John Hiatt – Only The Song Survives (Guitar)
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Chords
From the album Crossing Muddy Waters
I play this with my 3rd and 4th fingers constantly on the 3rd fret of the high E and B strings,
the only exception being the D/F# in the chorus which I prefer like a regular D with an additional
thumb on the 2nd fret of the low E string.
Intro: G C G x3
G Cadd9 I woke her up twice in the middle of the night G/B G/A G To ask what her name is and where she might live Cadd9 To ask how many fingers she saw in this light G/B G/A G To ask if she might know what gives Cadd9 She said we rolled that Camaro, like a cowboy cigarette G/B G/A G Out on the highway in a puddle of beer Cadd9 That's just about how close to death you're gonna get G/B G/A G Till the only thing standing is fear G D/F# G Singing, oh darling, faces were changed C G/B G/A G The names of the innocent, the story at five D/F# G Oh darling, faces get strange C G/B G/A G But only the song survives D/F# G Ah ha_____ Cadd9 She said, now don't you remember they put a patch on your eye G/B G/A G Like Dread Pirate Roberts, you looked so unplanned Cadd9 They cut off my wedding ring and you started to cry G/B G/A G A one-eyed Niagara Falls man G D/F# G Singing, oh darling, faces were changed C G/B G/A G The names of the innocent, the story at five D/F# G Oh darling, faces get strange C G/B G/A G But only the song survives D/F# G Ah ha_____
(Instrumental solo)
Cadd9 I said, but I never married, I said with surprise G/B G/A G And is this the diamond you said that you lost Cadd9 It was under my eyelids when they flushed out my eyes G/B G/A G Hell and I don't know what the thing cost G D/F# G Singing, oh darling, faces were changed C G/B G/A G The names of the innocent, the story at five D/F# G Oh darling, faces get strange C G/B G/A G But only the song survives G D/F# G Singing, oh darling, faces were changed C G/B G/A G The names of the innocent, the story at five D/F# G Oh darling, faces get strange C G/B G/A G But only the song survives D/F# G Ah ha_____
(Outro)