Parachute – American Secrets (Guitar)

Capo 1
Key
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Versions (2)

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Chords

[Verse]
           C                                      Am  F C F G C
When the sun set low in the blood red sky, yeah

          C                                        Am  F C F G C
Every house called out as we passed them by, yeah

              C                 Am                    Am  F C F G C
She would grab my hand as the trees leaned in, yeah

          C                       Am                   F
Oh I'm still racing home from the place I've been
[Bridge]
         C        Am 
It was all I knew

          G                     F
I was waiting for the big one

          G
And I stayed forever
[Chorus]
C Am  F     G
Oh, oh, American secrets

C   Am         F
Oh, Oh, Had a dream that was ours

         G
That we just didn't know yet
[Verse]
           C                                          Am  F C F G C
We would drive out through every lonely street, yeah

               C                                               Am  F C F G C
Smell the truth in hear hair, felt the world at my feet, yeah

             Am          G          C           F
But we were just two kids     in a beat-up car

         Am           G             Am    G     F
Oh I'm still driving home from the things I've done
[Bridge]
        C      Am 
It was all I knew

        G                        F
I was waiting for the big one

        G
And I stayed forever
[Chorus]
C Am  F     G
Oh, oh, American secrets

C Am            F
Oh, oh, Had a dream that was ours

           G
That we just didn't know yet

C Am  F     G
Oh, oh, American secrets

C Am            F
Oh, oh, had a dream that was ours

            G                   C
That was lost in the regrets
C [Sub-Chorus]
C Am  F
        We were caught on the inside

C Am  F
        Left it all on that bedside

Am           G                       C     F
  Give me one more minute with those baby blues

               Am    G
We pull up
[Refrain]
            Am            G        Am   G   F
Oh, she looks back and waves as I wait too long

          Am         G          Am    G    F
I can picture her room as the lights turn on

          Am       G              Am  G  F     G    Am     C
I'm still dancing alone with the way it was

            F                    G
I'm still dancing alone with the way it was
C Am F G [Sub-Chorus]
         C                 Am 
Give me one more, give me one more

          F                       G
Give me one more minute with my baby
(Oh, oh)
         C                  Am 
Give me one more, give me one more

         F                        G
Give me one more minute with American secrets
(Oh, oh)
        C                  Am 
Give me one more, give me one more
[Refrain]
         Am             G       Am     G    F
Oh she looks back and waves as she slips inside

       Am            G             Am    G    F
Every hope in the world in those bright blue eyes

             Am     G             Am  G  F
I'm still dancing alone with the way it was
Switches Keys to F# - Keep the Capo on [Verse]
         F
Got my mind made up

         Bb      F        C
And I'm coming back for you

        Dm                              Bb        F
I can hear your voice calling and I'll be there soon

        F
I can see you there

          Bb    F         C
In the bedroom by the stairs

          Dm                        Bb           F
Oh, I've always been running but I don't know where
[Chorus]
        Bb  F
And oh, oh oh

        Bb   F   C
And oh, oh, oh, oh

           Dm                     Bb     F
It took twenty-five years but I finally see
[Verse]
         F
Not the boy I was

        Bb          F      C
In the car that you saw leave

       Dm                          Bb         F
But I'm still not the man that I thought I'd be

                 F
But when those trumpets sound

         Bb          F         C
When the good Lord calls my name

               Dm                        Bb       F
Oh, I'm gonna be with you, oh I'm gonna be with you
[Chorus]
        Bb  F
And oh, oh oh

        Bb   F   C
And oh, oh, oh, oh

          Dm                       Bb     F
It took twenty-five years but I finally see

         Bb  F
And oh, oh, oh

         Bb  F   C
And oh, oh, oh, oh

            Dm                     Bb     F
It took twenty-five years but I finally see

            Dm                    Bb      F
It took twenty-five years but I finally see

            Dm                     Bb     F
It took twenty-five years but I think I see