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Band/Artist: Gov’t Mule
Song Title: My Separate Reality
Album Title: Deja Voodoo
Chords used:
e|-Gm-3---Ebsus2---6----Csus2--3-----D7-------Cm-3------F1-----Bb-1------C3------Bb5-------C5---
B|--3------6------3------3------4------1------3------5----------------
G|--3------8------5------5------5------2------3------5------3------5--
D|--5------8------5------4------5------3------3------5------3------5--
A|--5------6------3------5------3------3------1------3------1------3--
E|--3----------------------------------1------------------------------
--F5-------G5------|
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---------------|
--3------5-----|
--3------5-----|
--1------3-----|
   Riff 1 (ending riff)
e|----------------6--|
B|---------------6---|
G|--------------8----|
D|-------------8-----|
A|---------5--6------|
E|---5--6------------|
(Verse 1) 
 GmChildren in the Ebsus2playground,    Csus2laughing and D7dancing in the streetGm  
 All the Ebsus2colors of the rainbow     Csus2wrapped in D7childlike harmonGmy
 Me, I'm not Ebsus2laughing     Csus2I see things D7only as they Gmwere
 When I first Ebsus2needed you     Csus2yeah, when I first D7needed you
(Guitar solo)
Gm    Ebsus2    Csus2    D7
(Verse 2)
 GmCars Ebsus2passing by      Csus2repreD7senting my lifeGm  
 I ain't Ebsus2old but I ain't     Csus2young enough to D7cry like a babyGm  
 And I'm Ebsus2so scared but I won't Csus2tell you for D7fear you'll hate me Gmmore
 Tough on the Ebsus2outside, tough on the Csus2outside       D7tough all over
 CmClouds go Frollin' by as I lay    Bb  
 floatin' in a streCam     Cmof semi-Fconsciousness   
 I'll Bbfollow it 'til the end or at D7least 'til 
 I drown in my Gmseparate reEbsus2ality,   Csus2  
 sorry there's D7only room for Gmme
(Guitar solo)
Gm    Ebsus2    Csus2    D7
(Verse 3)
 GmI used to have an Ebsus2angel      Csus2she took D7care of everythingGm  
 Yeah, so Ebsus2sometimes we cried     Csus2maybe D7more than most, but so Gmwhat
 We shared Ebsus2everything     Csus2even D7some things we should not have Gmshared
 Like my separate reEbsus2ality        Csus2now there's D7only room for me
 CmI walk among the Fcriminals and I    Bbpray among the Csaints
 CmAnd somewhere in beFtween I try    Cmto scrape off this Gmwar paintBb5  C5  
 It's cold in here      F5      G5  
 in the corner of my soul Bb5  C5  
 so dark and lonely
 Oh but I Bbain't never gonna D7let go 
(Verse 4)
 GmChildren in the Ebsus2playground     Csus2laughing and D7dancing in the streetGm  
 All the Ebsus2colors of the rainbow     Csus2wrapped in D7childlike harmonGmy
 Me, I'm not Ebsus2laughing or dancing     Csus2I see things D7only as they Gmwere
 When I first Ebsus2needed you     Csus2yeah, when I first D7needed you
 GmI used to have Ebsus2everything     Csus2now you won't even talk D7to me, but that's alGmright
 'Cause I've got a Ebsus2new friend     Csus2and her name is D7tattooed across my Gmchest
 And she won't Ebsus2let me down     Csus2'cause I ain't never, D7never gonna let her Gmin
 Tough on the Ebsus2outside, tough on the Csus2outside      D7and it's surely tough
 In my    Gmseparate reEbsus2ality       Csus2sorry there's D7only room for Gmme
 In my separate reEbsus2ality       Csus2sorry there's D7only room for Gmme      for Ebsus2me
               Csus2                   D7Riff 1 (Ebsus2)
      Sorry there's only room for me

