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[Intro]
   Em     Gx2
[Verse 1]
EmHere I am hearin' the Csame old Ggood advDsus2ice
EmSurrounded by fools who could Cswear each Gheart loves Dsus2twice
I Ccan't pretend everything's Ggood
BeCadd9lieve me I wish that I Dsus2could
 CI can't fake a smile Gthrough the evenin'
I'll Gprobably craCadd9ck if the paiDn's too strong
[Chorus]
 EmPlay a song for me
 CBut it has to be
GIn the tradCadd9ition of lDove gone wEmrong
[Interlude]
(Em)     G     Em  G  
[Verse 2]
I've Emnoticed today I have Cone less Gfriend to cDsus2all
And Emno one to tell me it's Call right as my wGorld starts to fDsus2all
I'm Cdoing the best that I Gcan
And I've Cadd9had all the help I can Dsus2stand
 CI can't fake a smile Gthrough the evenin'
I'll Gprobably craCadd9ck if the paiDn's too strong
[Chorus]
  EmPlay a song for me
 CBut it has to be
GIn the tradCadd9ition of lDove gone Emwrong
[Solo]
(Em)     G     Em  G  
 Em   D   Bm   Dsus2
[Verse 3]
I'm Cready to crash, yes I Gam
But I'll Cadd9hide it the best that I Dsus2can
 CI can't fake a smile Gthrough the evenin'
I'll Gprobably craCadd9ck if the paiDn's too strong
[Chorus]
  EmPlay a song for me
 CMake it last for me
GIn the tradCadd9ition of lDove gone Emwrong
(GIn the tradCadd9ition of lDove gone Emwrong)
GIn the tradCadd9ition of lDove ... gone EmwroD/F#ngG  Am  
Em  D  G

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In The Tradition

by Great White

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus2

Cadd9

D/F#

[Intro]

Em G

[Verse 1]

Em C G Dsus2

Here I am hearin' the same old good advice

Em C G Dsus2

Surrounded by fools who could swear each heart loves twice

C G

I can't pretend everything's good

Cadd9 Dsus2

Believe me I wish that I could

C G

I can't fake a smile through the evenin'

G Cadd9 D

I'll probably crack if the pain's too strong

[Chorus]

Play a song for me

But it has to be

G Cadd9 D Em

In the tradition of love gone wrong

[Interlude]

Em G Em G

()

[Verse 2]

Em C G Dsus2

I've noticed today I have one less friend to call

Em C G Dsus2

And no one to tell me it's all right as my world starts to fall

C G

I'm doing the best that I can

Cadd9 Dsus2

And I've had all the help I can stand

C G

I can't fake a smile through the evenin'

G Cadd9 D

I'll probably crack if the pain's too strong

[Chorus]

Play a song for me

But it has to be

G Cadd9 D Em

In the tradition of love gone wrong

[Solo]

Em G Em G

()

Em D Bm Dsus2

[Verse 3]

C G

I'm ready to crash, yes I am

Cadd9 Dsus2

But I'll hide it the best that I can

C G

I can't fake a smile through the evenin'

G Cadd9 D

I'll probably crack if the pain's too strong

[Chorus]

Play a song for me

Make it last for me

G Cadd9 D Em

In the tradition of love gone wrong

G Cadd9 D Em

(In the tradition of love gone wrong)

G Cadd9 D Em D/F# G Am

In the tradition of love ... gone wrong

Em D G

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