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Resting Place

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Intro:
|  C   G   Em   A   C   G   A   A| 2x
Verse:
CI'm on a Glong sojoEmurn
CI'm sitting here Gshedding my Emskin
CDon't know about Ginside, uEmgly on the outsAide
CThey're all messing with Gme for the shape I'm Emin
Bridge:
CI'm looking fGor a clean sEmlate
CJust need to fGind a new mind sEmtate
CHey, let's go lGooking for squirrels
EmLet's find something to dAo
CI think she's shGooting it right at Emyou
Look down I said Aright at you
Chorus:
And the Chail falls Ghard
And the Emwind whips my Aface
And I'm a Clong, long wGay from anywAhere real Asafe
And the sCtorm clouds are fGlying high
EmMud all over my fAace
And I'm a Clong, long Gway from my rAesting place
|  C   G   Em   A   C   G   A   A| 2x
Verse:
CHey, let's duck Gdown this side strEmeet
CMaybe no, noGbody else will Emsee
CEverybody seGes us Emas big fAat bastards
CBut I can just see Gyou looking at Emme
CEver feel lGike a side-show attraEmction
CEver feel lGike a walking infracEmtion
CSome people cGall me TEmarzan in my Abig, big sweats
CDon't know just Gwhat they mean
EmMaybe not good, real Abad I bet
Chorus:
And the Chail falls Ghard
And the Emwind whips my Aface
And I'm a Clong, long wGay from some Asheltered Aspace
And the sCtorm clouds are fGlying high
EmMud all over my fAace
And I'm a lCong, long wGay from my rAesting place
|  C   G   Em   A   C   G   A   A| 2x
Piano Solo:
|  C   G   Em| 4x
|  C   G   Em   A   C   G   A   A   C   G   Em   A   C   G   A   Em| 2x
Bridge:
CI'm looking Gfor a clean sEmlate
CJust need to fGind a new way, way to rEmelate
You eCver feel like a Gstreet walker
EmI get by being a funny talker
All tAhose funny jokes sting, so keep walking
Chorus:
And the hCail falls hGard
And the wEmind whips my Aface
And I'm a lCong, long wGay from some sAheltered Aspace
And the sCtorm clouds are fGlying high
EmMud all over my fAace
And I'm a lCong, long wGay from my Aresting place

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Resting Place

by Bruce Hornsby

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Intro:

C G Em A C G A A

| | 2x

Verse:

C G Em

I'm on a long sojourn

C G Em

I'm sitting here shedding my skin

C G Em A

Don't know about inside, ugly on the outside

C G Em

They're all messing with me for the shape I'm in

Bridge:

C G Em

I'm looking for a clean slate

C G Em

Just need to find a new mind state

C G

Hey, let's go looking for squirrels

Em A

Let's find something to do

C G Em

I think she's shooting it right at you

Look down I said right at you

Chorus:

C G

And the hail falls hard

Em A

And the wind whips my face

C G A A

And I'm a long, long way from anywhere real safe

C G

And the storm clouds are flying high

Em A

Mud all over my face

C G A

And I'm a long, long way from my resting place

C G Em A C G A A

| | 2x

Verse:

C G Em

Hey, let's duck down this side street

C G Em

Maybe no, nobody else will see

C G Em A

Everybody sees us as big fat bastards

C G Em

But I can just see you looking at me

C G Em

Ever feel like a side-show attraction

C G Em

Ever feel like a walking infraction

C G Em A

Some people call me Tarzan in my big, big sweats

C G

Don't know just what they mean

Em A

Maybe not good, real bad I bet

Chorus:

C G

And the hail falls hard

Em A

And the wind whips my face

C G A A

And I'm a long, long way from some sheltered space

C G

And the storm clouds are flying high

Em A

Mud all over my face

C G A

And I'm a long, long way from my resting place

C G Em A C G A A

| | 2x

Piano Solo:

C G Em

| | 4x

C G Em A C G A A C G Em A C G A Em

| | 2x

Bridge:

C G Em

I'm looking for a clean slate

C G Em

Just need to find a new way, way to relate

C G

You ever feel like a street walker

I get by being a funny talker

All those funny jokes sting, so keep walking

Chorus:

C G

And the hail falls hard

Em A

And the wind whips my face

C G A A

And I'm a long, long way from some sheltered space

C G

And the storm clouds are flying high

Em A

Mud all over my face

C G A

And I'm a long, long way from my resting place

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