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A Plan Too Far

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[Intro]
 Em   C   G   Cx4
[Verse 1]
  EmI could beClieve it when you Gfound aCnother one
  EmAnd lived to Csee when you were Gwrestled Cto the ground
  EmThe lady Cgets what she Gwants, it's Ctrue
  EmWhat she Cdidn't get, there's Gtwo of Cyou
[Verse 2]
  EmWent Cdark when the Gmoon hid beChind a tree
  EmBut I could Ctell you were Gstanding Cover me
  EmI took a Cdrink from your Gmoonshine Cjar
  EmYeah baby, Csee you've got a Gplan too Cfar
[Pre-Chorus]
 EmHeyC, the Gslope gets CslippierEm. YeahC, the Gwomen get Clippier
 EmOh Cno, you Gcan't come Cback to EmmeC  G  C  
[Chorus 1]
DmLook here now, this is Am7where you are
A Dmbig blue sky and a Am7plan too EmfarC  G  C  Em  C  G  C  
[Verse 3]
  EmYou're two Csided sure as Gday and Cnight
  EmUp and Cdown and then you're Gleft and Cright
  EmYou're as Cconsistent as a Gweather vane Ccock
  EmBut still preCtending you can Gbeat the Cclock
[Verse 4]
  EmYeah, people Ctalk and they Ghave no Cshame
  EmThey see your Cpicture and they Gknow your Cname
  EmModern Cstalking with a Gcommon Ctouch
EmNobody knows Cnothing, but they Gknow too Cmuch, yeah
[Pre-Chorus]
  EmHeyC, the Gslope gets CslippierEm. YeahC, the Gwomen get Clippier
  EmOh Cno, you Gcan't come Cback to EmmeC  G  C  
[Chorus 2]
Well, Dmlook here now, this is Am7where you are
A Dmbig blue sky and a Am7plan too far
  DmBut pretty baby you're a Am7shooting star
In a Dmbig blue sky and a Am7plan too EmfarC  G  C  Em  C  G  C  
[Instrumental]
 Em   C   G   Cx6
[Chorus 2]
DmLook here now, this is Am7where you are
A Dmbig blue sky and a Am7plan too far
  DmBut pretty baby you're a Am7shooting star
In a Dmbig blue sky with a Am7plan too Emfar

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A Plan Too Far

by Chrissie Hynde

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Am7

[Intro]

Em C G C

[Verse 1]

Em C G C

I could believe it when you found another one

Em C G C

And lived to see when you were wrestled to the ground

Em C G C

The lady gets what she wants, it's true

Em C G C

What she didn't get, there's two of you

[Verse 2]

Em C G C

Went dark when the moon hid behind a tree

Em C G C

But I could tell you were standing over me

Em C G C

I took a drink from your moonshine jar

Em C G C

Yeah baby, see you've got a plan too far

[Pre-Chorus]

Em C G C Em C G C

Hey, the slope gets slippier. Yeah, the women get lippier

Em C G C Em C G C

Oh no, you can't come back to me

[Chorus 1]

Dm Am7

Look here now, this is where you are

Dm Am7 Em C G C Em C G C

A big blue sky and a plan too far

[Verse 3]

Em C G C

You're two sided sure as day and night

Em C G C

Up and down and then you're left and right

Em C G C

You're as consistent as a weather vane cock

Em C G C

But still pretending you can beat the clock

[Verse 4]

Em C G C

Yeah, people talk and they have no shame

Em C G C

They see your picture and they know your name

Em C G C

Modern stalking with a common touch

Em C G C

Nobody knows nothing, but they know too much, yeah

[Pre-Chorus]

Em C G C Em C G C

Hey, the slope gets slippier. Yeah, the women get lippier

Em C G C Em C G C

Oh no, you can't come back to me

[Chorus 2]

Dm Am7

Well, look here now, this is where you are

Dm Am7

A big blue sky and a plan too far

Dm Am7

But pretty baby you're a shooting star

Dm Am7 Em C G C Em C G C

In a big blue sky and a plan too far

[Instrumental]

Em C G C

[Chorus 2]

Dm Am7

Look here now, this is where you are

Dm Am7

A big blue sky and a plan too far

Dm Am7

But pretty baby you're a shooting star

Dm Am7 Em

In a big blue sky with a plan too far

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