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Beth Amsel - How It Comes To This
CAPO: 1st Fret
[Verse 1]
GCome quick the fire's dead
It's an Dashen pale from a coal hot red
And Emthis is how it goes out you said
CHmmmD  
[Verse 2]
I Gshut my eyes and squeeze them tight
DPace myself with a fond goodnight
And Emhope against hope that I'll be alright
CHmmmD  
[Chorus]
And, Emoh, how it Dcomes to Gthis
      Em                        D           Gc
A sorry ending from that first promising kiss
You don't Emalways reDceive the equal Gmeasure of what you Cspend
I am homeward Dbound aGgainC  G  
[Verse 3]
GRide out of town on a narrow gauge rail
You Dsend me letters through the U.S. mail
With Emflowered stamps you leave a post mark trail
CHeyD  
[Verse 4]
And Gevery passage hurts like hell
Try to Dprove ourselves worthy through the stories we tell
And conEmvince each other that it's just as well
CHeyD  
[Chorus]
And, Emoh, how it Dcomes to Gthis
      Em                        D           Gc
A sorry ending from that first promising kiss
You don't Emalways reDceive the equal Gmeasure of what you Cspend
I am homeward Dbound aGgainC  G  
[Instrumental]
D    Em  C  G  D
[Verse 5]
I Gcatch your voice across the telephone
You Djust couldn't leave well enough alone
You add Eminsult to injury and then a dial tone
CHeyD  
[Verse 6]
GI guess I could be spitting mad
I could Dtear through the house burning what we had
But I Emwon't feel better, no I won't feel that
CHeyD  
[Chorus]
And, Emoh, how it Dcomes to Gthis
      Em                        D           Gc
A sorry ending from that first promising kiss
You don't Emalways reDceive the equal Gmeasure of what you Cspend
I am homeward Dbound again
I am Emhomeward Gbound
I am Chomeward Dbound aCgainD  G  

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How It Comes To This

by Beth Amsel

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

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Beth Amsel - How It Comes To This

CAPO: 1st Fret

[Verse 1]

Come quick the fire's dead

It's an ashen pale from a coal hot red

And this is how it goes out you said

C D

Hmmm

[Verse 2]

I shut my eyes and squeeze them tight

Pace myself with a fond goodnight

And hope against hope that I'll be alright

C D

Hmmm

[Chorus]

Em D G

And, oh, how it comes to this

Em D G

A sorry ending from that first promising kiss

Em D G C

You don't always receive the equal measure of what you spend

D G C G

I am homeward bound again

[Verse 3]

Ride out of town on a narrow gauge rail

You send me letters through the U.S. mail

With flowered stamps you leave a post mark trail

C D

Hey

[Verse 4]

And every passage hurts like hell

Try to prove ourselves worthy through the stories we tell

And convince each other that it's just as well

C D

Hey

[Chorus]

Em D G

And, oh, how it comes to this

Em D G

A sorry ending from that first promising kiss

Em D G C

You don't always receive the equal measure of what you spend

D G C G

I am homeward bound again

[Instrumental]

D Em C G D

[Verse 5]

I catch your voice across the telephone

You just couldn't leave well enough alone

You add insult to injury and then a dial tone

C D

Hey

[Verse 6]

I guess I could be spitting mad

I could tear through the house burning what we had

But I won't feel better, no I won't feel that

C D

Hey

[Chorus]

Em D G

And, oh, how it comes to this

Em D G

A sorry ending from that first promising kiss

Em D G C

You don't always receive the equal measure of what you spend

I am homeward bound again

Em G

I am homeward bound

C D C D G

I am homeward bound again

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