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Capo II, with all chords relative.
Chord Shapes, from top string to bottom:
A -------- X02220
Aadd9 ---- X02200
C -------- X32010
G6 ------- 32000X or 320000 (I prefer the former)
Em ------- 022000
Bm ------- X24432
F -------- 133211 or X3321X
Intro:
A Aadd9 C G6
Verse 1:
G6Like the rAainAadd9  C  
G6Come down the dArain Aadd9  C  
G6Our love in sunAlight,Aadd9  C  
G6And evening pAain.Aadd9  C  
G6Like the mAanAadd9  C  
G6Romances will bAringAadd9  C  
G6Pain and lAove, Aadd9we'reC  
G6All the same tAhing.Aadd9  C  
G6All the same thAing
In my opinion       Aadd9  Cwe are the (Unintelligible) to mG6ock
(The same thAing)
Form the old stAadd9orybook 
CEqual and equal dG6ark
(The same thAing)
(Unintelligible) going to see, nowAadd9  
CWho is in and who is G6(Unintelligible)
AIt defi(n)es opinionAadd9  
Whether Cthey’re the same tG6hing.
Chorus:
EmNothing in common, ("not blood, thBmicker than broth"?)
FWe're cut from different sides of Cthe same cloth
EmI love the sunlight uBmp in the evening*
FNothing in common, yet they’re bCoth the same thing
(The same thiAng)Aadd9  C  G6  
Verse 2: (Identical to the first)
The same street
The same address
The same white hand
The same black dress
The same singers
From my (Unintelligible) cling
Pain and love, we're
All the same things
All the same things
In my opinion a line is never crossed
(The same thing)
Until now my inner feelings were always lost
(The same thing)
Through spirit or season, does the human (Unintelligible)
(The same thing)
Different opinion, they are the same thing
Chorus:
Nothing in common (same as before)
We're cut from different sides of the same cloth
I love the sunlight up in the evening
Nothing in common, yet they’re both the same thing
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
(Chorus progression to fade)
*This line is approximately correct.

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The Same Thing

by Cass McCombs

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Aadd9

Capo II, with all chords relative.

Chord Shapes, from top string to bottom:

A -------- X02220

Aadd9 ---- X02200

C -------- X32010

G6 ------- 32000X or 320000 (I prefer the former)

Em ------- 022000

Bm ------- X24432

F -------- 133211 or X3321X

Intro:

A Aadd9 C G6

Verse 1:

G6 A Aadd9 C

Like the rain

G6 A Aadd9 C

Come down the drain

G6 A Aadd9 C

Our love in sunlight,

G6 A Aadd9 C

And evening pain.

G6 A Aadd9 C

Like the man

G6 A Aadd9 C

Romances will bring

G6 A Aadd9 C

Pain and love, we're

G6 A Aadd9 C

All the same thing.

G6 A

All the same thing

Aadd9 C G6

In my opinion we are the (Unintelligible) to mock

(The same thing)

Aadd9

Form the old storybook

C G6

Equal and equal dark

(The same thing)

Aadd9

(Unintelligible) going to see, now

C G6

Who is in and who is (Unintelligible)

A Aadd9

It defi(n)es opinion

C G6

Whether they’re the same thing.

Chorus:

Em Bm

Nothing in common, ("not blood, thicker than broth"?)

F C

We're cut from different sides of the same cloth

Em Bm

I love the sunlight up in the evening*

F C

Nothing in common, yet they’re both the same thing

A Aadd9 C G6

(The same thing)

Verse 2: (Identical to the first)

The same street

The same address

The same white hand

The same black dress

The same singers

From my (Unintelligible) cling

Pain and love, we're

All the same things

In my opinion a line is never crossed

(The same thing)

Until now my inner feelings were always lost

(The same thing)

Through spirit or season, does the human (Unintelligible)

(The same thing)

Different opinion, they are the same thing

Chorus:

Nothing in common (same as before)

We're cut from different sides of the same cloth

I love the sunlight up in the evening

Nothing in common, yet they’re both the same thing

La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la

(Chorus progression to fade)

*This line is approximately correct.

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