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Soft Shoulder - Ani DiFranco
Intro:
Am  G
Verse:
    AmI don't keep much stuff arGound
    AmI value my portabiGlity
    AmBut I will say that I have Gsaved
    AmEvery letter you ever wrote to Gme
    AmThe one you left on my windGshield
    AmOutside of that little Gmotel
    AmIs in the pocket of my old gig baGg
    AmFrom back when life was more soft shelGled
Chorus:
   AmLetters littered with little lewd Fpictures
   AmDrawn by the ghost of Woody GFuthrie
   AmWho would use your big thick hanFd
Just to Gdraw one or two for meF  
Interlude:
Am G  Am G
Verse:
    AmAnd I think of your letters as love Gletters
    AmWhich is how I think of songGs
    AmIn that it is the writing of themG  
    AmThat tends to carry us alongG  
    AmAnd I dance to one of your old tunesG  
    AmWith my true love on our wedding dayG  
    AmAnd your voice sang the way my heart would singG  
    AmIf it finally knew just what to sayG  
Chorus:
   AmTwo people pulled over on the same nFight
   AmTo look up at the same staFrs
   AmThey both found their wheels were spinFning in a soft shoulder
When they Gboth got back into their carFs
    AmAnd they missed fate's appointed rendezvousF  
    AmAnd then a whole lotta time went bFy
    AmAnd one day they were done worshFipping the landscape
And they just Gput down their hands
And Fmoved into the sky
Interlude:
Am G  Am G
Refrain:
And they Fhad barely said hello
And it was time to say goodbyeAm  
Outro:
Am G  Am G  Am G  Am G
End on Am  

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Soft Shoulder

by Ani DiFranco

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Soft Shoulder - Ani DiFranco

Intro:

Am G

Verse:

Am G

I don't keep much stuff around

Am G

I value my portability

Am G

But I will say that I have saved

Am G

Every letter you ever wrote to me

Am G

The one you left on my windshield

Am G

Outside of that little motel

Am G

Is in the pocket of my old gig bag

Am G

From back when life was more soft shelled

Chorus:

Am F

Letters littered with little lewd pictures

Am F

Drawn by the ghost of Woody Guthrie

Am F

Who would use your big thick hand

G F

Just to draw one or two for me

Interlude:

Am G Am G

Verse:

Am G

And I think of your letters as love letters

Am G

Which is how I think of songs

Am G

In that it is the writing of them

Am G

That tends to carry us along

Am G

And I dance to one of your old tunes

Am G

With my true love on our wedding day

Am G

And your voice sang the way my heart would sing

Am G

If it finally knew just what to say

Chorus:

Am F

Two people pulled over on the same night

Am F

To look up at the same stars

Am F

They both found their wheels were spinning in a soft shoulder

G F

When they both got back into their cars

Am F

And they missed fate's appointed rendezvous

Am F

And then a whole lotta time went by

Am F

And one day they were done worshipping the landscape

And they just put down their hands

And moved into the sky

Interlude:

Am G Am G

Refrain:

And they had barely said hello

And it was time to say goodbye

Outro:

Am G Am G Am G Am G

End on

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