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John Gorka - The Mortal Groove
INTRO:   C    F  C  
It's Fhalf price Coff on Flast year's Cmodels
A Fgeeseful Csky and Froads of Cpotholes
The Ftown is Clean and Fgetting Cleaner
There Fis a Crank and Ffile deCmeanourG  
There's Ccountless souls in Funkind Cplaces
FWearing fixed and angry faces
I Ctell myself I don't belong
But FI am a ghost in this prayer gone wrong
CPrayer gone wrongG  
Prayer gone wrongF  
Prayer gone wrongG  Am  C  G  
There's a Fnew restauCrant, a Fnew coffee Cshop
It Fseems this street is looking up
A Cnew sign says, Fthere's "No CSmoking"
"No ShFirt, No Service" and "Spanish SpoCken"G  
This Ctown was built by steel blue collars
It Fnow competes for the tourist dollars
CLove may make the world go round
But Flike gravity here, still money bound
We're Cmoney boundG  
Money boundF  
Money boundG  Am  C  G  
There's Ctalk show hosts and wartime markers
FWays of thinking, that force the darkness
Bus Cstations have sad reputations
Coin Flaundry, pawnshop conversaCtionsG  F  C  
Each year time this, I hit this mood
It's Fcabin fever or the mortal groove
BeCfore the spring, before winter's done
When Fsomething's lost or just hasn't come
It Chasn't comeG  
Hasn't comeF  
Hasn't comeG  Am  G  F  C  

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The Mortal Groove

by John Gorka

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John Gorka - The Mortal Groove

C F C

INTRO:

F C F C

It's half price off on last year's models

F C F C

A geeseful sky and roads of potholes

F C F C

The town is lean and getting leaner

F C F C G

There is a rank and file demeanour

C F C

There's countless souls in unkind places

Wearing fixed and angry faces

I tell myself I don't belong

But I am a ghost in this prayer gone wrong

C G

Prayer gone wrong

G Am C G

Prayer gone wrong

F C F C

There's a new restaurant, a new coffee shop

It seems this street is looking up

C F C

A new sign says, there's "No Smoking"

F C G

"No Shirt, No Service" and "Spanish Spoken"

This town was built by steel blue collars

It now competes for the tourist dollars

Love may make the world go round

But like gravity here, still money bound

C G

We're money bound

Money bound

G Am C G

Money bound

There's talk show hosts and wartime markers

Ways of thinking, that force the darkness

Bus stations have sad reputations

F C G F C

Coin laundry, pawnshop conversations

Each year time this, I hit this mood

It's cabin fever or the mortal groove

Before the spring, before winter's done

When something's lost or just hasn't come

C G

It hasn't come

Hasn't come

G Am G F C

Hasn't come

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