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COURTHOUSE
As recorded by Chris Isaak
(From the 2002 Album ALWAYS GOT TONIGHT)
[Intro]
|  Em   C|  G   B7|  Em   C|  G   B7|
[Verse 1]
EmYou see his Cgentle Emsmiling faCce
Then you gGo, B7oh
EmAnd all the good Cand Embad you've dCone
He will knGow, he will knB7ow
[Pre-Chorus]
EmPeople take their plCaces, down at the GCourthouse
EmPeople stand in lCine to see you fGall
EmEverybody saCys they're in your Gcorner
EmBe surprised to find Cone friend at alGl
[Chorus]
And I don't Ccare what people saGy
I will Calways feel this wGay
I don't Ccare how long it takes
      G         D      B7N.C.
You're not to blame, you're not to blame
[Interlude]
|  Em   C|  G   B|
[Pre-Chorus]
EmTime has come to saCy how much I lGove you
EmTime has come to saCy how much I caGre
[Chorus]
And I don't Ccare what people saGy
I will Calways feel this wGay
               F#    B7N.C.
You're not to blame, you're not to blame
[Guitar Solo]
|  Em|  C|  G| % |
|  Em|  C|  G| % |
[Chorus]
And I don't Ccare what people saGy
I will Calways feel this wGay
I don't Ccare how long it takes
GYou're Dnot to bB7lame
And I don't Ccare what people saGy
I will Calways feel this wGay
I don't Ccare how long it takes
      G         D     B7N.C.
You're not to blame
You're not to blamEme
[Outro]
   Em    C    GYou're B7not to blame
   Em    C    GYou're B7not to blame
   Em    C    GYou're B7not to blame
   Em    C    GYou're B7not to blame
   Em    C           G  B7Not to blame
   Em    C           G  B7Not to blame
 Em   C          G       B7   EmN.C.
              Not to blame

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Courthouse

by Chris Isaak

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COURTHOUSE

As recorded by Chris Isaak

(From the 2002 Album ALWAYS GOT TONIGHT)

[Intro]

Em C G B7 Em C G B7

| | | | |

[Verse 1]

Em C Em C

You see his gentle smiling face

G B7

Then you go, oh

Em C Em C

And all the good and bad you've done

G B7

He will know, he will know

[Pre-Chorus]

Em C G

People take their places, down at the Courthouse

Em C G

People stand in line to see you fall

Em C G

Everybody says they're in your corner

Em C G

Be surprised to find one friend at all

[Chorus]

C G

And I don't care what people say

C G

I will always feel this way

I don't care how long it takes

G D B7

N.C.

You're not to blame, you're not to blame

[Interlude]

Em C G B

| | |

[Pre-Chorus]

Em C G

Time has come to say how much I love you

Em C G

Time has come to say how much I care

[Chorus]

C G

And I don't care what people say

C G

I will always feel this way

F# B7

N.C.

You're not to blame, you're not to blame

[Guitar Solo]

Em C G

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Em C G

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[Chorus]

C G

And I don't care what people say

C G

I will always feel this way

I don't care how long it takes

G D B7

You're not to blame

C G

And I don't care what people say

C G

I will always feel this way

I don't care how long it takes

G D B7

N.C.

You're not to blame

[Outro]

Em C G B7

You're not to blame

Em C G B7

You're not to blame

Em C G B7

You're not to blame

Em C G B7

You're not to blame

Em C G B7

Not to blame

Em C G B7

Not to blame

Em C G B7 Em

N.C.

Not to blame

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