Ron Sexsmith – Late Bloomer (Guitar)

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From the album "Long Player Late Bloomer" (2011) Spotify link: https://open.spotify.com/track/6o0cHAYi8lDgfDwv8oVL60?si=193c1454bf7a4cec [Intro] | G | Em D/F# | | G | Em D/F# | [Verse 1]
            G                  Em      D/F#  G  Em  D/F#
It's just a stone's throw from here to eternity

G                  Em         D/F#    G  Em  D/F#
From the back road to where I long to be

    G                         Em       D/F#    G  Em  D/F#
The world has changed leaving only the truth intact

    G                     Em          D/F#      G  Em  D/F#
You think it's a game, to me it means more than that
[Chorus]
Am             D                   C
But I'm a late bloomer, I'm a slow learner

         D                  Am
And I've turned the record over

           D                     C
I'm a long player, my song is my savior

            D        B7
I've got to raise it up

   Em        D/F#       C
As far as my spirit can reach

                    G  Em  D/F# (x2)
That everyone might see
[Verse 2]
       G          Em           D/F#        G  Em  D/F#
Within earshot of rose colored dreamers at best

        G                            Em         D/F#  G  Em  D/F#
I don't mean to eavesdrop, it's just part of my job I guess

   G               Em             D/F#     G  Em  D/F#
At one glance they don't know the truth by half

       G                       Em          D/F#     G  Em  D/F#
How announcing your plans is a sure way to hear god laugh
[Pre-Chorus]
C           D
Like a crab apple on the tree

C                      D           B7
They'll find life more bitter than sweet
[Chorus]
Am             D                   C
But I'm a late bloomer, I'm a slow learner

         D               Am
And I've heard the penny drop

Am          D                  C
I'm a small player with a tall order

        D      B7
To come out on top

Em          D/F#       C
And without selling my soul

                    G    Em   D/F#       G  Em  D/F#
That everyone might know that I'm a late bloomer
[Solo] | G | Em D/F# | | G | Em D/F# | | G | Em D/F# | | G | Em D/F# | [Pre-Chorus]
C          D
From a turntable to a phone

C                 D         B7
From a revolution to a ring tone
[Instrumental] | Em D/F# | C | | Em D/F# | C | [Chorus]
Am             D                   C
But I'm a late bloomer, I'm a slow learner

         D                  Am
And I've turned the record over

           D                     C
I'm a long player, my song is my savior

       D
Got to raise it up, ooh

Am         D                   C
I'm a late bloomer, I'm a slow learner

         D               Am
And I've heard the penny drop

            D                  C
I'm a small player with a tall order

        D      B7
To come out on top

Em          D/F#       C
And without selling my soul

                    G  Em  D/F#
That's how a flower grows

               G  Em  D/F#
And I'm a late bloomer

      G    Em  D/F#
I'm a late bloomer

           G  Em  D/F#  G
I'm a late bloomer