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THESE DAYS IN AN OPEN BOOK (Nanci Griffith)
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[Capo 2; open G tuning (DGDGBD).]
[Note that Bm(G) probably isn't a good name for a chord; it's just my
 shorthand for "Bm(addG)."]
[G=x00000; Gsus/A=x20010; Am11=x22010; Bm(G)=x44030; Csus2=x50030;
 Dsus=x20030; C/G=x02010; D/G=x04030; Gsus=x00010; G/B=x40000.]
[Each chord, or group of chords joined by a hyphens (e.g., "Csus2 - Dsus")
    G  Gsus/    AAm11 - Bm(G)    Csus2- Dsus  
[intro]
  GShut it down and call this Gsusroad a day
                   C/G-        D/G-           C/G    G-  Gsus  
And put this silence in my heart in a better place
I had trGavelled with your ghosts now for so Gsusmany years
        Am11     -      Bm(G)          Csus2-      G/B  
That I see you in the shadows, in hotel rooms and headlights
Gsus/        A-                        G/B   Csus2-   G/B-  Gsus/A  
  You're coming up beside me whether it's day or night
                G  Gsus/A  
  These days my life is an open book
        G/B-               Csus2  G  
Missing pages I cannot seem to find
                  G  Gsus/A  
  These days your face in my memory
             G/B-                     Csus2(G)
Is in a folded hand of grace against these times
       G  Gsus/    AAm11 - Bm(G)     Csus2-     G- Dsus  
(..times) [similar to intro]
No one's ever come between your memory and me
I have driven this weary vessel here alone
Will you still find me if I leave you here beside this road
'Cause I need someone who can touch me, who'll put no one above me
Someone who needs me like the air he breathes
These days my life is an open book
Missing pages I cannot seem to find
These days your face in my memory
Is in a folded hand of grace against these times
    Csus2-                 G/B  Gsus/    A-     G/B  
  I can't remember where this toll road goes
    Csus2-                         G/B  Gsus/     A-     G/B  
  Maybe it's Fort Worth, maybe it's a heart of gold
     Csus2-                G/B  Gsus/A  
  The price of love is such a heavy toll
           Gsus/         A-                G/B        Csus2-     G/B  
That I've lived my life in the backroads with your love in my pocket
     Gsus/          A-                 G/B      Csus2-      G/B-  Gsus/A  
If I spend the love you gave me, tell me, where will it go?
These days my life is an open book
Missing pages I cannot seem to find
These days your face in my memory
Is in a folded hand of grace against these times (time...)
                  G  Gsus/A  
  These days your face in my memory
               G/B-      Csus2  
  Is in a folded hand of grace against these
       G/B-        Csus2  
  Folded hand of grace of mine
       G/B-                     Csus2(G)
  Folded hand of grace against these times
       G  Gsus/    A  Gsus/ A-     G/B   Csus2-  G/B- Gsus/    A  G.
(..times) ending  
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Adam Schneider             [email protected]           Minneapolis, MN
       If you want guitar chords for Mary Chapin Carpenter, Indigo Girls,
      Mary Karlzen, Lucinda Williams, etc., mail me or check my home page:
            http://www-bprc.mps.ohio-state.edu/cgi-bin/hpp/acs.html
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These Days In An Open Book

by Nanci Griffith

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

Chords in this song · guitar

Gsus

Csus2

Dsus

C/G

D/G

G/B

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THESE DAYS IN AN OPEN BOOK (Nanci Griffith)

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[Capo 2; open G tuning (DGDGBD).]

[Note that Bm(G) probably isn't a good name for a chord; it's just my

shorthand for "Bm(addG)."]

G Gsus A Bm Csus2

[=x00000; /=x20010; Am11=x22010; (G)=x44030; =x50030;

Dsus C/G D/G Gsus G/B

=x20030; =x02010; =x04030; =x00010; =x40000.]

[Each chord, or group of chords joined by a hyphens (e.g., "Csus2 - Dsus")

G Gsus A Bm Csus2 Dsus

/ Am11 - (G) -

[intro]

G Gsus

Shut it down and call this road a day

C/G D/G C/G G Gsus

- - -

And put this silence in my heart in a better place

G Gsus

I had travelled with your ghosts now for so many years

Bm Csus2 G/B

Am11 - (G) -

That I see you in the shadows, in hotel rooms and headlights

Gsus A G/B Csus2 G/B Gsus A

/ - - - /

You're coming up beside me whether it's day or night

G Gsus A

These days my life is an open book

G/B Csus2 G

Missing pages I cannot seem to find

G Gsus A

These days your face in my memory

G/B Csus2 G

- ()

Is in a folded hand of grace against these times

G Gsus A Bm G Csus2 G Dsus

/ Am11 - () - -

(..times) [similar to intro]

No one's ever come between your memory and me

I have driven this weary vessel here alone

Will you still find me if I leave you here beside this road

'Cause I need someone who can touch me, who'll put no one above me

Someone who needs me like the air he breathes

These days my life is an open book

Missing pages I cannot seem to find

These days your face in my memory

Is in a folded hand of grace against these times

Csus2 G/B Gsus A G/B

- / -

I can't remember where this toll road goes

Csus2 G/B Gsus A G/B

- / -

Maybe it's Fort Worth, maybe it's a heart of gold

Csus2 G/B Gsus A

- /

The price of love is such a heavy toll

Gsus A G/B Csus2 G/B

/ - -

That I've lived my life in the backroads with your love in my pocket

Gsus A G/B Csus2 G/B Gsus A

/ - - - /

If I spend the love you gave me, tell me, where will it go?

These days my life is an open book

Missing pages I cannot seem to find

These days your face in my memory

Is in a folded hand of grace against these times (time...)

G Gsus A

These days your face in my memory

G/B Csus2

Is in a folded hand of grace against these

G/B Csus2

Folded hand of grace of mine

G/B Csus2 G

- ()

Folded hand of grace against these times

G Gsus A Gsus A G/B Csus2 G/B Gsus A G

/ / - - - / .

ending

(..times)

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Adam Schneider [email protected] Minneapolis, MN

If you want guitar chords for Mary Chapin Carpenter, Indigo Girls,

Mary Karlzen, Lucinda Williams, etc., mail me or check my home page:

http://www-bprc.mps.ohio-state.edu/cgi-bin/hpp/acs.html

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