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My Separate Reality

by Gov't Mule

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Ebsus2

Csus2

Bb5

Band/Artist: Gov’t Mule

Song Title: My Separate Reality

Album Title: Deja Voodoo

Chords used:

Gm Ebsus2 Csus2 D7 Cm F Bb C Bb5 C5

e|--3------6------3-------------3------1------1------3----------------

B|--3------6------3------3------4------1------3------5----------------

G|--3------8------5------5------5------2------3------5------3------5--

D|--5------8------5------4------5------3------3------5------3------5--

A|--5------6------3------5------3------3------1------3------1------3--

E|--3----------------------------------1------------------------------

F5 G5

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

--3------5-----|

--1------3-----|

Riff 1 (ending riff)

e|----------------6--|

B|---------------6---|

G|--------------8----|

D|-------------8-----|

A|---------5--6------|

E|---5--6------------|

(Verse 1)

Gm Ebsus2 Csus2 D7 Gm

Children in the playground, laughing and dancing in the street

Ebsus2 Csus2 D7 Gm

All the colors of the rainbow wrapped in childlike harmony

Ebsus2 Csus2 D7 Gm

Me, I'm not laughing I see things only as they were

Ebsus2 Csus2 D7

When I first needed you yeah, when I first needed you

(Guitar solo)

Gm Ebsus2 Csus2 D7

(Verse 2)

Gm Ebsus2 Csus2 D7 Gm

Cars passing by representing my life

Ebsus2 Csus2 D7 Gm

I ain't old but I ain't young enough to cry like a baby

Ebsus2 Csus2 D7 Gm

And I'm so scared but I won't tell you for fear you'll hate me more

Ebsus2 Csus2 D7

Tough on the outside, tough on the outside tough all over

Cm F Bb

Clouds go rollin' by as I lay

C Cm F

floatin' in a stream of semi-consciousness

Bb D7

I'll follow it 'til the end or at least 'til

Gm Ebsus2 Csus2

I drown in my separate reality,

D7 Gm

sorry there's only room for me

(Guitar solo)

Gm Ebsus2 Csus2 D7

(Verse 3)

Gm Ebsus2 Csus2 D7 Gm

I used to have an angel she took care of everything

Ebsus2 Csus2 D7 Gm

Yeah, so sometimes we cried maybe more than most, but so what

Ebsus2 Csus2 D7 Gm

We shared everything even some things we should not have shared

Ebsus2 Csus2 D7

Like my separate reality now there's only room for me

Cm F Bb C

I walk among the criminals and I pray among the saints

Cm F Cm Gm Bb5 C5

And somewhere in between I try to scrape off this war paint

F5 G5

It's cold in here

Bb5 C5

in the corner of my soul

so dark and lonely

Bb D7

Oh but I ain't never gonna let go

(Verse 4)

Gm Ebsus2 Csus2 D7 Gm

Children in the playground laughing and dancing in the street

Ebsus2 Csus2 D7 Gm

All the colors of the rainbow wrapped in childlike harmony

Ebsus2 Csus2 D7 Gm

Me, I'm not laughing or dancing I see things only as they were

Ebsus2 Csus2 D7

When I first needed you yeah, when I first needed you

Gm Ebsus2 Csus2 D7 Gm

I used to have everything now you won't even talk to me, but that's alright

Ebsus2 Csus2 D7 Gm

'Cause I've got a new friend and her name is tattooed across my chest

Ebsus2 Csus2 D7 Gm

And she won't let me down 'cause I ain't never, never gonna let her in

Ebsus2 Csus2 D7

Tough on the outside, tough on the outside and it's surely tough

Gm Ebsus2 Csus2 D7 Gm

In my separate reality sorry there's only room for me

Ebsus2 Csus2 D7 Gm Ebsus2

In my separate reality sorry there's only room for me for me

Csus2 D7 Ebsus2

Riff 1 ()

Sorry there's only room for me

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