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Coles Corner

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[Intro]
Gmaj7 Cmaj7 Bm7 Am7 D Am7
[Verse 1]
Hold back the nGmaj7ight from us,Cmaj7  
Cherish the ligGmaj7ht for us,Cmaj7  
Don't let the shBm7adows hold back the daAm7wn.D  
[Verse 2]
CoAm7ld city ligGmaj7hts glowing,Cmaj7  
The traffic of liGmaj7fe is flowing,Cmaj7  
Out over the riBm7vers and on into darkAm7.B7sus4  B7  
[Chorus]
I'm gEmoing down toDwn where there's mAm7usic,
I'm gEmoing where vDoices fill the aAm7ir,
MEmaybe there's somDeone waiting foAm7r me
With Ca smile and a flower in her B7sus4hairB7  
I'm gEmoing down toDwn where there's peAm7ople
The lEmoneliness haDngs in the aAm7ir.
With Emno-one there Dreal waiting fAm7or me,
No smCile, no flower nowhere.D  Am7  
[Instrumental]
Gmaj7 Cmaj7 Gmaj7 Cmaj7 Bm7 Am7 D Am7
[Verse 2]
CoAm7ld city ligGmaj7hts glowing,Cmaj7  
The traffic of liGmaj7fe is flowing,Cmaj7  
Out over the riBm7vers and on into darkAm7.B7sus4  B7  
[Verse 1]
Hold back the nGmaj7ight from us,Cmaj7  
Cherish the ligGmaj7ht for us,Cmaj7  
Don't let the shBm7adows hold back the daAm7wn.D  
[Chorus]
I'm gEmoing down toDwn where there's mAm7usic,
I'm gEmoing where vDoices fill the aAm7ir,
MEmaybe there's somDeone waiting foAm7r me
With Ca smile and a flower in her B7sus4hairB7  
I'm gEmoing down toDwn where there's peAm7ople
The lEmoneliness haDngs in the aAm7ir.
With Emno-one there Dreal waiting fAm7or me,
No smCile, no flower nowhere.D  Am7  

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Coles Corner

by Richard Hawley

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Gmaj7

Cmaj7

Bm7

Am7

B7sus4

[Intro]

Gmaj7 Cmaj7 Bm7 Am7 D Am7

[Verse 1]

Gmaj7 Cmaj7

Hold back the night from us,

Gmaj7 Cmaj7

Cherish the light for us,

Bm7 Am7 D

Don't let the shadows hold back the dawn.

[Verse 2]

Am7 Gmaj7 Cmaj7

Cold city lights glowing,

Gmaj7 Cmaj7

The traffic of life is flowing,

Bm7 Am7 B7sus4 B7

Out over the rivers and on into dark.

[Chorus]

Em D Am7

I'm going down town where there's music,

Em D Am7

I'm going where voices fill the air,

Em D Am7

Maybe there's someone waiting for me

C B7sus4 B7

With a smile and a flower in her hair

Em D Am7

I'm going down town where there's people

Em D Am7

The loneliness hangs in the air.

Em D Am7

With no-one there real waiting for me,

C D Am7

No smile, no flower nowhere.

[Instrumental]

Gmaj7 Cmaj7 Gmaj7 Cmaj7 Bm7 Am7 D Am7

[Verse 2]

Am7 Gmaj7 Cmaj7

Cold city lights glowing,

Gmaj7 Cmaj7

The traffic of life is flowing,

Bm7 Am7 B7sus4 B7

Out over the rivers and on into dark.

[Verse 1]

Gmaj7 Cmaj7

Hold back the night from us,

Gmaj7 Cmaj7

Cherish the light for us,

Bm7 Am7 D

Don't let the shadows hold back the dawn.

[Chorus]

Em D Am7

I'm going down town where there's music,

Em D Am7

I'm going where voices fill the air,

Em D Am7

Maybe there's someone waiting for me

C B7sus4 B7

With a smile and a flower in her hair

Em D Am7

I'm going down town where there's people

Em D Am7

The loneliness hangs in the air.

Em D Am7

With no-one there real waiting for me,

C D Am7

No smile, no flower nowhere.

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