Wilco – Simple Twist Of Fate (Guitar)

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They sat together in the park

Bm
As the evening sky grew dark,

G7
She looked at him and he felt a spark

C
tingle to his bones.

Am
'Twas then he felt alone

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and wished that he'd gone straight

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And watched out for a simple twist of fate.

G
They walked along by the old canal

Bm
A little confused, I remember well

G7
And stopped into a strange hotel

C
with a neon burnin' bright.

Am
He felt the heat of the night

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hit him like a freight train

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Moving with a simple twist of fate.

G
A saxophone someplace far off played

Bm
As she was walkin' by the arcade.

G7
As the light bust through a beat-up shade

C
where he was wakin' up,

Am
She dropped a coin into the cup

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of a blind man at the gate

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And forgot about a simple twist of fate.

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He woke up, the room was bare

Bm
He didn't see her anywhere.

G7
He told himself he didn't care,

C
pushed the window open wide,

Am
Felt an emptiness inside

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to which he just could not relate

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Brought on by a simple twist of fate.

G
He hears the ticking of the clocks

Bm
And walks along with a parrot that talks,

G7
Hunts her down by the waterfront docks

C
where the sailers all come in.

Am
Maybe she'll pick him out again,

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how long must he wait

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Once more for a simple twist of fate.

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People tell me it's a sin

Bm
To know and feel too much within.

G7
I still believe she was my twin,

C
but I lost the ring.

Am
She was born in spring,

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but I was born too late

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Blame it on a simple twist of fate.