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Trouble
Artist : Jayhawks
Album : Sound of Lies
Song : Trouble
From : Thomas Juul Krahn
Intro                  A7         C#m  D  
Verse 1
ATrouble, that's what C#we had
And Deverything that goes around
DmComes around in a bittersweet laAment
Well my C#mheart's already broken Gdown
ELooking for a sweeter sound
ELooking for a brighter day
Verse 2
I'm Aface down on the C#pavement
DStep aside, see the light, Dmclose your eyes and let us live our Alives
As they C#mrally around the sinking Gship
ELooking for a better way
EIt was just the blind leading Athe blind
Chorus
     A  F#moooooo   yeaaaaah
DI got my feet back on the Bmground
C#mIt's better than being Bmalone
C#mIt's better than being BmaloneE  
Verse 3
AFunny, we tried it C#all
Just standing on the Dbrink
Looking Dmdown, down, Adown
AThere's a C#mlittle bit of truth in every Glie
EYou were so above us all
EIt was just the blind leading Athe blind
Chorus
     A  F#moooooo   yeaaaaah
DI got my feet back on the Bmground
C#mIt's better than being Bmalone
C#mIt's better than being Bmalone
Bridge
BmWe were stranded on the Dvine, destitute and Ashaken
Looking for a F#msign
BmLeft hung out to Ddry, our backs against the Awall
Stoned out of our miF#mndsD  E  
Chorus
     A  F#moooooo   yeaaaaah
DI got my feet back on the Bmground
C#mIt's better than being aBmlone
C#mIt's better than being Bmalone
C#mOooooooooooo Bmwoooooo
C#mMmmmmmmmmmmm Bmmmmm

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Trouble

by The Jayhawks

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C#m

F#m

Trouble

Artist : Jayhawks

Album : Sound of Lies

Song : Trouble

From : Thomas Juul Krahn

A7 C#m D

Intro

Verse 1

A C#

Trouble, that's what we had

And everything that goes around

Dm A

Comes around in a bittersweet lament

C#m G

Well my heart's already broken down

Looking for a sweeter sound

Looking for a brighter day

Verse 2

A C#

I'm face down on the pavement

D Dm A

Step aside, see the light, close your eyes and let us live our lives

C#m G

As they rally around the sinking ship

Looking for a better way

E A

It was just the blind leading the blind

Chorus

A F#m

oooooo yeaaaaah

D Bm

I got my feet back on the ground

C#m Bm

It's better than being alone

C#m Bm E

It's better than being alone

Verse 3

A C#

Funny, we tried it all

Just standing on the brink

Dm A

Looking down, down, down

A C#m G

There's a little bit of truth in every lie

You were so above us all

E A

It was just the blind leading the blind

Chorus

A F#m

oooooo yeaaaaah

D Bm

I got my feet back on the ground

C#m Bm

It's better than being alone

C#m Bm

It's better than being alone

Bridge

Bm D A

We were stranded on the vine, destitute and shaken

F#m

Looking for a sign

Bm D A

Left hung out to dry, our backs against the wall

F#m D E

Stoned out of our minds

Chorus

A F#m

oooooo yeaaaaah

D Bm

I got my feet back on the ground

C#m Bm

It's better than being alone

C#m Bm

It's better than being alone

C#m Bm

Oooooooooooo woooooo

C#m Bm

Mmmmmmmmmmmm mmmm

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