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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
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plays this song in D, and Mary-Chapin plays the acoustic guitar in C, capoed
up two frets (as I've written it here).
   Don't worry too much about the bass notes in the chorus; they were just
   The little riff at the end of the C Fmaj7 G G lines (after "tell me what
we're gonna do") is just Gsus4-Gsus4-G, Gsus4-Gsus4-G.  Finger  Gas 320003,
and use your index finger to do the first fret on the B string.  (Of course,
it's Asus4-Asus4-A if you play it in D.)
   Each chord is half a measure.  Capo 2.
version of this song.  The chords were pretty much the same, but it was
finger-picked instead of strummed, and there was an E or E7 chord between
the G and Am, right before "But you pretend..."  Try it.
C[intCro]Fmaj7  Fmaj7  G  G  G  G  C  C  Fmaj7  Fmaj7  G  G  G  G  
   CHey bCaby, tFmaj7ell me what we're Fmaj7gonna dGoG  G  G  
   CIt's Cgetting crFmaj7azy and I neFmaj7ed some help from yGouG  G  G  
CWe Cwere so connFected that Fyou were a pGart of GmeG  G  
CNow CI feel an eFmptiness Fright to the hGeart of GmeG  G  
         Am        G/B        C         C      F  C/E           G  G  
But you pretend and I pretend that everything is fine
And Amthough we G/Bshould be Cat an eFnd
             Am            F(2/4) G  
It's so hard admittin' when it's quittin' time
(4/4)    C    C    Fmaj7    Fmaj7    G    G    G  G  
     [instrumental]
Hey baby, I'm running out of things to say            (  C   C   FM7   FM7    G    G    G  G)
Please don't hate me, this feeling just won't go away (  C   C   FM7   FM7    G    G    G  G)
Now we're spending all our time caught in  Afantasy   (  C    C     F    F    G    G    G  G)
Just trying to keep in mind the way it used to be     (  C    C     F    F    G    G    G  G)
[Chorus]
[Guitar solo, same chords as chorus]
But you pretend and I pretend that everything is fine (  Am    G    C    C    F    C    G  G)
And though we should be at an end                     (  Am    G    C  F)
It's so hard admittin' when it's quittin' time        (Am  F  G  C)
But you pretend and I pretend that everything is fine (  Am    G    C    C    F    C    G  G)
And though we should be at an end                     (  Am    G    C  F)
It's so hard admittin' when it's quittin'...          (Am  F  G)
(So hard admittin' when it's quittin'...)             (Am  F  G)
So hard admittin' when it's quittin' time             (  Am    F    G  C)

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Quittin Time

by Mary Chapin Carpenter

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Gsus4

Fmaj7

G/B

FM7

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#

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plays this song in D, and Mary-Chapin plays the acoustic guitar in C, capoed

up two frets (as I've written it here).

Don't worry too much about the bass notes in the chorus; they were just

The little riff at the end of the C Fmaj7 G G lines (after "tell me what

Gsus4 Gsus4 G Gsus4 Gsus4 G G

we're gonna do") is just --, --. Finger as 320003,

and use your index finger to do the first fret on the B string. (Of course,

it's Asus4-Asus4-A if you play it in D.)

Each chord is half a measure. Capo 2.

version of this song. The chords were pretty much the same, but it was

finger-picked instead of strummed, and there was an E or E7 chord between

the G and Am, right before "But you pretend..." Try it.

C C Fmaj7 Fmaj7 G G G G C C Fmaj7 Fmaj7 G G G G

[intro]

C C Fmaj7 Fmaj7 G G G G

Hey baby, tell me what we're gonna do

C C Fmaj7 Fmaj7 G G G G

It's getting crazy and I need some help from you

C C F F G G G G

We were so connected that you were a part of me

C C F F G G G G

Now I feel an emptiness right to the heart of me

Am G/B C C F C G G

But you pretend and I pretend that everything is fine

Am G/B C F

And though we should be at an end

Am F G

(2/4)

It's so hard admittin' when it's quittin' time

C C Fmaj7 Fmaj7 G G G G

(4/4)

[instrumental]

C C FM7 FM7 G G G G

Hey baby, I'm running out of things to say ( )

C C FM7 FM7 G G G G

Please don't hate me, this feeling just won't go away ( )

A C C F F G G G G

Now we're spending all our time caught in fantasy ( )

C C F F G G G G

Just trying to keep in mind the way it used to be ( )

[Chorus]

[Guitar solo, same chords as chorus]

Am G C C F C G G

But you pretend and I pretend that everything is fine ( )

Am G C F

And though we should be at an end ( )

It's so hard admittin' when it's quittin' time (Am F G C)

Am G C C F C G G

But you pretend and I pretend that everything is fine ( )

Am G C F

And though we should be at an end ( )

It's so hard admittin' when it's quittin'... (Am F G)

(So hard admittin' when it's quittin'...) (Am F G)

Am F G C

So hard admittin' when it's quittin' time ( )

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