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|      Dm7|      Am9|      Dm7|     Am9|
    Dm7You keep pretty much to yourself
And it's Am9hard to catch your eye
    Dm7Though we know each other well
There's Am9so much you still hide
      Gm7I can only Fmaj7get so close
Be A7/Efore you turn a F6way
    Gm7Maybe you're a Fmaj7fraid of
What I might Em7-5sayA7  
I say you're a Dm7candle in the darkness
You are Am9soothing to the pain
You're a Dm7river in the desert
You're a Am9shelter from the rain
A Gm7welcome shade Fmaj7from the sun
An A7/Eisland in the F6sea  
   Gm7No one's as Fmaj7gone on you as Em7-5me.A7  
Cuz babay I'm a Dm7goner
A7/C#When it comes to you
I'm a Bbmaj7goner
And there's A7nothing I can do.
Be Dm7/Glieve me
Like Fmaj7only you can do
Be Em7-5lieve me when it A7comes to you
I'm Dgone  
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 |      Dm7|      Am9|     Dm7|     Am9|
  ahhhh....
Dm7Tell me I'm not dreamin to myself
You're gettin Am7closer every day
Dm7Tell me that you're falling like I fell
That Am7worries are fading away
        Gm7There's only under Fmaj7standing you can
A7/EBe what you will F6be
    Gm7No one's as Fmaj7gone on you
As Em7-5me.A7  
Cuz babay I'm a Dm7goner
A7/C#When it comes to you
I'm a Bbmaj7goner
And there's A7nothing I can do.
Be Dm7/Glieve me
Like Fmaj7only you can do
Be Em7-5lieve me when it A7comes to you
I'm Dgone
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   Dm7/C       C     Dm7/C     C/Bb     C/Bb    Dm7/Bb  Bb  
/Eb      Bb/Eb            Eb        Dsus4  D  
|  Gm7   Fmaj7|  A7/E   F6|  Gm7   Fmaj7| Em7-5   A7|
 ahhhhhhh.....
Cuz babay I'm a Dm7goner
A7/C#When it comes to you
I'm a Bbmaj7goner
And there's A7nothing I can do.
Be Dm7/Glieve me
Like Fmaj7only you can do
Be Em7-5leive me when it A7comes to you
Be Em7-5lieve me like no A7one can do
be Em7-5lieve me when it A7comes to you
I'm Dgone
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|      Dm9|      Am9|      Dm9|     Am9|

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Goner

by Ian Thomas

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dm7

Am9

Gm7

Fmaj7

A7/E

Em7-5

A7/C#

Bbmaj7

Dm7/G

Am7

Dm7/C

C/Bb

Dm7/Bb

Bb/Eb

Dsus4

Dm9

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Dm7 Am9 Dm7 Am9

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Dm7

You keep pretty much to yourself

Am9

And it's hard to catch your eye

Dm7

Though we know each other well

Am9

There's so much you still hide

Gm7 Fmaj7

I can only get so close

A7/E F6

Be fore you turn a way

Gm7 Fmaj7

Maybe you're a fraid of

Em7-5 A7

What I might say

Dm7

I say you're a candle in the darkness

Am9

You are soothing to the pain

Dm7

You're a river in the desert

Am9

You're a shelter from the rain

Gm7 Fmaj7

A welcome shade from the sun

A7/E F6

An island in the sea

Gm7 Fmaj7 Em7-5 A7

No one's as gone on you as me.

Dm7

Cuz babay I'm a goner

A7/C#

When it comes to you

Bbmaj7

I'm a goner

And there's nothing I can do.

Dm7/G

Be lieve me

Fmaj7

Like only you can do

Em7-5 A7

Be lieve me when it comes to you

I'm gone

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Dm7 Am9 Dm7 Am9

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ahhhh....

Dm7

Tell me I'm not dreamin to myself

Am7

You're gettin closer every day

Dm7

Tell me that you're falling like I fell

Am7

That worries are fading away

Gm7 Fmaj7

There's only under standing you can

A7/E F6

Be what you will be

Gm7 Fmaj7

No one's as gone on you

Em7-5 A7

As me.

Dm7

Cuz babay I'm a goner

A7/C#

When it comes to you

Bbmaj7

I'm a goner

And there's nothing I can do.

Dm7/G

Be lieve me

Fmaj7

Like only you can do

Em7-5 A7

Be lieve me when it comes to you

I'm gone

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Dm7/C C Dm7/C C C/Bb Dm7/Bb Bb

/Bb

Bb/Eb Eb Dsus4 D

/Eb

Gm7 Fmaj7 A7/E F6 Gm7 Fmaj7 Em7-5 A7

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ahhhhhhh.....

Dm7

Cuz babay I'm a goner

A7/C#

When it comes to you

Bbmaj7

I'm a goner

And there's nothing I can do.

Dm7/G

Be lieve me

Fmaj7

Like only you can do

Em7-5 A7

Be leive me when it comes to you

Em7-5 A7

Be lieve me like no one can do

Em7-5 A7

be lieve me when it comes to you

I'm gone

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Dm9 Am9 Dm9 Am9

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