/B
Falling down like words of avoidance

                            Bb
I said you're old enough to know this

              C      Dm
So why do you let it get to you

C                             Dm/B
Try to call but no one nobody noticed

                            Bb
I said you're old enough to know this

         C
And here comes the rain again
[Instrumental] |F |% |% |% | |Bb |% |A7 |% | |Bb |% |% |Gm | |F |% |% |% | |Bb |% |A7 |% | [Chorus]
                  Dm
He's just running late again

  C                             Dm/B
I try to call but no one nobody noticed

                            Bb
I said you're old enough to know this

              C      Dm
So why do you let it get to you

     C                           Dm/B
Come falling down like words of avoidance

                            Bb
I said you're old enough to know this

              C      Dm
So why do you let it get to you

Dm/E                     Dm/B
    You're old enough to know this

                     Dm/Bb
You're old enough to know this

              C      Dm
So why do you let it get to you

C                        Dm/B
    You're old enough to know this
Bb Dm C
                     Dm/B
You're old enough to know this

                 Bb
You know who you are
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