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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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From the King of Cards album. Not a hard one to play.
Chords used:
G: 320033
C: x32010
Bm: X24432
Intro:  G  C  
Verse:
GDaylight splits the room
You sleep while I watch you
How the liCght shines on you nGow
GBreathless of playing tricks
Which you rise to my fingertips
How the liCght shines on you nGow
Bridge: 
BmI'll be the oCne
BmTo set the stCory straight and
BmI'll be the oCne 
BmTo take your Chand and say
This riff is played over the bridge chords:
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-2s4-4-4-0-2-----0-2-0-2s4-4-4-0-2-0-----------|
A|-------------------------------------0---------|
E|---------------------------------------3-------|
Chorus:
GNow, we rCun, what's dGone is dCone
Let tGime heal tCime, your hGand in mCine 
Same chords throughout. Comments welcome.

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Set The Story Straight

by Tom McRae

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From the King of Cards album. Not a hard one to play.

Chords used:

: 320033

: x32010

: X24432

G C

Intro:

Verse:

Daylight splits the room

You sleep while I watch you

C G

How the light shines on you now

Breathless of playing tricks

Which you rise to my fingertips

C G

How the light shines on you now

Bridge:

Bm C

I'll be the one

Bm C

To set the story straight and

Bm C

I'll be the one

Bm C

To take your hand and say

This riff is played over the bridge chords:

e|-----------------------------------------------|

B|-----------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------|

D|-2s4-4-4-0-2-----0-2-0-2s4-4-4-0-2-0-----------|

A|-------------------------------------0---------|

E|---------------------------------------3-------|

Chorus:

G C G C

Now, we run, what's done is done

G C G C

Let time heal time, your hand in mine

Same chords throughout. Comments welcome.

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