C G |--/-12--⁄-8-----3--2--3--2--1-------------| |-------------------------------3--0-------| |------^-----------------------------------| (play twice) |----slide---------------------------------| |----guitar--------------------------------| |------------------------------------------|
C G C |--/-12--⁄-8-----3---3--2--3--2--1---------| |-----------------------------------3--1---| |------^-----------------------------------| |----slide---------------------------------| |----guitar--------------------------------| |------------------------------------------|
Verse 1:
C G C F You fly out as your smile wears thin C G C F And I sigh, knowing the mess you're in G C And you know that you can't get away G C (play fill #1) And you know you can't hide it from yourself
Chorus 1: (play intro)
C G C G Lonely days, heavy heart C G C No escape, can only run so far
Verse 2:
C G C F I know something I ought to say C G C F (play fill #2 after "here") Stuck here, trying to find a way (play fill #3 after "way") G C And you know that you can't get away G C (play fill #1) And you know you can't hide it from yourself
Chorus 2: (play intro twice)
C G C G Lonely nights, blue guitar C G C G No way out, can only run so far C G C G Lonesome tears at the bar C G C One way street, can only run so far
Verse 3:
C G C F Oooh ooooh, oooohh ooooh oooh C G C F (play fill #2) I pray that you might make it through C G C F (play fill #3) Those teardrops they now seem a part of you G C And you know that you can't get away G C (play fill #1) And you know you can't hide it from yourself
Chorus 3: (play intro three times)
C G C G Fallin' down, under par C G C G Can't get out, can only run so far C G C G Lonely days, heavy heart C G C G No escape, can only run so far C G C G Lonesome tears at the bar C G C One way street, can only run so far
Ending:
C G C F Oooh ooooh, oooohh ooooh oooh C G C F Oooh ooooh, oooohh ooooh oooh