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Over My Shoulder

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"Over My Shoulder"
by The Jayhawks
This song is off Tomorrow the Green Grass.
It appears to be in the key of E.
Some of the lyrics are kind of shaky.
I believe all the chords are correct though.
Fill 1
G|---------------------------12-----|
D|------------------12-12h14----14--|
A|---------12-12h15-----------------|
E|--12h15---------------------------|
[Intro]
F#m B
[Verse 1]
ELeft C#mrunniEng you said you were flying
ELeft C#mrunniEng you said you were cold
F#mAny stC#matute you can name
F#mLike tBhe ones that I fell for
[Chorus]
EI've Abeen looking over my shoulder
EWoulAd you love me then your older
EWoulAd yF#mou love me then your older
			B	(Fill 1)
Still I know your true
[Verse 2]
EThe C#mfirst Egame is lost any well(??)
EAnotC#mher gaEme is hiding your fear
F#mOh pleC#mase tell me how my heart
F#m			B		(Fill 1)
How can my heart belong to you
[Chorus]
EI've Abeen looking over my shoulder
EWoulAd you love me then your older
EWoulAd yF#mou love me then your older
			B	(Fill 1)
Still I know your true
[Bridge]
G#mEvery Atime that you look my way
G#mI feel so hoApeless yBou're thinking of me
[Verse 3]
EThis C#mlandsElide and buildings too high
EIf ?C#m?	some Efor everyone
F#mThough C#mthe law is everywhere (??)
F#m			B		(Fill 1)
And it lives without a care
[Chorus]
EI've Abeen looking over my shoulder
EWoulAd you love me then your older
EWoulAd yF#mou love me then your older
			B	(Fill 1)
Still I know your true
EI've Abeen looking over my shoulder
EWoulAd you love me then your older
EWoulAd yF#mou love me then your older
			B	(Fill 1)
Still I know your true
[Outro]
ELeft C#mrunniEng you said you were flying
ELeft C#mrunniEng you said you were cold

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Over My Shoulder

by The Jayhawks

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F#m

C#m

G#m

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

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#

"Over My Shoulder"

by The Jayhawks

This song is off Tomorrow the Green Grass.

It appears to be in the key of E.

Some of the lyrics are kind of shaky.

I believe all the chords are correct though.

Fill 1

G|---------------------------12-----|

D|------------------12-12h14----14--|

A|---------12-12h15-----------------|

E|--12h15---------------------------|

[Intro]

F#m B

[Verse 1]

E C#m E

Left running you said you were flying

E C#m E

Left running you said you were cold

F#m C#m

Any statute you can name

F#m B

Like the ones that I fell for

[Chorus]

E A

I've been looking over my shoulder

E A

Would you love me then your older

E A F#m

Would you love me then your older

B (Fill 1)

Still I know your true

[Verse 2]

E C#m E

The first game is lost any well(??)

E C#m E

Another game is hiding your fear

F#m C#m

Oh please tell me how my heart

F#m B (Fill 1)

How can my heart belong to you

[Chorus]

E A

I've been looking over my shoulder

E A

Would you love me then your older

E A F#m

Would you love me then your older

B (Fill 1)

Still I know your true

[Bridge]

G#m A

Every time that you look my way

G#m A B

I feel so hopeless you're thinking of me

[Verse 3]

E C#m E

This landslide and buildings too high

E C#m E

If ?? some for everyone

F#m C#m

Though the law is everywhere (??)

F#m B (Fill 1)

And it lives without a care

[Chorus]

E A

I've been looking over my shoulder

E A

Would you love me then your older

E A F#m

Would you love me then your older

B (Fill 1)

Still I know your true

E A

I've been looking over my shoulder

E A

Would you love me then your older

E A F#m

Would you love me then your older

B (Fill 1)

Still I know your true

[Outro]

E C#m E

Left running you said you were flying

E C#m E

Left running you said you were cold

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