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Not Over By Half

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Original in B, so when played in G: Capo 4
[Intro]
G C Em G
G C Em G
[Verse 1]
You've Gtorn your Gshirt, you've Goutgrown this Ctown
Your Cfriends are all Gscattered and you're DloneDsome
But Gyou're still Gsearchin' for Gmusic in the Csounds
It's a Ctame world would Gleave you unDbroGkenG  G  G  
[Verse 2]
Oh Glady, oh Gmother bring your Ggarden to Cme
Pull Cit 'round my Gbody so the Dworld cannot Dsee
The Gblue of my Gveins and the Gtracks on my Ccheeks
Leave the Ctulips for Gwhen I go DunGderG  
[Chorus]
But Cit's not Gover by DhalfD  
There's a Cgold in your Geyes bloomin' Emout through the DblackD  
And Cyou're still Gstanding, your Emhand on the Cmap
No Cit's not Gover, not Dover by GhalfG  G  G  
[Verse 3]
And Gwhen that day Gcomes and the Glights grow Cdim
The Cweight off your Gshoulders, the Dsun off your Dskin
And the Gones who have Gknown you, your Glovers and Cfriends
Will be Cmarked by a Gspark that was DtaGkenG  
[Chorus]
But Cit's not Gover by DhalfD  
There's a Cgold in your Geyes loomin' Emout through the DblackD  
And Cyou're still Gstanding, your Emhand on the Cmap
No Cit's not Gover, not Dover by GhalfG  G  G  
[Instrumental]
C G D D
C G Em D D
C G Em C
C G D G
G G G G
[Verse 4]
GHere on the Gmountain I am Gthinking of Cyou
The Cbirds are all Gsinging, Dscreaming of Dyouth
And Ghere I am Gholding, Gkeeping Croom
Just a Cplace you can Glay when you're DolGderG  
[Chorus]
But Cit's not Gover by DhalfD  
There's a Cgold in your Geyes loomin' Emout through the DblackD  
And Cyou're still Gstanding, your Emhand on the Cmap
No Cit's not Gover, not Dover by GhalfG  
[Outro]
C G D G

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Not Over By Half

by Joan Shelley

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Original in B, so when played in G: Capo 4

[Intro]

G C Em G

[Verse 1]

G G G C

You've torn your shirt, you've outgrown this town

C G D D

Your friends are all scattered and you're lonesome

G G G C

But you're still searchin' for music in the sounds

C G D G G G G

It's a tame world would leave you unbroken

[Verse 2]

G G G C

Oh lady, oh mother bring your garden to me

C G D D

Pull it 'round my body so the world cannot see

G G G C

The blue of my veins and the tracks on my cheeks

C G D G G

Leave the tulips for when I go under

[Chorus]

C G D D

But it's not over by half

C G Em D D

There's a gold in your eyes bloomin' out through the black

C G Em C

And you're still standing, your hand on the map

C G D G G G G

No it's not over, not over by half

[Verse 3]

G G G C

And when that day comes and the lights grow dim

C G D D

The weight off your shoulders, the sun off your skin

G G G C

And the ones who have known you, your lovers and friends

C G D G G

Will be marked by a spark that was taken

[Chorus]

C G D D

But it's not over by half

C G Em D D

There's a gold in your eyes loomin' out through the black

C G Em C

And you're still standing, your hand on the map

C G D G G G G

No it's not over, not over by half

[Instrumental]

C G D D

C G Em D D

C G Em C

C G D G

G G G G

[Verse 4]

G G G C

Here on the mountain I am thinking of you

C G D D

The birds are all singing, screaming of youth

G G G C

And here I am holding, keeping room

C G D G G

Just a place you can lay when you're older

[Chorus]

C G D D

But it's not over by half

C G Em D D

There's a gold in your eyes loomin' out through the black

C G Em C

And you're still standing, your hand on the map

C G D G G

No it's not over, not over by half

[Outro]

C G D G

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