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After The Thrill Is Gone

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[Intro]
|       G|       C|       G|       C|
|      Am|       G|      Am|    G   D  C|
[Verse 1]
  GSame dances in the Csame old shoes,  Gsome habits that you Cjust can’t loseC/B  
  AmThere's no tellin' what a Gman might use, Amafter the thrill is gonGeD  C  
[Verse 2]
  GThe flame rises but it Csoon descends,  Gempty pages and a Cfrozen penC/B  
  AmYou're not quite lovers and you're Gnot quite friends
AmAfter the thrill is goGne, woah
AmAfter the thrill is gonGeG/F#  
[Chorus 1]
EmWhat can you do when your dreaBmms come true
and it's Amnot quite like you plaGnned
EmWhat have you done to be lBmosing the one,
you Cmheld it so tight in your hC/Da-a-a-Dand, well
[Verse 3]
  GTime passes and you Cmust move on,  Ghalf the distance takes you Ctwice as longC/B  
So you Amkeep on singing for the Gsake of a song
AmAfter the thrill is gonGe
[Instrumental]
|       G|       C|       G|    C  C/B|
|      Am|       G|      Am|       G|
[Chorus 2]
You're aEmfraid you might fall out of fBmashion
and you're Amfeeling cold and smaGll
EmAny kind of love without pBmassion
That ain't Cmno kind of lovin' at aC/Da-a-a-Dall
[Verse 4]
  GSame dances in the Csame old shoes,  Gyou get too careful with the Csteps you chooseC/B  
  AmYou don't care about winning but you Gdon't wanna lose
AmAfter the thrill is gonGe
AmAfter the thrill is gonGe
AmAfter the thrill is goGne, oh
CmAfter the thrill is Ggone
C   Cm     G

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The story behind the song

This song by the Eagles, an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1971, captures the bittersweet feeling of a relationship where the initial excitement has faded. It explores the quiet understanding that the passion has cooled, leaving behind a sense of resignation and perhaps a lingering affection. As you play, channel the reflective mood of looking back on something beautiful that has run its course.

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After The Thrill Is Gone

by Eagles

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/B

G/F#

C/D

[Intro]

G C G C

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Am G Am G D C

| | | | |

[Verse 1]

G C G C C/B

Same dances in the same old shoes, some habits that you just can’t lose

Am G Am G D C

There's no tellin' what a man might use, after the thrill is gone

[Verse 2]

G C G C C/B

The flame rises but it soon descends, empty pages and a frozen pen

Am G

You're not quite lovers and you're not quite friends

Am G

After the thrill is gone, woah

Am G G/F#

After the thrill is gone

[Chorus 1]

Em Bm

What can you do when your dreams come true

Am G

and it's not quite like you planned

Em Bm

What have you done to be losing the one,

Cm C/D D

you held it so tight in your ha-a-a-and, well

[Verse 3]

G C G C C/B

Time passes and you must move on, half the distance takes you twice as long

Am G

So you keep on singing for the sake of a song

Am G

After the thrill is gone

[Instrumental]

G C G C C/B

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Am G Am G

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[Chorus 2]

Em Bm

You're afraid you might fall out of fashion

Am G

and you're feeling cold and small

Em Bm

Any kind of love without passion

Cm C/D D

That ain't no kind of lovin' at aa-a-a-all

[Verse 4]

G C G C C/B

Same dances in the same old shoes, you get too careful with the steps you choose

Am G

You don't care about winning but you don't wanna lose

Am G

After the thrill is gone

Am G

After the thrill is gone

Am G

After the thrill is gone, oh

Cm G

After the thrill is gone

C Cm G

About After The Thrill Is Gone Chords by Eagles

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