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A lovely song off a great album!
Nice and subtle musically, with a great vocals, bass and delicate instrumentation, and chords that go 
through the keys of C and F (hence the Bb and the resulting tension against the diatonic of C
Intro
  C    Am    Fmaj7x2
Verse
CPart of me, you are a Ampart of me I never Fmaj7want to lose
CHard for me this is too Amhard uh maybe I Fmaj7can't get through
BbWhat will I miss the Ammost? BbPray that I'm haunted Amby your ghost
Verse
CListening you're always Amlistening I don't know Fmaj7what to say
CWhy don't you turn and run at Ambreak-neck speed Fmaj7just to get away
BbAnd when you catch your Ambreath Bbpray I said every Amword I meant
Chorus
Fmaj7/CAlright, it's Galright now Fmaj7/Calright, it's GalrightC  
Verse
CBroken down, we're all so Ambroken down bandages Fmaj7on our wings
CI know I don't have to tAmell you only broken Fmaj7hearts can sing
BbI'm hoping for a Amsign Bbpray that I'm anAmything but fine
Chorus
Fmaj7Alright, Git's alright now Fmaj7alright, Git's alright
Fmaj7Alright, Git's alright
Bridge
BbSome Fthings are never gonna Cchange yeah Bbyou ought to know by AmnowF  
You ought to kAmnow by now
Instrumental
F  Bb  Am  Bb  Am
Chorus and fade out

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Professional Daydreamer

by Over the Rhine

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Fmaj7

Fmaj7/C

A lovely song off a great album!

Nice and subtle musically, with a great vocals, bass and delicate instrumentation, and chords that go

through the keys of C and F (hence the Bb and the resulting tension against the diatonic of C

Intro

C Am Fmaj7

Verse

C Am Fmaj7

Part of me, you are a part of me I never want to lose

C Am Fmaj7

Hard for me this is too hard uh maybe I can't get through

Bb Am Bb Am

What will I miss the most? Pray that I'm haunted by your ghost

Verse

C Am Fmaj7

Listening you're always listening I don't know what to say

C Am Fmaj7

Why don't you turn and run at break-neck speed just to get away

Bb Am Bb Am

And when you catch your breath pray I said every word I meant

Chorus

Fmaj7/C G Fmaj7/C G C

Alright, it's alright now alright, it's alright

Verse

C Am Fmaj7

Broken down, we're all so broken down bandages on our wings

C Am Fmaj7

I know I don't have to tell you only broken hearts can sing

Bb Am Bb Am

I'm hoping for a sign pray that I'm anything but fine

Chorus

Fmaj7 G Fmaj7 G

Alright, it's alright now alright, it's alright

Fmaj7 G

Alright, it's alright

Bridge

Bb F C Bb Am F

Some things are never gonna change yeah you ought to know by now

You ought to know by now

Instrumental

F Bb Am Bb Am

Chorus and fade out

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