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The Difference

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Huge thanks to previous submitters who helped put me on the right track and an 
even bigger thank you to Matt Steele and James Bartlett for their help on the 
lead/harmony licks and theory lessons
volume swell:
e--3-----
b--3-----
g--0-----   let ring
d--2-----
a--3-----
e--------
Intro
G  C  G  C  G  D  G
G  C  G  C  G  D  G
lead lick played 2nd time round in intro
guitar 1
e---3-2-3------------------------------------------------------|
b---------3--------3-5-3------------3-5-3----------------------|
g-----------4----5--------(4)2-0--5--------(4)2-0--------------|
d-------------5-------------------------------------4-4--4--5--|
a--------------------------------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------------------------------|
  GSlow dancing on the CbouleGvard 
  In the Cquiet Gmoments while the Dcity’s Gstill dark
  GSleepwalking through the Csummer Grain and the Ctired Gspaces 
  You could Dhear her Gname when she was 
  CWarm and tender and you 
  EmHeld her arms around you
  DThere was nothing but her 
  EmLove and affection she was 
played with the Em to transition to C
e--7-3-5-2--|
b-----------|
g--7-4-5-2--|
d-----------|
a-----------|
e-----------|
  CCrazy for you now she's 
  GPart of something that you Amlost
e------------------------------|
b--------13------12-------10---|
g------------------------------|
d---12/14---10/12-----9/10-----|
a------------------------------|
e------------------------------|
And for Call you GknowD  G  
CThis could GbeD  G  
The Cdifference beGtween Dwhat you Gneed
And Amwhat you wanna be
Yeah, Cwhat you wanna be
G  C  G  C  G  D  G
guitar 1
e---3-2-3------------------------------------------------------|
b---------3--------3-5-3------------3-5-3----------------------|
g-----------4----5--------(4)2-0--5--------(4)2-0--------------|
d-------------5-------------------------------------4-4--4--5--|
a--------------------------------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------------------------------|
guitar 2
e---7---7------------------------------------------------------|
b-----10--8--------7-8-8------------7-8-8------------7-7-7--8--|
g-----------7----9----------------9--------(7)5-4--------------|
d-------------9------------------------------------------------|
a--------------------------------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------------------------------|
  GNight swimming in her Cdiamond Gdress
  Making Csmall Gcircles move aDcross the Gsurface
  GStand watching from the Csteady Gshore feeling 
  Cwide Gopen and Dwaiting Gfor something
  CWarm and tender now she's 
  EmMoving further from you
  DThere was nothing that could 
  EmMake it easy on you
played with the Em to transition to C
e--7-3-5-2--|
b-----------|
g--7-4-5-2--|
d-----------|
a-----------|
e-----------|
  CEvery step you take 
ReGminds you that she's walking Amhome
e------------------------------|
b--------13------12-------10---|
g------------------------------|
d---12/14---10/12-----9/10-----|
a------------------------------|
e------------------------------|
And for Call you GknowD  G  
CThis could GbeD  G  
The Cdifference beGtween Dwhat you Gneed
And Amwhat you want..........
   CEvery Gword you Dnever said 
   CEchoes Gdown your Dempty 
CHallway and everyGthing that Dwas your 
Amworld.........
Just came Cdown
  GDay breaking on the CbouleGvard feel the 
  Csun Gwarming up your Dsecond Ghand heart
  GLight swimming right aCcross your Gface and you think 
  Cmaybe Gsomeday, yeah
  DMaybe someday
For Call you GknowD  G  
Yeah Cthis could GbeD  G  
The Cdifference beGtween Dwhat you Gneed
And Amwhat you want..........
Yeah for Call you GknowD  G  
For Call you Gknow-ooh-oh-woahD  G  
Yeah for Call that Gyou knowD  G  
This is Amwhat you wanna be
Girl Cwhat you wanna be
Hold C and fade

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The Difference

by Matchbox Twenty

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Huge thanks to previous submitters who helped put me on the right track and an

even bigger thank you to Matt Steele and James Bartlett for their help on the

lead/harmony licks and theory lessons

volume swell:

e--3-----

b--3-----

g--0----- let ring

d--2-----

a--3-----

e--------

Intro

G C G C G D G

lead lick played 2nd time round in intro

guitar 1

e---3-2-3------------------------------------------------------|

b---------3--------3-5-3------------3-5-3----------------------|

g-----------4----5--------(4)2-0--5--------(4)2-0--------------|

d-------------5-------------------------------------4-4--4--5--|

a--------------------------------------------------------------|

e--------------------------------------------------------------|

G C G

Slow dancing on the boulevard

C G D G

In the quiet moments while the city’s still dark

G C G C G

Sleepwalking through the summer rain and the tired spaces

D G

You could hear her name when she was

Warm and tender and you

Held her arms around you

There was nothing but her

Love and affection she was

played with the Em to transition to C

e--7-3-5-2--|

b-----------|

g--7-4-5-2--|

d-----------|

a-----------|

e-----------|

Crazy for you now she's

G Am

Part of something that you lost

e------------------------------|

b--------13------12-------10---|

g------------------------------|

d---12/14---10/12-----9/10-----|

a------------------------------|

e------------------------------|

C G D G

And for all you know

C G D G

This could be

C G D G

The difference between what you need

And what you wanna be

Yeah, what you wanna be

G C G C G D G

guitar 1

e---3-2-3------------------------------------------------------|

b---------3--------3-5-3------------3-5-3----------------------|

g-----------4----5--------(4)2-0--5--------(4)2-0--------------|

d-------------5-------------------------------------4-4--4--5--|

a--------------------------------------------------------------|

e--------------------------------------------------------------|

guitar 2

e---7---7------------------------------------------------------|

b-----10--8--------7-8-8------------7-8-8------------7-7-7--8--|

g-----------7----9----------------9--------(7)5-4--------------|

d-------------9------------------------------------------------|

a--------------------------------------------------------------|

e--------------------------------------------------------------|

G C G

Night swimming in her diamond dress

C G D G

Making small circles move across the surface

G C G

Stand watching from the steady shore feeling

C G D G

wide open and waiting for something

Warm and tender now she's

Moving further from you

There was nothing that could

Make it easy on you

played with the Em to transition to C

e--7-3-5-2--|

b-----------|

g--7-4-5-2--|

d-----------|

a-----------|

e-----------|

Every step you take

G Am

Reminds you that she's walking home

e------------------------------|

b--------13------12-------10---|

g------------------------------|

d---12/14---10/12-----9/10-----|

a------------------------------|

e------------------------------|

C G D G

And for all you know

C G D G

This could be

C G D G

The difference between what you need

And what you want..........

C G D

Every word you never said

C G D

Echoes down your empty

C G D

Hallway and everything that was your

world.........

Just came down

G C G

Day breaking on the boulevard feel the

C G D G

sun warming up your second hand heart

G C G

Light swimming right across your face and you think

C G

maybe someday, yeah

Maybe someday

C G D G

For all you know

C G D G

Yeah this could be

C G D G

The difference between what you need

And what you want..........

C G D G

Yeah for all you know

C G D G

For all you know-ooh-oh-woah

C G D G

Yeah for all that you know

This is what you wanna be

Girl what you wanna be

Hold C and fade

About The Difference Chords by Matchbox Twenty

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