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Capo 4 & key of E
Intro -
|  C|  C|  C|  C|
|  C|  C|  F|  F|
I can’t Chear You on the pFhone tonight
                               G|   Am   F|  F|
Maybe it’s the distance, breaking up the line
When I’m not Cnear You I lose the Fold insight
That You Ggive Me -
So I’m on the Fphone tonight
It makes Cno difference to a Fsatelite
But there’s Ga distance and We’re Amalong Ffor the ride
My voice is Ca traveller
My Fheart is full of wires 'n' I feel a connection
To that Gdistant light
In the cAmorner Fof the sky
  |  C..
Aw yeah
..  |  C|  F|  F|
|  G|  G|  Am   F|  F|
I can’t hCear You on the pFhone tonight
Maybe its the Gdistance growing eFver wide
The canyons tCumble
oceans tFurn to fire
For that Gdistant light
In the gAmlory Fof Your eyes
  |  C..
Aw yeah
..  |  C|  F|  F|
|  G|  G|  Am   F|  F|
Aw yeah
|  C|  C|  F|  F|
|  G|  G|  Am   F|  F|
|  C|  C|  F|  F|
|  G|  G|  Am   F|  F|  C..

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Distance

by Mike Sempert

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

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 4 & key of E

Intro -

C C C C

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C C F F

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C F

I can’t hear You on the phone tonight

G Am F F

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Maybe it’s the distance, breaking up the line

C F

When I’m not near You I lose the old insight

That You give Me -

So I’m on the phone tonight

C F

It makes no difference to a satelite

G Am F

But there’s a distance and We’re along for the ride

My voice is a traveller

My heart is full of wires 'n' I feel a connection

To that distant light

Am F

In the corner of the sky

| ..

Aw yeah

C F F

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G G Am F F

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C F

I can’t hear You on the phone tonight

G F

Maybe its the distance growing ever wide

The canyons tumble

oceans turn to fire

For that distant light

Am F

In the glory of Your eyes

| ..

Aw yeah

C F F

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G G Am F F

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Aw yeah

C C F F

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G G Am F F

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C C F F

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G G Am F F C

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