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I Read A Lot

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Jazzy melancholic torch song from Nick's At My Age album. 
It's so sad - try not to cry when you play it!!!
Chords
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         E022100
        E2X79977
      F#m7242222
      G#m7464444
         Ax02220
        Amx02210
         Dx57775
         G320033
        Bmx24432
        C#x46664
    F#m/C#x4422x
    G#m/Ebx6644x
Riff1
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E ----------------|-----------------|
B ----------------|-----------------|
G ----------------|-----------------|
D ----------------|-----------------|
A ------------2--2|-----------------|
E 0--0--4--4------|0----------------|
Verse 1
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I read a F#m7lot nowadays
Much G#m7more than before you left me
High and Adry in a loveless Amland 
                E            A         ERIFF1
With nothing but time on my hands
Verse 2
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I read a F#m7lot not just maga-F#m/C#zines
But G#m7other more serious G#m/Ebthings 
To get me through the Aday night-time Amtoo 
Whilst Ewondering how in the Aworld to go on with-Eout you
Refrain
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BmLonely Aisn't the Dword for me nowA  
DBlue Adoesn't desc-Gribe it sEomehow
Inst
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F#m7Blue         F#m/C#'s G#m7not the G#m/Ebword for Ame AmnowE2  A  
E   A   E   A   E   A   E   A   E   A   E
Verse 3
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I read a F#m7lot I can't   F#m/C#put it down
While G#m7others are G#m/Ebpainting the town 
You'll find me in Aa world of fantas-Amy 
Popul-Eation one Athat's E2meE  
Out
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So if you Bmask me how I stop
Contemplating what C7I now have not
I'll rep-F#m7ly 
I read a Elot
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I hope I?ve done it justice!
Kevin O?Brien
Watford
England
July 2014
watfordkev@gmailcom

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I Read A Lot

by Nick Lowe

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m7

G#m7

F#m/C#

G#m/Eb

Jazzy melancholic torch song from Nick's At My Age album.

It's so sad - try not to cry when you play it!!!

Chords

======

022100

X79977

F#m7

242222

G#m7

464444

x02220

x02210

x57775

320033

x24432

x46664

F#m/C#

x4422x

G#m/Eb

x6644x

Riff1

=====

E ----------------|-----------------|

B ----------------|-----------------|

G ----------------|-----------------|

D ----------------|-----------------|

A ------------2--2|-----------------|

E 0--0--4--4------|0----------------|

Verse 1

=======

F#m7

I read a lot nowadays

G#m7

Much more than before you left me

A Am

High and dry in a loveless land

E A E

RIFF1

With nothing but time on my hands

Verse 2

=======

F#m7 F#m/C#

I read a lot not just maga-zines

G#m7 G#m/Eb

But other more serious things

A Am

To get me through the day night-time too

E A E

Whilst wondering how in the world to go on with-out you

Refrain

=======

Bm A D A

Lonely isn't the word for me now

D A G E

Blue doesn't desc-ribe it somehow

Inst

====

F#m7 F#m/C# G#m7 G#m/Eb A Am E2 A

Blue 's not the word for me now

E A E A E A E A E A E

Verse 3

=======

F#m7 F#m/C#

I read a lot I can't put it down

G#m7 G#m/Eb

While others are painting the town

A Am

You'll find me in a world of fantas-y

E A E2 E

Popul-ation one that's me

Out

===

So if you ask me how I stop

Contemplating what I now have not

F#m7

I'll rep-ly

I read a lot

-----------------------------------------

I hope I?ve done it justice!

Kevin O?Brien

Watford

England

July 2014

watfordkev@gmailcom

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