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J.P. Cormier - The Muse
CAPO: 2nd Fret
INTRO:   D    G    D    Em7    D     G   A7  D  
Some times are Ghard timesD  
Live here all Em7dayD  
Sometimes the Gworld rhymes
And makes them A7go aDway
Some days the GsunriseD  
Comes way too Em7soonD  
But somehow with Gyour eyes
There's love beA7neath the Dmoon
CHORUS:
And I Gmcarry you aDll day
Like a E7long lost verse
But it Em7could be worse
A7I could be Dsomewhere beGhind meD  
Somewhere all Em7wrongD  
It took you to Gfind me
And give me A7back the Dsong
INTERLUDE:   D    G    D    Em7    D     G   A7  D  
Some hero GI amD  
You rescued Em7meD  
And now I know that GI can
 Be more than A7people Dsee
They all come GcallingD  
Looking for the Em7museD  
But those years are Gover
YesA7terday's Dnews
CHORUS:
And I Gmcarry you aDll day
Like a E7long lost verse
But it Em7could be worse
A7I could be Dsomewhere beGhind meD  
Somewhere all Em7wrongD  
It took you to Gfind me
And give me A7back the Dsong
BRIDGE:
And this Cis the bridge
And it Grhymes with fridge
'Cause there's A7nothing left to Dsay
We're so Ceasily diGverted
When things go some other wA7ay
CHORUS:
That's why I Gmcarry you all Dday
Like a E7long lost verse
But it Em7could be worse
A7I could be Dsomewhere beGhind meD  
Somewhere all Em7wrongD  
It took you to Gfind me
And give me A7back the DsongG  D  Em7  D  
It took you to Gfind me
And give me A7back the sDong

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The Muse

by J.P. Cormier

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

J.P. Cormier - The Muse

CAPO: 2nd Fret

D G D Em7 D G A7 D

INTRO:

G D

Some times are hard times

Em7 D

Live here all day

Sometimes the world rhymes

A7 D

And makes them go away

G D

Some days the sunrise

Em7 D

Comes way too soon

But somehow with your eyes

A7 D

There's love beneath the moon

CHORUS:

Gm D

And I carry you all day

Like a long lost verse

Em7

But it could be worse

A7 D G D

I could be somewhere behind me

Em7 D

Somewhere all wrong

It took you to find me

A7 D

And give me back the song

D G D Em7 D G A7 D

INTERLUDE:

G D

Some hero I am

Em7 D

You rescued me

And now I know that I can

A7 D

Be more than people see

G D

They all come calling

Em7 D

Looking for the muse

But those years are over

A7 D

Yesterday's news

CHORUS:

Gm D

And I carry you all day

Like a long lost verse

Em7

But it could be worse

A7 D G D

I could be somewhere behind me

Em7 D

Somewhere all wrong

It took you to find me

A7 D

And give me back the song

BRIDGE:

And this is the bridge

And it rhymes with fridge

A7 D

'Cause there's nothing left to say

C G

We're so easily diverted

When things go some other way

CHORUS:

Gm D

That's why I carry you all day

Like a long lost verse

Em7

But it could be worse

A7 D G D

I could be somewhere behind me

Em7 D

Somewhere all wrong

It took you to find me

A7 D G D Em7 D

And give me back the song

It took you to find me

A7 D

And give me back the song

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