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What Difference Does It Make

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[Intro]
|     A5| %    |     C6|     D5|
|     A5| %    |      C|   D5   C|
[Verse 1]
 A5All men have Csecrets and here is D5mine so Clet it be kA5nown
For we have been through Chell and high tide I think D5I can reCly on A5you
And yet you Cstart to recoil heavy D5words are so Clightly A5thrown
But still I'd leap inCfront of a D5flying bCullet for you
[Chorus]
 A5So what D5difference does it mEakeG  
 A5So what D5difference does it mEakeG  
 F#mIt makes D5none Ebut F#mnow you have D5gone
EAnd you F#mmust be looking D5very Eold tonA5ight
[Verse 2]
The devil Cwill find work for D5idle Chands to dA5o
I stole and I Clied and why beD5cause you Casked me A5to
But now you make me Cfeel so ashamed because I've D5only Cgot two A5hands
Well I'm still fond of Cyou oh ho D5hohC  
[Chorus]
 A5So what D5difference does it mEakeG  
 A5What D5difference does it mEakeG  
 F#mIt makes D5none Ebut F#mnow you have D5gone
EAnd your F#mprejudice won't D5keep you Ewarm tonA5ight
[Verse 3]
Oh the devil Cwill find work for D5idle Chands to dA5o
I stole and then I Clied just beD5cause you Casked me A5to
But now you know the Ctruth about me you won't D5see me CanymorA5e
Well I'm still fond of Cyou oh ho D5hohC  
[Chorus]
 A5But D5no more apoloEgies Gno A5more, no D5more apoloEgiesG  
 F#mOh I'm too D5tiredE, F#mI'm so sick and D5tired
EAnd I'm F#mfeeling very D5sick and Eill toA5day
But I'm still fond of Cyou oh ho D5hohC  
[Outro]
|     A5| %    |      C|   D5   C|
 A5Oh, my sacred ConeD5  C  
|     A5| %    |      C|   D5   C|
|     A5| %    |      C|   D5   C|
|     A5| %    |      C|   D5   C|
|     A5| %    |      C|   D5   C|
|     A5| %    |      C|   D5   C|
|     A5| %    |      C|   D5   C|
|     A5| %    | A5  

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What Difference Does It Make

by The Smiths

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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F#m

[Intro]

A5 C6 D5

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A5 C D5 C

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[Verse 1]

A5 C D5 C A5

All men have secrets and here is mine so let it be known

C D5 C A5

For we have been through hell and high tide I think I can rely on you

C D5 C A5

And yet you start to recoil heavy words are so lightly thrown

C D5 C

But still I'd leap infront of a flying bullet for you

[Chorus]

A5 D5 E G

So what difference does it make

A5 D5 E G

So what difference does it make

F#m D5 E F#m D5

It makes none but now you have gone

E F#m D5 E A5

And you must be looking very old tonight

[Verse 2]

C D5 C A5

The devil will find work for idle hands to do

C D5 C A5

I stole and I lied and why because you asked me to

C D5 C A5

But now you make me feel so ashamed because I've only got two hands

C D5 C

Well I'm still fond of you oh ho hoh

[Chorus]

A5 D5 E G

So what difference does it make

A5 D5 E G

What difference does it make

F#m D5 E F#m D5

It makes none but now you have gone

E F#m D5 E A5

And your prejudice won't keep you warm tonight

[Verse 3]

C D5 C A5

Oh the devil will find work for idle hands to do

C D5 C A5

I stole and then I lied just because you asked me to

C D5 C A5

But now you know the truth about me you won't see me anymore

C D5 C

Well I'm still fond of you oh ho hoh

[Chorus]

A5 D5 E G A5 D5 E G

But no more apologies no more, no more apologies

F#m D5 E F#m D5

Oh I'm too tired, I'm so sick and tired

E F#m D5 E A5

And I'm feeling very sick and ill today

C D5 C

But I'm still fond of you oh ho hoh

[Outro]

A5 C D5 C

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A5 C D5 C

Oh, my sacred one

A5 C D5 C

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A5 C D5 C

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A5 C D5 C

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A5 C D5 C

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A5 C D5 C

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A5 C D5 C

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A5 A5

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About What Difference Does It Make Chords by The Smiths

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