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Cut And Dry

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F#minor

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1/75

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 75Position: 4

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Intro]
e|---------C#50---|--------C#5/C-0---|-------C#5/A--0---|-----C#5/A---0---|
B|-------0--0--|-------0--0--|-------0--0--|------0--0--|
G|-----6-----6-|-----6-----6-|-----6-----6-|----6-----6-|
D|---6---------|---6---------|---6---------|--6---------|
A|-4-----------|-3-----------|-0-----------|0-----------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------|
[Verse 1]
C#5Call me up drunk, anA5ytime,
call me cB5rying down the telephone.E5  
C#5If you just need to hear,
A5a voice that is near,
B5I’ll be looking out for love.E5  
C#5And if you ever A5need to see,
how dB5eep the bullet lies,E5  
just take a lC#5ook to the sea,
see the wA5aves reach me,
I’ll be looB5king out for love.E5  
[Instrumental]
     C#5     C#5/C   C#5/A}2x
[Verse 2]
C#5See the river oveA5rflow,
see the wB5ater start to rise,E5  
C#5see your feet get wet,
it’ll rA5ise to your neck,
I’ll be loB5oking out for love.E5  
C#5People aren’t just gA5ood or bad,
but thiB5ngs they do are cut and dry.E5  
C#5I pride myself on this sense,
A5on your side of the fence,
I’ll be B5looking out for love.E5  
[Instrumental] 
    C#5     C#5/C   C#5/A}2x
[Solo]
e|-----------------|-------------------------|
B|-14-14-12-14-12--|-12-14-12----------12----|
G|-----------------|----------13-11-13----13-| 4x
D|-----------------|-------------------------|
A|-----------------|-------------------------|
E|-----------------|-------------------------|
[Verse 3]
C#5Call me up drunk, anA5ytime,
call me cB5rying down the telephone.E5  
C#5If you just need to hear,
A5a voice that is near,
B5I’ll be looking out for love.E5  
[Solo]
e|-------------------------------------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
B|-14-14-12-14-12----12-14-12----------12----|----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
G|----------------------------13-11-13----13-|-11-9-9-11/13-13|-11-9-9-11/13-11-|---9-11/13-11-9-9--|
D|-------------------------------------------|----------------|-----------------|-11----------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
[Instrumental] 
    C#5     C#5/C   C#5/A}2x
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| /   Slide up
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Cut And Dry

by Gaoler's Daughter

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#5

C#5/C

C#5/A

[Intro]

C#5 C#5/C C#5/A C#5/A

e|---------0---|---------0---|---------0---|--------0---|

B|-------0--0--|-------0--0--|-------0--0--|------0--0--|

G|-----6-----6-|-----6-----6-|-----6-----6-|----6-----6-|

D|---6---------|---6---------|---6---------|--6---------|

A|-4-----------|-3-----------|-0-----------|0-----------|

E|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------|

[Verse 1]

C#5 A5

Call me up drunk, anytime,

B5 E5

call me crying down the telephone.

C#5

If you just need to hear,

a voice that is near,

B5 E5

I’ll be looking out for love.

C#5 A5

And if you ever need to see,

B5 E5

how deep the bullet lies,

C#5

just take a look to the sea,

see the waves reach me,

B5 E5

I’ll be looking out for love.

[Instrumental]

C#5 C#5/C C#5/A

}2x

[Verse 2]

C#5 A5

See the river overflow,

B5 E5

see the water start to rise,

C#5

see your feet get wet,

it’ll rise to your neck,

B5 E5

I’ll be looking out for love.

C#5 A5

People aren’t just good or bad,

B5 E5

but things they do are cut and dry.

C#5

I pride myself on this sense,

on your side of the fence,

B5 E5

I’ll be looking out for love.

[Instrumental]

C#5 C#5/C C#5/A

}2x

[Solo]

e|-----------------|-------------------------|

B|-14-14-12-14-12--|-12-14-12----------12----|

G|-----------------|----------13-11-13----13-| 4x

D|-----------------|-------------------------|

A|-----------------|-------------------------|

E|-----------------|-------------------------|

[Verse 3]

C#5 A5

Call me up drunk, anytime,

B5 E5

call me crying down the telephone.

C#5

If you just need to hear,

a voice that is near,

B5 E5

I’ll be looking out for love.

[Solo]

e|-------------------------------------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------------|

B|-14-14-12-14-12----12-14-12----------12----|----------------|-----------------|-------------------|

G|----------------------------13-11-13----13-|-11-9-9-11/13-13|-11-9-9-11/13-11-|---9-11/13-11-9-9--|

D|-------------------------------------------|----------------|-----------------|-11----------------|

A|-------------------------------------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------------|

[Instrumental]

C#5 C#5/C C#5/A

}2x

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| / Slide up

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