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How Come
Tuning: Standard
Main Riff: (Play in each line of the verses)
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|-7--7-9s11-----------------9h11--9--7----------|
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Verse:
EHow come you always wind up changing your dirBmection?
EHow come you always end up dancing through the rGoom?
EHow come you always never wanna use prBmotection?
EHow come you're floating like a helium baGlloon?
Chorus:
EI can't keep F#up
AYou're moving too fEast
EI got to kF#now
AIs this gonna laEst?
ECause I can't tF#ell whether
You're Aup or you're dEown
EThis whole situaF#tion is spAinning me roEund
F#Spinning me round
ASpinning me round
Verse 2: (Repeat Main Riff)
EHow come you always end up changing your intBmentions?
EHow come you always wind up blowing hot and Gcold?
EOne minute honest then your full of false preBmtension
EHead in the clouds but still your desperate to coGntrol, to control
EI just don't kF#now wAhat to belEieve
EYou build me F#up then you bring me dAown on my kEnees
EYou say you want F#me
Then yAour up and your Egone
EI got to kF#now just where your coAming frEom
GComing froAm, where you're coming fromB  
G#I got to know before its oC#mver
G#One way or the other
If your C#mstringing Bme aAlong
Chorus:
EI can't keep F#up
AYou're moving too fEast
EI got to kF#now
AIs this gonna laEst?
ECause I can't tF#ell whether
You're Aup or you're dEown
EThis whole situaF#tion is spAinning me roEund
F#Spinning me round
ASpinning me round
BHow come?
DHow come?
EHow come you always wind up changing your diBmrection?

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How Come

by James Morrison

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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C#m

How Come

Tuning: Standard

Main Riff: (Play in each line of the verses)

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|-9----------------9----------------------------|

|-9---------9-9h11---9h11-9---------------------|

|-7--7-9s11-----------------9h11--9--7----------|

|-----------------------------------------------|

Verse:

E Bm

How come you always wind up changing your direction?

E G

How come you always end up dancing through the room?

E Bm

How come you always never wanna use protection?

E G

How come you're floating like a helium balloon?

Chorus:

E F#

I can't keep up

A E

You're moving too fast

E F#

I got to know

A E

Is this gonna last?

E F#

Cause I can't tell whether

A E

You're up or you're down

E F# A E

This whole situation is spinning me round

Spinning me round

Verse 2: (Repeat Main Riff)

E Bm

How come you always end up changing your intentions?

E G

How come you always wind up blowing hot and cold?

E Bm

One minute honest then your full of false pretension

E G

Head in the clouds but still your desperate to control, to control

E F# A E

I just don't know what to believe

E F# A E

You build me up then you bring me down on my knees

E F#

You say you want me

A E

Then your up and your gone

E F# A E

I got to know just where your coming from

G A B

Coming from, where you're coming from

G# C#m

I got to know before its over

One way or the other

C#m B A

If your stringing me along

Chorus:

E F#

I can't keep up

A E

You're moving too fast

E F#

I got to know

A E

Is this gonna last?

E F#

Cause I can't tell whether

A E

You're up or you're down

E F# A E

This whole situation is spinning me round

Spinning me round

How come?

E Bm

How come you always wind up changing your direction?

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