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LORD KNOWS (Ron Sexsmith)
Album: "Carousel One" (2015)
Capo 1
[Intro]
Am  Dm  G  C  Am  Dm  G
[Verse 1]
CLord I've seen Fhappier days
GHaven't we all, Cso anyway
CSince we're just Fhanging around
GLet's hit the town and Cstart drinking
CLord knows there's Fpeople out there
GWho ain't exactly Cwalking on air
CHeart aches been Fgoing around
But Gwhen I get down I start Csinging
[Chorus]
AmLord knows its Dmhard out there
GAt times conCfusing and hell
AmLord knows I've Dmseen my share
Of Glosing out
[Verse 2]
CLord I'm suFrrounded by friends
We Gknow what its like to Cknow how it ends
CWhich is why I'm Fbuying a round
OtherGwise I am bound to start Cthinking
[Solo]
  C    F    G    C(x2)
[Chorus]
AmLord knows its Dmhard out there
GAt times conCfusing and hell
AmLord Knows I've Dmseen my share
Of Glosing out
[Verse 3]
CThings will get Fbetter I know
GHow do I know? Where Celse could it go
CHeart aches been Fgoing around
But Gwhen I get down I start Csinging
CLa la la Fla la la la
GLa la la la COh oh oh oh
[Outro]
C  F  G  C

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Lord Knows

by Ron Sexsmith

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LORD KNOWS (Ron Sexsmith)

Album: "Carousel One" (2015)

Capo 1

[Intro]

Am Dm G C Am Dm G

[Verse 1]

C F

Lord I've seen happier days

G C

Haven't we all, so anyway

C F

Since we're just hanging around

G C

Let's hit the town and start drinking

C F

Lord knows there's people out there

G C

Who ain't exactly walking on air

C F

Heart aches been going around

G C

But when I get down I start singing

[Chorus]

Am Dm

Lord knows its hard out there

G C

At times confusing and hell

Am Dm

Lord knows I've seen my share

Of losing out

[Verse 2]

C F

Lord I'm surrounded by friends

G C

We know what its like to know how it ends

C F

Which is why I'm buying a round

G C

Otherwise I am bound to start thinking

[Solo]

C F G C

(x2)

[Chorus]

Am Dm

Lord knows its hard out there

G C

At times confusing and hell

Am Dm

Lord Knows I've seen my share

Of losing out

[Verse 3]

C F

Things will get better I know

G C

How do I know? Where else could it go

C F

Heart aches been going around

G C

But when I get down I start singing

C F

La la la la la la la

G C

La la la la Oh oh oh oh

[Outro]

C F G C

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