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 G6(320030)
[Intro]
  Em    C    Amx3
[Verse]
EmThe king had something
Cchanged within him
AmI should have told him no
EmOh ColombusC,
AmI never should have let you go
Now Emaching wires,
Cmidnight fires AmThings I could not know
EmOh CoClombus,
I Amnever should have let you go
AmYou dGon't suppose there'd
FBe room in here someDwhere for me
AmI thiGnk I just need SomFeones words to Dreassure me
CI don't blame Dany of you, Fmaj7and I don't blame myG6self
[Instrumental]
  Em    C   Amx3
[Verse]
EmWaiting for my small reCward It's Amgoing to come somehow
EmOh ColoCmbus, I Amwish that you could see us now
EmWe don't posess a Csingle empty tear AmOr furrowed brow
EmOh ColCombus, I Amwish that you could see us now
AmYou dGon't suppose there'd
FBe room in here someDwhere for me
AmI thiGnk I just need SomFeone's words to Dreassure me
CI can't change Dany of you, Fmaj7I can't change myG6self
[Instrumental]
  Em    C   Amx3
[Verse]
EmThe man had something strange Cabout him He Amshould have let me know
EmOh ColuCmbus, I Amwish I'd never let you go
AmYou dGon't suppose there'd
FBe room in here someDwhere for me
AmI thinGk I just need SomFeones words to rDeassure me
CI don't blame Dany of you, and Fmaj7I don't blame myG6self ColEmombus

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Columbus

by The Church

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Fmaj7

(320030)

[Intro]

Em C Am

[Verse]

The king had something

changed within him

I should have told him no

Em C

Oh Colombus,

I never should have let you go

Now aching wires,

C Am

midnight fires Things I could not know

Em C

Oh Colombus,

I never should have let you go

Am G

You don't suppose there'd

F D

Be room in here somewhere for me

Am G F D

I think I just need Someones words to reassure me

C D Fmaj7 G6

I don't blame any of you, and I don't blame myself

[Instrumental]

Em C Am

[Verse]

Em C Am

Waiting for my small reward It's going to come somehow

Em C Am

Oh Colombus, I wish that you could see us now

Em C Am

We don't posess a single empty tear Or furrowed brow

Em C Am

Oh Colombus, I wish that you could see us now

Am G

You don't suppose there'd

F D

Be room in here somewhere for me

Am G F D

I think I just need Someone's words to reassure me

C D Fmaj7 G6

I can't change any of you, I can't change myself

[Instrumental]

Em C Am

[Verse]

Em C Am

The man had something strange about him He should have let me know

Em C Am

Oh Columbus, I wish I'd never let you go

Am G

You don't suppose there'd

F D

Be room in here somewhere for me

Am G F D

I think I just need Someones words to reassure me

C D Fmaj7 G6 Em

I don't blame any of you, and I don't blame myself Colombus

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