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The Only Answer

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C, G,           F(Listen to the song on Groove Shark to get the strumming,
                     Without the right strumming the song sounds terrible.)
upon the raiCls          Gamong the weeFds       i had a momCent of      GsereFnity
i saw you sCtand     Gin all the grFeen     upon the rusCting rail    GbalanFcing
Amyou weGre   the onFly answer
Ammy plGans    spun aFll around you
Amfive years in the wrGong, i am assFured
Ammy name to you is juGst another woFrd
and in your bCed       Gin morriFstown      
you had magaCzines        Gthrown arFound
from under thCem      Gthe phone it raFng
and in the marCgin there        Gyou wrote the numFber down
Amyou weGre   the onFly answer
Ammy plGans    spun aFll around you
Amfive years in the wrGong, i am assFured
Ammy name to you is juGst another woFrd
another wAmord         Ganother woFrd
The only ansAmwer      Ganother woFrd 
Amyou weGre   the onFly answer
Ammy plGans    spun aFll around you
Amfive years in the wrGong, i am assFured
                  Am              G   C(up stroke)
my name to you is just another word
        C,  G,   F,-  Play how ever many times you like.

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The Only Answer

by Mike Doughty

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C G F

, , (Listen to the song on Groove Shark to get the strumming,

Without the right strumming the song sounds terrible.)

C G F C G F

upon the rails among the weeds i had a moment of serenity

C G F C G F

i saw you stand in all the green upon the rusting rail balancing

Am G F

you were the only answer

Am G F

my plans spun all around you

Am G F

five years in the wrong, i am assured

Am G F

my name to you is just another word

C G F

and in your bed in morristown

C G F

you had magazines thrown around

C G F

from under them the phone it rang

C G F

and in the margin there you wrote the number down

Am G F

you were the only answer

Am G F

my plans spun all around you

Am G F

five years in the wrong, i am assured

Am G F

my name to you is just another word

Am G F

another word another word

Am G F

The only answer another word

Am G F

you were the only answer

Am G F

my plans spun all around you

Am G F

five years in the wrong, i am assured

Am G C

(up stroke)

my name to you is just another word

C G F

, , ,- Play how ever many times you like.

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