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You Can Always Be Gone: Catie Curtis  
Album: Truth From Lies (1994)
Intro:    F#m    D    F#m    D    F#m    D  E  
[Verse 1]
  AShe spent the Esummer in ChiDcago
  ASpent the Ewinter in LD.A.
  F#mShe can rC#mun faster than Da river
  ASometimes EI still heaDr her say
[Chorus]
  F#mYou can Dalways bAe gone
  F#mBut you can't Dalways make the Aride go Eon and on
  F#mYou can Dalways drAive fast
  F#mBut you can't Dalways make the Along ride Elast
[Instrumental]
F#m  D  F#m  D  F#m  D  E
[Verse 2]
  AShe fell in Elove in ColorDado
  AAnd drove out Ewest to seDe the bay
  F#mI'll feel C#msorry for hiDm tomorrow
  ABut he's a Elucky man tDoday
[Chorus]
  F#mShe will Dalways bAe gone
  F#mBut she won't Dalways make the Aride go Eon and on
  F#mShe will Dalways drAive fast
  F#mBut she won't Dalways make the Along ride Elast  
[Instrumental]
F#m D F#m D F#m D E
[Verse 3]
  AOne day Eshe showed up Dat my house
  AShe said, E"Want to gDet away?"
  F#mWannC#ma to go to DIndiana
  AA lot of Emusic there Dthey say
[Instrumental]
A E D  A E D  F#m C#m D  A E D
[Verse 4](Palm Muted for the first two verses)
  AAnd I'vEe never Dbeen back since
  AI bought a Ecar and I call Dit home
  F#mI stilC#ml miss the dineDr on main street
  AMiss walking Edown the old Dpost road
[Chorus]
  F#mYou can Dalways bAe gone
  F#mBut you can't Dalways make the Aride go Eon and on
  F#mYou can Dalways drAive fast
  F#mBut you can't Dalways make the Along ride Elast
[Outro]
F#m D F#m D F#m D A

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You Can Always Be Gone

by Catie Curtis

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F#m

C#m

You Can Always Be Gone: Catie Curtis

Album: Truth From Lies (1994)

F#m D F#m D F#m D E

Intro:

[Verse 1]

A E D

She spent the summer in Chicago

A E D

Spent the winter in L.A.

F#m C#m D

She can run faster than a river

A E D

Sometimes I still hear her say

[Chorus]

F#m D A

You can always be gone

F#m D A E

But you can't always make the ride go on and on

F#m D A

You can always drive fast

F#m D A E

But you can't always make the long ride last

[Instrumental]

F#m D F#m D F#m D E

[Verse 2]

A E D

She fell in love in Colorado

A E D

And drove out west to see the bay

F#m C#m D

I'll feel sorry for him tomorrow

A E D

But he's a lucky man today

[Chorus]

F#m D A

She will always be gone

F#m D A E

But she won't always make the ride go on and on

F#m D A

She will always drive fast

F#m D A E

But she won't always make the long ride last

[Instrumental]

F#m D F#m D F#m D E

[Verse 3]

A E D

One day she showed up at my house

A E D

She said, "Want to get away?"

F#m C#m D

Wanna to go to Indiana

A E D

A lot of music there they say

[Instrumental]

A E D A E D F#m C#m D A E D

[Verse 4](Palm Muted for the first two verses)

A E D

And I've never been back since

A E D

I bought a car and I call it home

F#m C#m D

I still miss the diner on main street

A E D

Miss walking down the old post road

[Chorus]

F#m D A

You can always be gone

F#m D A E

But you can't always make the ride go on and on

F#m D A

You can always drive fast

F#m D A E

But you can't always make the long ride last

[Outro]

F#m D F#m D F#m D A

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