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Blue Chalk

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[Intro]
|      C|     C|   G/B|   G/B|
|     Dm|     C|    Am|   F   G|
|      C|     C|   G/B|   G/B|
|     Dm|     C|    Am|   F   G|
[Verse 1]
  CSo I wonder how she's doing
  G/BI hate it when the rumors fly
  DmThey give off such Ca strange sense of mission
AmWing your helplessFness on Ghigh
[Verse 2]
  CBut she would never run from strangers
  G/BShe sang alone like a bell will toll
  DmWay above the Cclang and the clatter
AmOut of fear of her Fdemon sGo-
|      C|     C|   G/B|   G/B|
-oul      Oh-o-o-o-ooh    Ah-a-a-
|     Dm|     C|    Am|   F   G|
-ahh
[Verse 3]
  CMaybe none of this is my business
  G/BAnd none of what I hear is true
  DmI am far from the Cmint condition
AmCirculation's Fhard on Gyou
[Chorus]
CHold tight, hang tough
  G/BLove's not enough
To Dmkeep you off Cthat stuff
  AmTo save Gyou
  FHold tight, hang tough
EmLove's not enough
To Dmkeep you off Cthat stuff
To Amsave Gyou Cno-
|      C|     C|   G/B|   G/B|
-ow      Oh-o-o-o-ooh    Ah-a-a-
|     Dm|     C|    Am|   F   G|
-ahh
[Interlude]
|      C|     C|   G/B|   G/B|
|     Dm|     C|    Am|   F   G|
|      C|     C|   G/B|   G/B|
|     Dm|     C|    Am|   F   G|
[Verse 4]
  CHe could always find the holes in the bottles
  G/BEven with a blindfold on
  DmNever kept his Cseat on the wagon
AmRolling off like a Frolling Gstone
[Verse 5]
  CBlue chalk between his fingers
  G/BHustling a poolroom song
  DmHe always kept a Cline for the singers
AmPointing his cue Fright from Gwrong
[Chorus]
CHold tight, hang tough
GLove's not enough
DmTo keep you off Amthat stuff
FTo save Gyou
FHold tight, hang tough
Am7Love's not enough
To Dmkeep you off that Cstuff
To Amsave Gyou
|      C|     C|   G/B|   G/B|
  now      Oh-o-o-o-ooh   Ah-a-a-
|     Dm|     C|    Am|   F   G|
-ahh
[Verse 6]
  CSo I wonder how she's doing
  G/BI hate it when the rumors fly
  DmThey give off such a Cstrange sense of mission
AmWing your helplessFness on Ghigh
[Verse 7]
  CBut she would never run from strangers
  G/BShe sang alone like a bell will toll
  DmWay above the Cclang and the clatter
AmOut of fear of her Fdemon sGo-
|      C|     C|   G/B|   G/B|
-oul        Oh-o-o-o-ooh   Ah-a-a-
|     Dm|     C|    Am|   F   G|
-ahh
[Outro]
|      C|     C|   G/B|   G/B|
|     Dm|     C|    Am|   F   G|
|      C|     C|   G/B|   G/B|
|     Dm|     C|    Am|   F   G|

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Blue Chalk

by John Gorka

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/B

Am7

[Intro]

C C G/B G/B

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Dm C Am F G

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C C G/B G/B

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Dm C Am F G

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[Verse 1]

So I wonder how she's doing

G/B

I hate it when the rumors fly

Dm C

They give off such a strange sense of mission

Am F G

Wing your helplessness on high

[Verse 2]

But she would never run from strangers

G/B

She sang alone like a bell will toll

Dm C

Way above the clang and the clatter

Am F G

Out of fear of her demon so-

C C G/B G/B

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-oul Oh-o-o-o-ooh Ah-a-a-

Dm C Am F G

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-ahh

[Verse 3]

Maybe none of this is my business

G/B

And none of what I hear is true

Dm C

I am far from the mint condition

Am F G

Circulation's hard on you

[Chorus]

Hold tight, hang tough

G/B

Love's not enough

Dm C

To keep you off that stuff

Am G

To save you

Hold tight, hang tough

Love's not enough

Dm C

To keep you off that stuff

Am G C

To save you no-

C C G/B G/B

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-ow Oh-o-o-o-ooh Ah-a-a-

Dm C Am F G

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-ahh

[Interlude]

C C G/B G/B

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Dm C Am F G

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C C G/B G/B

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Dm C Am F G

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[Verse 4]

He could always find the holes in the bottles

G/B

Even with a blindfold on

Dm C

Never kept his seat on the wagon

Am F G

Rolling off like a rolling stone

[Verse 5]

Blue chalk between his fingers

G/B

Hustling a poolroom song

Dm C

He always kept a line for the singers

Am F G

Pointing his cue right from wrong

[Chorus]

Hold tight, hang tough

Love's not enough

Dm Am

To keep you off that stuff

F G

To save you

Hold tight, hang tough

Am7

Love's not enough

Dm C

To keep you off that stuff

Am G

To save you

C C G/B G/B

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now Oh-o-o-o-ooh Ah-a-a-

Dm C Am F G

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-ahh

[Verse 6]

So I wonder how she's doing

G/B

I hate it when the rumors fly

Dm C

They give off such a strange sense of mission

Am F G

Wing your helplessness on high

[Verse 7]

But she would never run from strangers

G/B

She sang alone like a bell will toll

Dm C

Way above the clang and the clatter

Am F G

Out of fear of her demon so-

C C G/B G/B

| | | | |

-oul Oh-o-o-o-ooh Ah-a-a-

Dm C Am F G

| | | | |

-ahh

[Outro]

C C G/B G/B

| | | | |

Dm C Am F G

| | | | |

C C G/B G/B

| | | | |

Dm C Am F G

| | | | |

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