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The Stone

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Standard tuning; Capo 5th fret
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[Verse 1]
G
Change your faC/Gce
Change your namAm7e
Rip the rFoots that you laid down
Rip the rGoots that you laid down
But keep your huC/Grt
I'll keep your paAm7in
Close compFany now
Close compGany now
[Chorus]
Lying wide awaAmke
In a different housFe
With different C/Garms around you nGow
On a different streeAmt
In a different towFn
On the C/Gsame old roGadAm  
That the night comes dowFn
That the night comes dC/GownG  Am  F  
[Verse 2]
Love'll burn a holC/Ge
Through your human doAm7ubt
And free your Fheart from the stone
Free your heGart from the stone
And the stone may rolC/Gl
But it'll search you oAm7ut
No matter wFhere you go
It'll finGd you, oh
[Chorus]
Lying wide awaAmke
In a different houFse
With different aC/Grms around you noGw
On a different streeAmt
In a different towFn
On the C/Gsame old roaGdAm  
That the night comes dowFn
On the C/Gsame old roGadAm  
That the night comes doFwn
That the night comes dowC/Gn
[Outro]
GOh, Amoh, FohC/G, ohhAmhh, Foh ohC/G  

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The Stone

by Josh Ritter

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

C/G

Am7

Standard tuning; Capo 5th fret

Watch the video to see where he adds in some simple variations to the basic chords.

[Verse 1]

C/G

Change your face

Am7

Change your name

Rip the roots that you laid down

C/G

But keep your hurt

Am7

I'll keep your pain

Close company now

[Chorus]

Lying wide awake

In a different house

C/G G

With different arms around you now

On a different street

In a different town

C/G G Am

On the same old road

That the night comes down

C/G G Am F

That the night comes down

[Verse 2]

C/G

Love'll burn a hole

Am7

Through your human doubt

And free your heart from the stone

Free your heart from the stone

C/G

And the stone may roll

Am7

But it'll search you out

No matter where you go

It'll find you, oh

[Chorus]

Lying wide awake

In a different house

C/G G

With different arms around you now

On a different street

In a different town

C/G G Am

On the same old road

That the night comes down

C/G G Am

On the same old road

That the night comes down

C/G

That the night comes down

[Outro]

G Am F C/G Am F C/G

Oh, oh, oh, ohhhh, oh oh

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