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Porchlight

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G Em Am C
GHey when the Emneed becomes too sAmtrong or long
And Cdrawn out for me to Gtake
Like a Emcigarette burn to the Amfleshy turbines COF my hGeart
That faded Emafternoon floats bCreezily into my memorGy
Cool shafts of liEmght appear and AmI'm left here
                      C   G   Em   Am   Cx2
Standing naked on my own
GYour voice is smEmall on my voiAmce mail system
A miCllion miles awaGy
But if I turEmned it off
I wAmould not hear the lCittle things you sGay
"The world must chilEml"
And like a Amking I ring up oCld acquaintanceGs
It's like the man Emsays "I ain't hAmere on business"
It's all work anywaDy
On any other dayC  
They say the liAmght has got no equaDl
                  C    G   Em   Am   Cx2
On any other day
GThe date's irEmrelevant but she wAmas drunk
In the hCeat of the June nGight
The faces Emin the windows - Amshouts rang out
Into dCawn's early liGght
The flailing Emarms and scrambling egAmgs I fled
On Cmy two shambling lGegs
"I gotta gEmo" I said - they Amboth looked dead
On any other dCay
On any other daDy
They say the liAmght has got no equalD  
On any other daCy
On any other daDy
They say the lAmight has got no equalD  
            Am       C   G   Em   Am   Cx2
On any other day
GThe fire blaEmzed away
The kiAmtchen porch was Call that RE-Gmained
And I'm out hEmere alone - beat Amup and pissed
UN-Ctil this very dGay
That old hotel Emrang back in fAmuzzy time
And I was rCavaged to the Gbone
Your voEmice got smaller 'til I rAmealized
CIt was gonDe
On any other daCy
They'd say the lAmight has got no Dequal
On any other dCay
On any other dDay
I swear the lAmight has got no equDal
            Am     C   G   Em   Am   Cx2
On any other day
I realize
I realize
It was gone

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Porchlight

by Buffalo Tom

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G Em Am C

G Em Am

Hey when the need becomes too strong or long

C G

And drawn out for me to take

Em Am C G

Like a cigarette burn to the fleshy turbines OF my heart

Em C G

That faded afternoon floats breezily into my memory

Em Am

Cool shafts of light appear and I'm left here

C G Em Am C

Standing naked on my own

G Em Am

Your voice is small on my voice mail system

C G

A million miles away

But if I turned it off

Am C G

I would not hear the little things you say

"The world must chill"

Am C G

And like a king I ring up old acquaintances

Em Am

It's like the man says "I ain't here on business"

It's all work anyway

On any other day

Am D

They say the light has got no equal

C G Em Am C

On any other day

G Em Am

The date's irrelevant but she was drunk

C G

In the heat of the June night

Em Am

The faces in the windows - shouts rang out

C G

Into dawn's early light

Em Am

The flailing arms and scrambling eggs I fled

C G

On my two shambling legs

Em Am

"I gotta go" I said - they both looked dead

On any other day

Am D

They say the light has got no equal

On any other day

Am D

They say the light has got no equal

Am C G Em Am C

On any other day

G Em

The fire blazed away

Am C G

The kitchen porch was all that RE-mained

Em Am

And I'm out here alone - beat up and pissed

C G

UN-til this very day

Em Am

That old hotel rang back in fuzzy time

C G

And I was ravaged to the bone

Em Am

Your voice got smaller 'til I realized

C D

It was gone

On any other day

Am D

They'd say the light has got no equal

On any other day

Am D

I swear the light has got no equal

Am C G Em Am C

On any other day

I realize

It was gone

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