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Sometimes
From the album Shine
[Intro]
G   G Am Bm
GSometimes, sometimesG  Am  Bm  
   G   G   Am   Bmx2
[Verse 1]
GSometimes I feel like I'm playin' on the rBmadio
EmSometimes I feel like I'm on a travelin' road sBmhow
CSometimes I got the power of the wGill
And I know my sDong is gonna be all rGightG  Am  Bm  
[Verse 2]
GSometimes I feel like I'm on a freight trBmain
EmForever rescued by the mystery rBmain
CSometimes I'm just out for a thrGill, 
she always said, "Babe, Cyou're gonna Dbe all rGight."G  Am  Bm  
[Bridge]
DThe sun gonna come shining dEmown
Push it all awCay, make it all rDight
Sometimes in the heart of a long, cold nEmight
It's all too fCar out of sight, out of sDight
[Verse 3]
GHard to know everything's going to be all rBmight
EmEveryone thinks you got everything you wBmant
CHard to have and then have nGot
CHard to have and then have nGot
[Verse 4]
GSometimes I wanna take a pill and hBmide
EmSometimes I wanna shut down and rBmide
CAnd go where no man should gGo
CGo where no man should gGo
[Outro]
CGo where no man should gGo
CGo where no man should Ggo
Could it Dbe, ever really be, all rGight?
[Coda]
G Am Bm   G

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Sometimes

by Daniel Lanois

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Sometimes

From the album Shine

[Intro]

G G Am Bm

Sometimes, sometimes

G G Am Bm

[Verse 1]

G Bm

Sometimes I feel like I'm playin' on the radio

Em Bm

Sometimes I feel like I'm on a travelin' road show

C G

Sometimes I got the power of the will

D G G Am Bm

And I know my song is gonna be all right

[Verse 2]

G Bm

Sometimes I feel like I'm on a freight train

Em Bm

Forever rescued by the mystery rain

C G

Sometimes I'm just out for a thrill,

C D G G Am Bm

she always said, "Babe, you're gonna be all right."

[Bridge]

D Em

The sun gonna come shining down

C D

Push it all away, make it all right

Sometimes in the heart of a long, cold night

C D

It's all too far out of sight, out of sight

[Verse 3]

G Bm

Hard to know everything's going to be all right

Em Bm

Everyone thinks you got everything you want

C G

Hard to have and then have not

C G

Hard to have and then have not

[Verse 4]

G Bm

Sometimes I wanna take a pill and hide

Em Bm

Sometimes I wanna shut down and ride

C G

And go where no man should go

C G

Go where no man should go

[Outro]

C G

Go where no man should go

C G

Go where no man should go

D G

Could it be, ever really be, all right?

[Coda]

G Am Bm G

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