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Trisha Yearwood - Nearest Distant Shore
CAPO: 2nd Fret
INTRO:   C    G    F(2x)
N.C.                  C  F  
You  fight for every breath
Caught withCout a ship in this Gsea of neglect
The Cone you swore to lFove is pulling you CdownG  F  
You're Cin over your hFead
CChilled to the bone by the Gwaters you tread
CChart a course to Fland before you CdrownG  C  Cadd9  
CHORUS::
CSwim to the Fnearest distant Gshore
There's only so Cmuch your heart can enFdure
You gave it Csus4your  Fbest, forgive yourGself
You can't hold on anyCmoreG  C  Cadd9  
CIt's not as Ffar as it might sGeem
Now it's time to Clet go C7of old Fdreams
Every heart for Csus4it----Fself
Swim to the Gnearest distant CshoreG  F  C  G  F  
He Csaid for you he'd chFange
Then Che let you down and watched Gyou take the blame
You're Ctrapped between his Flies and the great unCknownG  F  
You Cvowed you would not Ffail
But Cthis ain't success, it's a Gliving hell
There's Cnothing left to Flose, you're already aCloneG  C  Cadd9  
CHORUS::
CSwim to the Fnearest distant Gshore
There's only so Cmuch your heart can enFdure
You gave it Csus4your  Fbest, forgive yourGself
You can't hold on anyCmoreG  C  Cadd9  
CIt's not as Ffar as it might sGeem
Now it's time to Clet go C7of old Fdreams
Every heart for Csus4it----Fself
Swim to the Gnearest distant CshoreG  F  
Every heart for Csus4it----Fself
Swim to the Gnearest distant Cshore
OUTRO:   C    G     F    C    G     F  C  

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Nearest Distant Shore

by Trisha Yearwood

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

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

Csus4

Trisha Yearwood - Nearest Distant Shore

CAPO: 2nd Fret

C G F

INTRO: (2x)

C F

N.C.

You fight for every breath

C G

Caught without a ship in this sea of neglect

C F C G F

The one you swore to love is pulling you down

C F

You're in over your head

C G

Chilled to the bone by the waters you tread

C F C G C Cadd9

Chart a course to land before you drown

CHORUS::

C F G

Swim to the nearest distant shore

C F

There's only so much your heart can endure

Csus4 F G

You gave it your best, forgive yourself

C G C Cadd9

You can't hold on anymore

C F G

It's not as far as it might seem

C C7 F

Now it's time to let go of old dreams

Csus4 F

Every heart for it----self

G C G F C G F

Swim to the nearest distant shore

C F

He said for you he'd change

C G

Then he let you down and watched you take the blame

C F C G F

You're trapped between his lies and the great unknown

C F

You vowed you would not fail

C G

But this ain't success, it's a living hell

C F C G C Cadd9

There's nothing left to lose, you're already alone

CHORUS::

C F G

Swim to the nearest distant shore

C F

There's only so much your heart can endure

Csus4 F G

You gave it your best, forgive yourself

C G C Cadd9

You can't hold on anymore

C F G

It's not as far as it might seem

C C7 F

Now it's time to let go of old dreams

Csus4 F

Every heart for it----self

G C G F

Swim to the nearest distant shore

Csus4 F

Every heart for it----self

G C

Swim to the nearest distant shore

C G F C G F C

OUTRO:

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