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Tuning: Standard [Capo on 3]
        All Chords Relative to Capo
Intro:  Am   C   Am   C   Am   C   F  
 G2x
AmI'm running Cmadly,
AmI dont really know from Cwhat.
AmI've been living my Cwhole life
like some Fphrase at the tip of my Gsus4tongue.
AmDont really know how to Csay it,
Amit's always just out of Creach;
AmStays locked away in my Clarynx
Falong with my freedom Gsus4of speech.
I'll use the Frubber on my Gshoes,
to Cerase all C/Bthat I've Amdone.
And, if I Fjust keep adding miles and Dmiles to the soles,
I can eGsus4rase all that's gone wrong.
AmSome people write their Emstories with Fink and a ballpoint Fmpen.
But I'll use the Crubber C/Bon my Amshoes  Am7/Gtill  Fstreets and rivers Cend.
  C    C/B    Am    Am7/G    F    C3x
Intro 2x
[same as above:]
I roam alone and restless,
a ghost through the alleyways.
Preyed upon by no one,
but loved by just the same.
You might feel my touch:
a cold breeze against your skin.
But, you'll just unroll your shirt sleeves,
and shiver, movin' on your way again.
I'll use the rubber on my shoes,
to erase all that I've done.
And, if I just keep adding miles and miles
to the soles, I can erase all that's gone wrong.
Some people write their novels with ink and a fountain pen.
But, at dawn it's on the streets I'll don my words with my shoes in hand.
  C    C/B    Am    Am7/G    F       C3x
I can't figure out the harmonica solo ending.
I play it as G with fret 3 on the d string, and just move the baseline chromatically 
from E to G each note:
G/E  G/F  G/F#  G
As the Harmonica solo ends:
Em   F   G
[  C    C/B    Am    Am7/G    F       C3x]

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Shoes

by Chris Volpe

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Gsus4

C/B

Am7/G

G/E

G/F

G/F#

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Tuning: Standard [Capo on 3]

All Chords Relative to Capo

Am C Am C Am C F

Intro:

Am C

I'm running madly,

Am C

I dont really know from what.

Am C

I've been living my whole life

F Gsus4

like some phrase at the tip of my tongue.

Am C

Dont really know how to say it,

Am C

it's always just out of reach;

Am C

Stays locked away in my larynx

F Gsus4

along with my freedom of speech.

F G

I'll use the rubber on my shoes,

C C/B Am

to erase all that I've done.

F D

And, if I just keep adding miles and miles to the soles,

Gsus4

I can erase all that's gone wrong.

Am Em F Fm

Some people write their stories with ink and a ballpoint pen.

C C/B Am Am7/G F C

But I'll use the rubber on my shoes till streets and rivers end.

C C/B Am Am7/G F C

Intro 2x

[same as above:]

I roam alone and restless,

a ghost through the alleyways.

Preyed upon by no one,

but loved by just the same.

You might feel my touch:

a cold breeze against your skin.

But, you'll just unroll your shirt sleeves,

and shiver, movin' on your way again.

I'll use the rubber on my shoes,

to erase all that I've done.

And, if I just keep adding miles and miles

to the soles, I can erase all that's gone wrong.

Some people write their novels with ink and a fountain pen.

But, at dawn it's on the streets I'll don my words with my shoes in hand.

C C/B Am Am7/G F C

I can't figure out the harmonica solo ending.

I play it as G with fret 3 on the d string, and just move the baseline chromatically

from E to G each note:

G/E G/F G/F# G

As the Harmonica solo ends:

Em F G

C C/B Am Am7/G F C

[ 3x]

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