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One Word Away

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[Intro]
 C   Em(x6)
G
[Verse]
GPacked up my guitar and tapDe machine
EmBoxed up my books and my Cmagazines
GI never thought it be such an Deasy thing
To write myselBmf out of this Emscene
GAnd there's a long list in the Dback of my mind
EmOf my sins, mistakes, and petCty crimes
GAnd though I know you're the forDgiving kind
It's a Bmlong, hard Emclimb
[Chorus]
But Cdon't you forEmget where I Gstand
COne word awEmay is where I Dam
[Verse]
GAnd tell me now that you have Dnever tried
EmTo calm the voices, keep them Csatisfied
GAnd though we think we waste the Dtears we cried
It may be enouBmgh to fill this divEmide
GSent you a postcard from a Dfrozen land
EmWrote a few lines I hoped you'd Cunderstand
GI never could explain how I Dnever planned
For things to Bmget so out of Emhand
[Chorus]
But Cdon't you forEmget where I Gstand
COne word awEmay is where I Dam
[Outro]
G        D
Em       C
G        D
Bm       Em
G        D
Em       C
G        D
Bm       Em

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One Word Away

by Scott Wooldridge

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C Em

(x6)

[Verse]

G D

Packed up my guitar and tape machine

Em C

Boxed up my books and my magazines

G D

I never thought it be such an easy thing

Bm Em

To write myself out of this scene

G D

And there's a long list in the back of my mind

Em C

Of my sins, mistakes, and petty crimes

G D

And though I know you're the forgiving kind

Bm Em

It's a long, hard climb

[Chorus]

C Em G

But don't you forget where I stand

C Em D

One word away is where I am

[Verse]

G D

And tell me now that you have never tried

Em C

To calm the voices, keep them satisfied

G D

And though we think we waste the tears we cried

Bm Em

It may be enough to fill this divide

G D

Sent you a postcard from a frozen land

Em C

Wrote a few lines I hoped you'd understand

G D

I never could explain how I never planned

Bm Em

For things to get so out of hand

[Chorus]

C Em G

But don't you forget where I stand

C Em D

One word away is where I am

[Outro]

G D

Em C

G D

Bm Em

G D

Em C

G D

Bm Em

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