{"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":2087287,"song":"The Missing Piece","artist":"Cherish the Ladies","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11453561-the-missing-piece-chords-by-cherish-the-ladies/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2087287?type=chord","rating":0,"votes":0,"content":"Cherish The Ladies - The Missing Piece\r\n\r\n\r\nCAPO: 6th Fret\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[ch]Dm7[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nJohn and Mary went to live in the Midwest in 1950[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThey worked as hard as immigrants, bought a house and a used car[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut their home was still to be a long, long way from Detroit city[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Dm7[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt called out of the lost part of their hearts[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Dm7[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd their Irish eyes only really smiled when they thought of County Kerry[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Dm7[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe other times they mostly squinted out[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Dm7[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd they reared their kids to sing the songs and share in the same longing[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Dm7[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNo fault of theirs, this love of loyal hearts[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nFor what was missing[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nLike an animal who'll choose to lose his leg to gain his freedom[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd leave it cut and torn inside the trap[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhen feelings stir and hearts are opened up for any reason[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Dm7[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe missing piece aches deeply to go back[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nTheir feelings stirred on holidays, 'specially Christmas morning[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhen Brighde, Tom and Maureen ran with glee into their play[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nMary left alone, would pick up paper, bows, and wrapping[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Dm7[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd John would peel the turnips and make tea[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Dm7[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThere were silences on days like that, that needed no explaining[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Dm7[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTheir hearts were with their families back in Kerry[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Dm7[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd the wild beauty of the land, to their memory calling[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Dm7[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNo pity now, you've learned to bear the pain[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nFor what was missing[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd Mary's house is empty now, the plant in town is closing[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOld John's put in his thirty years, Mary's ready to retire[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThis should be the time to head back home to what's been missing[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Dm7[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut their heart's no longer sure of their desire[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Dm7[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThey talk for months and months of pensions, punts, and their survival[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Dm7[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nFor neither wants to say what they both know[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Dm7[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThey'd only be 'The Yanks' at home and they'd miss their grandkids growing[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Dm7[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThey'll stay right here and reap what they have sown[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nFor what was missing[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nLike an animal who'll choose to lose his leg to gain his freedom[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd leave it cut and torn inside the trap[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhen feelings stir and hearts are opened up for any reason[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Dm7[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe missing piece aches deeply to go back[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Dm7[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe missing piece aches deeply[/tab]","plain_text":"Cherish The Ladies - The Missing Piece\n\n\nCAPO: 6th Fret\n\n\n\n[Intro]\nDm7 F G C\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\nAm F G C Am F C\nAm G F G C Am F G C\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["Dm7","F","G","C","Am"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Dm7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,1]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}