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Peter Cetera - Ivy Covered Walls
INTRO:   C    G    Am    G  
FMaybe you can Bbmove into a Fcabin
And near a river down a Bblonely winding Croad
FFriendly converBbsation, then you Fread by candlelightBb  
Every word of Cevery story toldF  
Maybe you can Bbmove into the Fcastle
Surrounded by the Bbivy covered wallsC  
FFind a bit of Bbparadise where Fno one bothers youBb  
Only time they Ccome is when you callF  
PRE-CHORUS:
CSomething I never Grealized about the AmcityG  
COnce it's in your Gheart it's Bbthere to Fstay
When you Cclose your eyes you Grealize
It's Ambeen there all aFlong
Home is where you Glive and where you layC  Dm  
CHORUS:
Everywhere that you Bbgo it may seem Dmfunny A(ooh, ooh, Dmooh)
You can hide if you Bbwant, you can change your Dmname A(ooh, ooh, Dmooh)
Everywhere I look, Bbeveryone I seeDm  
Everywhere it's all the CsamGe__Am____G__C  G  Am  G  
INSTRUMENTAL:   F    Bb      F   Bb   G      C    F    Bb    F    C      Bb    C  F  
PRE-CHORUS:
CSomething I never Grealized about the AmcountryG  
COnce it's in your Gheart it's Bbthere to Fstay
When you Cclose your eyes you Grealize
It's Ambeen there all aFlong
Home is where you Glive and where you layC  Dm  
CHORUS:
Everywhere that you Bbgo it may sound Dmfunny A(ooh, ooh, Dmooh)
You can hide if you Bbwant, you can change your Dmname A(ooh, ooh, Dmooh)
Everywhere I look, Bbeveryone I seeDm  
Everywhere it's all the CsamGe__Am____G__C  G  Am  G  
OUTRO:   (## fade to end ##)
       D   A   Bm   A   D   A   Bm   A
       CHmm hm Ghmm, Amhm hm hm hm Ghm hm
       CHmm hm Ghmm, Amhm hm hm hm Ghm hm

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Ivy Covered Walls

by Peter Cetera

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Peter Cetera - Ivy Covered Walls

C G Am G

INTRO:

F Bb F

Maybe you can move into a cabin

Bb C

And near a river down a lonely winding road

F Bb F Bb

Friendly conversation, then you read by candlelight

C F

Every word of every story told

Bb F

Maybe you can move into the castle

Bb C

Surrounded by the ivy covered walls

F Bb F Bb

Find a bit of paradise where no one bothers you

C F

Only time they come is when you call

PRE-CHORUS:

C G Am G

Something I never realized about the city

C G Bb F

Once it's in your heart it's there to stay

C G

When you close your eyes you realize

Am F

It's been there all along

G C Dm

Home is where you live and where you lay

CHORUS:

Bb Dm A Dm

Everywhere that you go it may seem funny (ooh, ooh, ooh)

Bb Dm A Dm

You can hide if you want, you can change your name (ooh, ooh, ooh)

Bb Dm

Everywhere I look, everyone I see

C G Am G C G Am G

Everywhere it's all the same________

F Bb F Bb G C F Bb F C Bb C F

INSTRUMENTAL:

PRE-CHORUS:

C G Am G

Something I never realized about the country

C G Bb F

Once it's in your heart it's there to stay

C G

When you close your eyes you realize

Am F

It's been there all along

G C Dm

Home is where you live and where you lay

CHORUS:

Bb Dm A Dm

Everywhere that you go it may sound funny (ooh, ooh, ooh)

Bb Dm A Dm

You can hide if you want, you can change your name (ooh, ooh, ooh)

Bb Dm

Everywhere I look, everyone I see

C G Am G C G Am G

Everywhere it's all the same________

OUTRO: (## fade to end ##)

D A Bm A D A Bm A

C G Am G

Hmm hm hmm, hm hm hm hm hm hm

C G Am G

Hmm hm hmm, hm hm hm hm hm hm

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