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State Of Grace

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[Verse 1]
AThere you go
ESlipping away into a Fstate of grace
DmI know the look that comes Bbacross your face
EIt's so familiar to Ame
AHere I am
ETrying to keep you in my Fline of sight
DmI'm never certain that you Bbread me right
ESometimes you don't want to Asee
[Chorus]
F#mHere we are
EBoth of us know we're in F#mlove
EBut that isn't always eF#mnough
EI never could rise Bmabove it all, Edown I fall
[Verse 2]
But darling Athere you go
ESlipping away into a Fstate of grace
DmGranted, this world is not a Bbperfect place
EStill it's the world that I'm Ain
AHere I am
ETalking while you don't hear a Fword I say
DmKnowing you're watching me from Bbfar away
ESomewhere that I've never bAeen
[Bridge]
EDon't you see
GmYou lived a different F#mlife than me
FmIt don't mean you Ahave to be Eafraid of how
BmWe're not the same, Edon't leave me now
But darling Athere you go
ESlipping awayF  Dm  Bb  Dm  E  A  
[Chorus]
F#mHow can I
EGet you to stay where you F#mare?
EKeep you from going too F#mfar
EHolding you here is so Bmhard to do, EI'm losing you
And darling Athere you go
ESlipping away into a Fstate of grace
DmDrifting away into your sacreBbd place
ESomeplace that I've never Abeen
Ending
AThere you go
ESlipping awFay
DmSlipping away Einto a state of gArace
AThere you go
ESlipping awFay Einto a state of Agrace
DmYeah, drifting aBbway Einto that sacred pAlace

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State Of Grace

by Billy Joel

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F#m

[Verse 1]

There you go

E F

Slipping away into a state of grace

Dm Bb

I know the look that comes across your face

E A

It's so familiar to me

Here I am

E F

Trying to keep you in my line of sight

Dm Bb

I'm never certain that you read me right

E A

Sometimes you don't want to see

[Chorus]

F#m

Here we are

E F#m

Both of us know we're in love

E F#m

But that isn't always enough

E Bm E

I never could rise above it all, down I fall

[Verse 2]

But darling there you go

E F

Slipping away into a state of grace

Dm Bb

Granted, this world is not a perfect place

E A

Still it's the world that I'm in

Here I am

E F

Talking while you don't hear a word I say

Dm Bb

Knowing you're watching me from far away

E A

Somewhere that I've never been

[Bridge]

Don't you see

Gm F#m

You lived a different life than me

Fm A E

It don't mean you have to be afraid of how

Bm E

We're not the same, don't leave me now

But darling there you go

E F Dm Bb Dm E A

Slipping away

[Chorus]

F#m

How can I

E F#m

Get you to stay where you are?

E F#m

Keep you from going too far

E Bm E

Holding you here is so hard to do, I'm losing you

And darling there you go

E F

Slipping away into a state of grace

Dm Bb

Drifting away into your sacred place

E A

Someplace that I've never been

Ending

There you go

E F

Slipping away

Dm E A

Slipping away into a state of grace

There you go

E F E A

Slipping away into a state of grace

Dm Bb E A

Yeah, drifting away into that sacred place

About State Of Grace Chords by Billy Joel

Learn how to play State Of Grace by Billy Joel with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “State Of Grace chords”, “State Of Grace guitar chords”, or “Billy Joel State Of Grace chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy State Of Grace chords and for experienced players who want accurate State Of Grace lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include A, E, F, Dm, Bb, F#m.

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The chords for "State Of Grace" show the original chord names (including A, E, F, Dm, Bb, F#m). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.