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THE SPORTS - HOW COME?
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Chords figured out by AD
From the Sports album "Sondra"
Written by Stephen Cummings and Andrew Pendlebury
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BmJump on the bus tEmhat takes me F#mto your flat
BmUp three flights of stairs, Dit's so convenient
GMake no misBmtake, no C#dimI can't quite Bmexplain
But Gif you don't leave Bmnow we'll mC#dimiss our BmtrainEm  F#m  
                   D          G        AN/A (mute)
How come, how come, how, how come - you've been telling lies?
                   D          G        AN/A (mute)
How come, how come, how, how come - little secret alibis
                   D          G        AN/A (mute)
How come, how come, how, how come - shadows across your eyes
                   D          G        AN/A (mute)
How come, how come, how, how come?
BmThe actual details EmI can hardly reF#mmember now
And Bmin the end, in the end, Dit doesn't matter anyhow
GSo unexBmpected, C#dimstill I don't know Bmwhy
She Gwrote a sevenBmteen page letter C#dimjust to say goodBmbyeEm  F#m  

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How Come

by The Sports

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F#m

C#dim

THE SPORTS - HOW COME?

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Chords figured out by AD

From the Sports album "Sondra"

Written by Stephen Cummings and Andrew Pendlebury

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Bm Em F#m

Jump on the bus that takes me to your flat

Bm D

Up three flights of stairs, it's so convenient

G Bm C#dim Bm

Make no mistake, no I can't quite explain

G Bm C#dim Bm Em F#m

But if you don't leave now we'll miss our train

D G A

N/A (mute)

How come, how come, how, how come - you've been telling lies?

D G A

N/A (mute)

How come, how come, how, how come - little secret alibis

D G A

N/A (mute)

How come, how come, how, how come - shadows across your eyes

D G A

N/A (mute)

How come, how come, how, how come?

Bm Em F#m

The actual details I can hardly remember now

Bm D

And in the end, in the end, it doesn't matter anyhow

G Bm C#dim Bm

So unexpected, still I don't know why

G Bm C#dim Bm Em F#m

She wrote a seventeen page letter just to say goodbye

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