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Every Little Bit

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[Intro] 
G  Bb6  C9  Bb6  G  Bb6  C9  Bb6
[Verse 1]
   GIt's funny Bb6how a morC9ning tuBb6rns a love Gto shameBb6  C9  Bb6  
   GDisguBb6ised and disfC9igured and you tBb6hought I taGsted like raBb6inC9  Bb6  
   GThere's nothing hBb6ere but a sC9hadow nothin heBb6re
Now you kGnow
Now you kBb6now
Now you kC9now
Now you kBb6now
   GThere's nothin hBb6ere but the shC9adowBb6, and nGow you knowBb6  C9  Bb6  
[Chorus]
    CI spit, I spit in the eDye
I tear, I tear out my hGeart
And I scatter the bCits
   CI stay unseen by the lDight
I stay untold by the tGruth
I'm sold by a lieEm  
By tChis I am able in aDll of my travels
To mGake these memories qCuit
But tonight I clearly recDall every little bitG  Bb6  C9  Bb6  G  Bb6  C9  Bb6  
[Verse 2]
    GI can cBb6hew like a caC9nnibal
I can Bb6yell like a cGatBb6  C9  Bb6  
    GI even Bb6had you beliC9eving that I reaBb6lly really Glike it like tC9hat, like thBb6at (Whoa, oh)
    GBut there was nBb6ever a mC9oment
Not a mBb6oment
Now you kGnow
Now you kBb6now
Now you kC9now
Now you kBb6now
    GYou ever gBb6ot within a hC9undred mBb6illion miles oGf my soulBb6  C9  Bb6  
[Chorus]
    CI spit, I spit in the eDye
I tear, I tear out my hGeart
And I scatter the bCits
   CI stay unseen by the lDight
I stay untold by the tGruth
I'm sold by a lieEm  
By tChis I am able in aDll of my travels
To mGake these memories qCuit
But tonight I clearly recDall every little bitG  Bb6  C9  Bb6  G  Bb6  C9  Bb6  
[Verse 3]
    GYou left oBb6pen the windC9ow till the moBb6rning
And the wGinter walked inBb6  C9  Bb6  
    GRealitBb6y fired her C9wooden bulleBb6t
Splintered uGnder our skinBb6  C9  Bb6  
    GThey say I'm Bb6walking on fC9reedom
This is fBb6reedom
Now I kGnow
Now I kBb6now
Now I Cknow
Now I kBb6now
    GI still don't bBb6lame you for C9leaving, baby
It's cBb6old lGiving with ghostsBb6  C9  Bb6  
    CI spit, I spit in the eDye
I tear, I tear out my hGeart
And I scatter the bCits
   CI stay unseen by the lDight
I stay untold by the tGruth
I'm sold by a lieEm  
By tChis I am able in aDll of my travels
To mGake these memories qCuit
But tonight I clearly recDall every little bitG  Bb6  C9  Bb6  G  Bb6  C9  Bb6  

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Every Little Bit

by Patty Griffin

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Bb6

[Intro]

G Bb6 C9 Bb6 G Bb6 C9 Bb6

[Verse 1]

G Bb6 C9 Bb6 G Bb6 C9 Bb6

It's funny how a morning turns a love to shame

G Bb6 C9 Bb6 G Bb6 C9 Bb6

Disguised and disfigured and you thought I tasted like rain

G Bb6 C9 Bb6

There's nothing here but a shadow nothin here

Now you know

Bb6

Now you know

Bb6

Now you know

G Bb6 C9 Bb6 G Bb6 C9 Bb6

There's nothin here but the shadow, and now you know

[Chorus]

C D

I spit, I spit in the eye

I tear, I tear out my heart

And I scatter the bits

C D

I stay unseen by the light

I stay untold by the truth

I'm sold by a lie

C D

By this I am able in all of my travels

G C

To make these memories quit

D G Bb6 C9 Bb6 G Bb6 C9 Bb6

But tonight I clearly recall every little bit

[Verse 2]

G Bb6 C9

I can chew like a cannibal

Bb6 G Bb6 C9 Bb6

I can yell like a cat

G Bb6 C9 Bb6 G C9 Bb6

I even had you believing that I really really like it like that, like that (Whoa, oh)

G Bb6 C9

But there was never a moment

Bb6

Not a moment

Now you know

Bb6

Now you know

Bb6

Now you know

G Bb6 C9 Bb6 G Bb6 C9 Bb6

You ever got within a hundred million miles of my soul

[Chorus]

C D

I spit, I spit in the eye

I tear, I tear out my heart

And I scatter the bits

C D

I stay unseen by the light

I stay untold by the truth

I'm sold by a lie

C D

By this I am able in all of my travels

G C

To make these memories quit

D G Bb6 C9 Bb6 G Bb6 C9 Bb6

But tonight I clearly recall every little bit

[Verse 3]

G Bb6 C9 Bb6

You left open the window till the morning

G Bb6 C9 Bb6

And the winter walked in

G Bb6 C9 Bb6

Reality fired her wooden bullet

G Bb6 C9 Bb6

Splintered under our skin

G Bb6 C9

They say I'm walking on freedom

Bb6

This is freedom

Now I know

Bb6

Now I know

Bb6

Now I know

G Bb6 C9

I still don't blame you for leaving, baby

Bb6 G Bb6 C9 Bb6

It's cold living with ghosts

C D

I spit, I spit in the eye

I tear, I tear out my heart

And I scatter the bits

C D

I stay unseen by the light

I stay untold by the truth

I'm sold by a lie

C D

By this I am able in all of my travels

G C

To make these memories quit

D G Bb6 C9 Bb6 G Bb6 C9 Bb6

But tonight I clearly recall every little bit

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