{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1800918,"song":"The Checking Out","artist":"Steve Brooks","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11396671-the-checking-out-chords-by-steve-brooks/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1800918?type=chord","rating":0.12698,"votes":0,"content":"Steve Brooks - The Checking Out\r\n\r\n\r\nCAPO: 2nd Fret\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nINTRO: [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab]                                  [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nI heard the word this morning, it came as no surprise[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                                 [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYou bought a one-way ticket, we could see it in your eyes[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]                              [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nBut you left a great impression as you rambled roundabout[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                          [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIn between the checking in and the checking out[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]                                [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nNow, you would never know me, I watched you from afar[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]                                    [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nCollecting all your records, picked 'em out on my guitar[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]                            [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nI was just a little jealous of the way you turned a phrase[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]                             [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThere wasn't much left over for the rest of us to say[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nCHORUS:\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]                            [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd if living is to fly, well then, living is to fall[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                               [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd those who've never fallen, have never lived at all[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                             [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nYou found that fallen angel, that face in every crowd[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                          [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIn between the checking in and the checking out[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]                                  [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nYou captured truth and beauty and ugliness and sin[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]                                        [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\n'Til we couldn't tell where one left off and the other one begins[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                             [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n'Cause truth ain't always pretty and beauty sometimes lies[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]                                  [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut we saw them both more clearly when we saw them through your eyes[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nINSTRUMENTAL: [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]                                       [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWe said a prayer for Pancho, now we'll save a prayer for you[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                               [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nMost of us are Lefties, we just do what we must do[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWe find ourselves a hero, we build him up so high[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]                                  [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWe watch him bite the bullet, then we leave him there to die[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nCHORUS:\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]                            [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd if living is to fly, well then, living is to fall[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                               [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd those who've never fallen, have never lived at all[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                             [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nYou found that fallen angel, that face in every crowd[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                          [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIn between the checking in and the checking out[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]                                       [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nNow, when you get to Heaven, won't you say hello to Hank[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]                            [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen he drives up in his Cadillac to take you for a drink[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]                                 [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWhile back here on the bandstand, we'll raise another round[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                            [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nFor another soul forsaken for the sake of the song[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nCHORUS:\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]                            [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd if living is to fly, well then, living is to fall[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                               [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd those who've never fallen, have never lived at all[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                             [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nYou found that fallen angel, that face in every crowd[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                          [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIn between the checking in and the checking out[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                  [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd we all are fallen angels, you never left a doubt[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                          [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIn between the checking in and the checking out[/tab]","plain_text":"Steve Brooks - The Checking Out\n\n\nCAPO: 2nd Fret\n\n\n\nINTRO: G    D  Em  D    C  G\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCHORUS:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nINSTRUMENTAL: G    D  Em  D    C  D  G    D  Em  D    C  G\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCHORUS:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCHORUS:","chords":["G","D","Em","C"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}