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John Gorka - Arms Length
CAPO: 3rd Fret
INTRO:   C    Am    F     G(2x)  C  
Life is Amone big showF  
But no one reGhearses C  
Up when Amone crowd, you Fblow
And that crowd disperses G  Gadd9  G  C  
So you're Amon your ownF  
With expenses to Gcover C  
Then your Amcover is blownF  
When in comes no Glover F  
CHORUS: 
Keep your Gguard up and not F  
Fist out Gat arms length F  
Kindness Gis not weakAmness 
Meanness Gis not streFngth 
Not Gstrength
WeakFness, not Gstrength C  
AcceleAmrate the wheelF  
The years gather more Gquickly C  
Dream, ilAmlusion and realF  
And you're more and more prickly G  Gadd9  G  C  
With kids, the Amnumbers grow higherF  
In rotations per Gminute C  
So now you'll Amnever retireF  
But it's for them that you Gspin it F  
CHORUS: 
Keep your Gguard up and not F  
Fist out Gat arms length F  
Kindness Gis not weakAmness 
Meanness Gis not streFngth 
Not Gstrength
WeakFness, not Gstrength 
INTERLUDE:   C    Am    F      G    C    Am    F      G  C  
A diamond's Ambrittle and hardF  
It can shine, it can Gshatter C  
And though we're Amfar from the startF  
You should know you still matter G  Gadd9  G  C  
God was Amlonely aboveF  
So he made us to Gdream throughC  
That's what AmI'm thinking ofF  
When I tell you I Glove youF  
CHORUS: 
Keep your Gguard up and not F  
Fist out Gat arms length F  
Kindness Gis not weakAmness 
Meanness Gis not streFngth 
Not Gstrength
WeakFness, not Gstrength C  
INTERLUDE:   C    Am    F      G    C    Am    F      G  C  
Life is one big showF  
No one reGhearses C  
Up when Amone crowd, you blowF  
And that crowd disGperses

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Arms Length

by John Gorka

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

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Gadd9

John Gorka - Arms Length

CAPO: 3rd Fret

C Am F G C

INTRO: (2x)

Am F

Life is one big show

G C

But no one rehearses

Am F

Up when one crowd, you blow

G Gadd9 G C

And that crowd disperses

Am F

So you're on your own

G C

With expenses to cover

Am F

Then your cover is blown

G F

When in comes no lover

CHORUS:

G F

Keep your guard up and not

G F

Fist out at arms length

G Am

Kindness is not weakness

G F

Meanness is not strength

Not strength

F G C

Weakness, not strength

Am F

Accelerate the wheel

G C

The years gather more quickly

Am F

Dream, illusion and real

G Gadd9 G C

And you're more and more prickly

Am F

With kids, the numbers grow higher

G C

In rotations per minute

Am F

So now you'll never retire

G F

But it's for them that you spin it

CHORUS:

G F

Keep your guard up and not

G F

Fist out at arms length

G Am

Kindness is not weakness

G F

Meanness is not strength

Not strength

F G

Weakness, not strength

C Am F G C Am F G C

INTERLUDE:

Am F

A diamond's brittle and hard

G C

It can shine, it can shatter

Am F

And though we're far from the start

G Gadd9 G C

You should know you still matter

Am F

God was lonely above

G C

So he made us to dream through

Am F

That's what I'm thinking of

G F

When I tell you I love you

CHORUS:

G F

Keep your guard up and not

G F

Fist out at arms length

G Am

Kindness is not weakness

G F

Meanness is not strength

Not strength

F G C

Weakness, not strength

C Am F G C Am F G C

INTERLUDE:

Life is one big show

G C

No one rehearses

Am F

Up when one crowd, you blow

And that crowd disperses

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