John Hiatt – All The Lilacs In Ohio (Guitar)
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Chords
[Intro]
G C G D x2
[Verse 1]
G D C Em Well, you met her there on a New York City stair G D Am You were throwing up on your shoes G D C Em Tryin' to write the great book, well, it really had you shook G D Am With a bad case of wintertime blues G D C Em So you drank her down to the ragged side of town G D Am Shared a taxi to carry her home G D C Em Then she left her handkerchief there beside you on the seat G D Am As if to emphasize that you were all alone
[Pre-Chorus]
Am D Smelled like springtime when you were just a boy
[Chorus]
G C G D And all the lilacs in Ohio G C G D Em All the lilacs in Ohio, there ya go G C D In the city streets in the dirty winter snow G C G D Em All the lilacs in Ohio - hio
[Verse 2]
G D C Em Well, she is the love story you speak of G D Am When you talk to Sam at the bar G D C Em But it's in the details your story often fails G D Am Yeah, close, but no cigar G D C Em You might see your own ass in a double whiskey glass G D Am But you cannot erase her smile G D Am Em And you'll never write it down, never find her in this town G D Am Of phantom dreams and fingernail files
[Pre-Chorus]
Am D It was springtime and you were just a boy
[Chorus]
G C G D And all the lilacs in Ohio G C G D Em All the lilacs in Ohio, there ya go G C D In the city streets in the dirty winter snow G C G D Em All the lilacs in Ohio - hio
[Verse 3]
G D C Em So you pin her handkerchief to clean white linen sheets G D Am And you unmake your bed and crawl in G D C Em You imagine her there and you're tangled in her hair G D Am And she smells like flowers again
[Pre-Chorus]
Am D And it's springtime and you are just a boy
[Chorus]
G C G D All the lilacs in Ohio G C G D Em All the lilacs in Ohio, there ya go G C D In the city streets in the dirty winter snow G C G D Em All the lilacs in Ohio - hio