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Gordon Lightfoot - Romance
## NOTE: ~ = Walk-Down from C to Am ##
CAPO: 2nd Fret
[INTRO:]    Em     Am     D/F#     D     G     Am7     Cmaj7   Am7   G/B   C   A7/C#  C/D  
[VERSE 1:]
You Gsaid you were through with roCmance 
                    D         C~
Why take a chance on anyone 
You're so Ambeautiful too 
I can Cadd9tell by the way that you Gdance 
[VERSE 2:]
They say that people don't Cchange
                  D          C~
Why rearrange the original 
You do Amsomething to me 
That my Cadd9eyes cannot see at a GglanceC  B7  
[CHORUS:]
EmSigns of a new beAmginning 
B7Signs of a life worth Emliving
The Am7better to forget than to Cmaj7be all that upset
It's the Am7time G/Bto  Ctaste A7/C#the   C/Dwine
[VERSE 3:]
And Gmaybe someday things will Cchange 
                            D             C~
And come within range and be laughable 
EveryAmthing is okay 
I can Cadd9tell by the way that you Gdance 
[VERSE 4:]
They say that people don't Ctry 
                            D             C~
That's just a lie, they work miracles 
It's a Amgift from above 
When we Cadd9talk about love and roGmanceC  B7  
[CHORUS:]
EmSigns of a new toAmmorrow 
DSigns of a life without Gsorrow 
The Am7better to forget than to Cmaj7be all that upset
It's the Am7time G/Bto  Ctaste A7/C#the   C/Dwine
[VERSE 5:]
And Gmaybe this time you will Cbe 
                     D                C~
Romantic like me when I'm with you
And I Amthink you might say 
I can Cadd9tell by the way that you Gdance 
[VERSE 6:]
They say that people don't Cchange 
                             D            C~
Like Home On The Range, it's original 
You do Amsomething to me 
That my Cadd9eyes cannot see at a Gglance C  G  
You do Amsomething to me 
When we Cadd9talk about love and roGmanceC  B7  
]OUTRO:] 
Em   Am   B7sus4   B7   Em   Am7   Cmaj7   Am7 G/B C A7/C# C/D   G

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Romance

by Gordon Lightfoot

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Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

Am7

Cmaj7

G/B

A7/C#

C/D

Cadd9

B7sus4

Gordon Lightfoot - Romance

## NOTE: ~ = Walk-Down from C to Am ##

CAPO: 2nd Fret

Em Am D/F# D G Am7 Cmaj7 Am7 G/B C A7/C# C/D

[INTRO:]

[VERSE 1:]

G C

You said you were through with romance

D C

Why take a chance on anyone

You're so beautiful too

Cadd9 G

I can tell by the way that you dance

[VERSE 2:]

They say that people don't change

D C

Why rearrange the original

You do something to me

Cadd9 G C B7

That my eyes cannot see at a glance

[CHORUS:]

Em Am

Signs of a new beginning

B7 Em

Signs of a life worth living

Am7 Cmaj7

The better to forget than to be all that upset

Am7 G/B C A7/C# C/D

It's the time to taste the wine

[VERSE 3:]

G C

And maybe someday things will change

D C

And come within range and be laughable

Everything is okay

Cadd9 G

I can tell by the way that you dance

[VERSE 4:]

They say that people don't try

D C

That's just a lie, they work miracles

It's a gift from above

Cadd9 G C B7

When we talk about love and romance

[CHORUS:]

Em Am

Signs of a new tomorrow

D G

Signs of a life without sorrow

Am7 Cmaj7

The better to forget than to be all that upset

Am7 G/B C A7/C# C/D

It's the time to taste the wine

[VERSE 5:]

G C

And maybe this time you will be

D C

Romantic like me when I'm with you

And I think you might say

Cadd9 G

I can tell by the way that you dance

[VERSE 6:]

They say that people don't change

D C

Like Home On The Range, it's original

You do something to me

Cadd9 G C G

That my eyes cannot see at a glance

You do something to me

Cadd9 G C B7

When we talk about love and romance

]OUTRO:]

Em Am B7sus4 B7 Em Am7 Cmaj7 Am7 G/B C A7/C# C/D G

About Romance Chords by Gordon Lightfoot

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The chords for "Romance" show the original chord names (including C, Am, Em, D/F#, D, G). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.