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Christina

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standard tuning
capo 1
[Verse]
GIf you had the real Dthing how would you Atell
Liars can Gsay it all just as well
Every Dsingle word Ayou're heard in Gvain
Baubles of Dgold stars in your Ahair
Reflections that Gtold you that they were not there
And the Ddiamonds on your Achecks have turned to Gflames
And up in the Aair they would Dwrite your Bmname there
But Glove would Afall to F#mpieces Bmin the rain
Who would know Abetter than you
A hundred love Gletters and none of them true
Chris... Dtina... A....ohhh GChris... Dtina... A....ohhhG  
It's a wonderous Dworld of ridiculous Athings
With nothing so Grare as the love that it brings
In the Dsilence of a Asmile that under Gstands
A piece of the Daction, pieces of Agold
Everyone's Gpaid well and does what they're told
For the Dsimple daughter Aof a simple Gman
And up in the Aair they would Dwrite your name there
              G         Abm
But love would fall to pieces in the rain
Who would know Abetter than you
A hundred love Gletters and none of them true
Chris... Dtina... A....ohhh GChris... Dtina... A....ohhhG  
Chris... Dtina... A....ohhh GChris... Dtina... A....E  
[Outro]
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Christina

by Patty Griffin

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

standard tuning

capo 1

[Verse]

G D A

If you had the real thing how would you tell

Liars can say it all just as well

D A G

Every single word you're heard in vain

D A

Baubles of gold stars in your hair

Reflections that told you that they were not there

D A G

And the diamonds on your checks have turned to flames

A D Bm

And up in the air they would write your name there

G A F#m Bm

But love would fall to pieces in the rain

Who would know better than you

A hundred love letters and none of them true

D A G D A G

Chris... tina... ....ohhh Chris... tina... ....ohhh

D A

It's a wonderous world of ridiculous things

With nothing so rare as the love that it brings

D A G

In the silence of a smile that under stands

D A

A piece of the action, pieces of gold

Everyone's paid well and does what they're told

D A G

For the simple daughter of a simple man

A D

And up in the air they would write your name there

G A

But love would fall to pieces in the rain

Who would know better than you

A hundred love letters and none of them true

D A G D A G

Chris... tina... ....ohhh Chris... tina... ....ohhh

D A G D A E

Chris... tina... ....ohhh Chris... tina... ....

[Outro]

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