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Keep Your Distance

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Patty Loveless - Keep Your Distance
CAPO: 4th Fret
INTRO: G  
N.C.                        G  
Ohhh, if I cross your path again
Who knows where and who knows Cwhen 
On some Gmountain without number
On some Chighway without end 
Don't Ggrasp my hand and say
Fate has brought you here toCday 
Oh, Gfate is only Dfooling with us CfrieGnd 
CHORUS: 
Keep your Cdistance, keep your Gdistance 
For Emwhen I feel you Dclose to me, what Ccan I do but Dfall 
Keep you Cdistance, keep your GdistanCce
Ohh, with Gus it must be Dall or none at Call__G__
INSTRUMENTAL:   Em    D      C    G    D    C   G  
Ohh, it's a desperate game we play 
Throw our souls our lives aCway 
On Gwounds that can't be mended
And Cdebts that can't be paid 
Ohh, I Gplayed and I got stung 
Now I'm biting back my Ctongue 
And Gsweeping out the Dfootprints where I CstrayGed 
CHORUS: 
Keep your Cdistance, keep your Gdistance 
For Emwhen I feel you Dclose to me, what Ccan I do but Dfall 
Keep you Cdistance, keep your GdistanCce
Ohh, with Gus it must be Dall or none at Call__G__
Ohh, with us it must be Dall or none at Call____G__ 
OUTRO:   (## fade to end ##)
N.C.                                                         G   C  
Keep your distance (keep your distance, keep your distance)
Ohh, keep your GdistanceD  C  G  C  G  

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Keep Your Distance

by Patty Loveless

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

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Patty Loveless - Keep Your Distance

CAPO: 4th Fret

INTRO:

N.C.

Ohhh, if I cross your path again

Who knows where and who knows when

On some mountain without number

On some highway without end

Don't grasp my hand and say

Fate has brought you here today

G D C G

Oh, fate is only fooling with us friend

CHORUS:

C G

Keep your distance, keep your distance

Em D C D

For when I feel you close to me, what can I do but fall

C G C

Keep you distance, keep your distance

G D C G

Ohh, with us it must be all or none at all____

Em D C G D C G

INSTRUMENTAL:

Ohh, it's a desperate game we play

Throw our souls our lives away

On wounds that can't be mended

And debts that can't be paid

Ohh, I played and I got stung

Now I'm biting back my tongue

G D C G

And sweeping out the footprints where I strayed

CHORUS:

C G

Keep your distance, keep your distance

Em D C D

For when I feel you close to me, what can I do but fall

C G C

Keep you distance, keep your distance

G D C G

Ohh, with us it must be all or none at all____

D C G

Ohh, with us it must be all or none at all______

OUTRO: (## fade to end ##)

G C

N.C.

Keep your distance (keep your distance, keep your distance)

G D C G C G

Ohh, keep your distance

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