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Petrichor

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[Verse 1]
CIt hasn’t rained, 6 Dmmonths or more
CTill today, a Dmsudden pour
CNow I can smell the Dmpetrichor outAmside
CThe sighing ground gives Dmup its love
CUnto the breeze and the Dmtrees above
CSuddenly your phantom Dmshoves my Amside
Em F G
[Chorus]
GI don’t need you
FI don’t need youEm  F  
GI don’t need you
FBut I sure I want CyouDm  
C     Dm    C    Dm   Am
[Verse]
CI never loved you Dmmore than when
CI turned and walked Dminto the wind
CAnd left you leaning Dmon an old friend of Ammine
CI walked straight Dminto my head
CThe hardest thing I Dmever did
CSeabirds wheeling Dmoverhead Amcrying
Em F G
[Chorus]
GI don’t need you
FI don’t need youEm  F  
GI don’t need you
FBut I sure I want CyouDm  
[Verse]
CI wish I knew the Dmnames of things
COf trees and flowers, Dmbirds that sing
CYou’re much better at that Dmkinda thing than AmI
CAnd I don’t know these Dmstars up here
CYou’d fill me in if Dmyou were near
CYou taught me petrichor, Dmour secret Amsign
Em F G
[Chorus]
GI don’t need you
FI don’t need youEm  F  
GI don’t need you
FBut I sure I want CyouDm  
CI sure I want Dmyou
CI want you Dm  
CYes, I want you

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Petrichor

by Paul Kelly

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Verse 1]

C Dm

It hasn’t rained, 6 months or more

C Dm

Till today, a sudden pour

C Dm Am

Now I can smell the petrichor outside

C Dm

The sighing ground gives up its love

C Dm

Unto the breeze and the trees above

C Dm Am

Suddenly your phantom shoves my side

Em F G

[Chorus]

I don’t need you

F Em F

I don’t need you

F C Dm

But I sure I want you

C Dm C Dm Am

[Verse]

C Dm

I never loved you more than when

C Dm

I turned and walked into the wind

C Dm Am

And left you leaning on an old friend of mine

C Dm

I walked straight into my head

C Dm

The hardest thing I ever did

C Dm Am

Seabirds wheeling overhead crying

Em F G

[Chorus]

I don’t need you

F Em F

I don’t need you

F C Dm

But I sure I want you

[Verse]

C Dm

I wish I knew the names of things

C Dm

Of trees and flowers, birds that sing

C Dm Am

You’re much better at that kinda thing than I

C Dm

And I don’t know these stars up here

C Dm

You’d fill me in if you were near

C Dm Am

You taught me petrichor, our secret sign

Em F G

[Chorus]

I don’t need you

F Em F

I don’t need you

F C Dm

But I sure I want you

C Dm

I sure I want you

C Dm

I want you

Yes, I want you

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