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Dilapidated Beauty

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Key:  F (capo 3)
[Intro]
D    Bm   F#m  A
D    Bm   F#m  A
DWe were Bmlooking for summer, F#mchasing it Adown, down south
DThe bitter Bmtaste of winter F#maround here Aleaves, leaves my Gmouth
Walls are Afading, falling, GThe mission Achurch forgotten
GThe desert Abrush falls arouDnd this dilGapidated AbeautDyA  
DHighway BmwindsF#m, Big Sur Acrash, crashing Din
DHere in Bmother times F#ma Padres' fiAght and flight with Gsin
The Walls are Afading, falling, GThe mission Achurch forgottenG  
The evening Asun falls arDound this diGlapidated AbeautyD  A  
[Solo]
D    Bm    F#m    A
D    Bm    F#m    A
G    A     G      A      G    A
D    G     A      D      A
Dsus2We turn the corner, red rocks rise to meet us
Dsus2Stop in small town across the street from a broke down Gbus
                           A                GA(NC)           G  
Wood is chipped and rotting, The tubes are burnt, burnt out
This radio Aone day will Dbe
Our dilGapidated AbeautyD  
Our dilGapidated AbeautyD  
Our dilGapidated AbeautyD  
Our dilGapidated AbeautyD  

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Dilapidated Beauty

by The Paperboys

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Dsus2

Key: F (capo 3)

[Intro]

D Bm F#m A

We were looking for summer, chasing it down, down south

D Bm F#m A G

The bitter taste of winter around here leaves, leaves my mouth

A G A

Walls are fading, falling, The mission church forgotten

G A D G A D A

The desert brush falls around this dilapidated beauty

D Bm F#m A D

Highway winds, Big Sur crash, crashing in

D Bm F#m A G

Here in other times a Padres' fight and flight with sin

A G A G

The Walls are fading, falling, The mission church forgotten

A D G A D A

The evening sun falls around this dilapidated beauty

[Solo]

D Bm F#m A

G A G A G A

D G A D A

Dsus2

We turn the corner, red rocks rise to meet us

Dsus2 G

Stop in small town across the street from a broke down bus

A G G

A(NC)

Wood is chipped and rotting, The tubes are burnt, burnt out

A D

This radio one day will be

G A D

Our dilapidated beauty

G A D

Our dilapidated beauty

G A D

Our dilapidated beauty

G A D

Our dilapidated beauty

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