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Richard Wright - Against The Odds
To my Mom and Dad...
[Intro]
Am    G    F    Dm G    Am    G    Am
[Verse 1]
AmEach time we return
GTo this crazy place
We break Fthe promise made, face tDmo faceG  Am  G  Am  
AmEasy to make
GEasy to break
FSomething's here we don't undersDmtandG  Am  G  Am  
[Chorus]
AI don't knowF#m  
WhGy we go on soF#m  
GI don't want to figCmaj7ht no more tonightF  G  
AEvery time's the sameF#m  
BGoth of us to blameF#m  
GI don't want to talCmaj7k no more tonightF  Am  G  Am  
[Verse 2]
AmWe've come through before
GNow we ask for more
FSeems to me we can't escDmape at alGlAm  G  Am  
AmWords have no meaning
But Oh, Gsuch a feeling
FCan there be a way out Dmof hereG  Am  G  Am  
[Chorus]
AI don't knowF#m  
WhGy we go on soF#m  
GI don't want to figCmaj7ht no more tonightF  G  
AEvery time's the sameF#m  
BGoth of us to blameF#m  
GI don't want to talCmaj7k no more tonightF  Am  G  Am  
[Outro]
Am    G    F   Dm    G   Am   G Am
Am    G    F   Dm    G   Am   G Am
A    F#m    G    F#m   G    Cmaj7    F     G  A
A    F#m    G    F#m   G    Cmaj7    F
Am G Am   Am G Am   Am G Am

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Against The Odds

by Richard Wright

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F#m

Cmaj7

Richard Wright - Against The Odds

To my Mom and Dad...

[Intro]

Am G F Dm G Am G Am

[Verse 1]

Each time we return

To this crazy place

F Dm G Am G Am

We break the promise made, face to face

Easy to make

Easy to break

F Dm G Am G Am

Something's here we don't understand

[Chorus]

A F#m

I don't know

G F#m

Why we go on so

G Cmaj7 F G

I don't want to fight no more tonight

A F#m

Every time's the same

G F#m

Both of us to blame

G Cmaj7 F Am G Am

I don't want to talk no more tonight

[Verse 2]

We've come through before

Now we ask for more

F Dm G Am G Am

Seems to me we can't escape at all

Words have no meaning

But Oh, such a feeling

F Dm G Am G Am

Can there be a way out of here

[Chorus]

A F#m

I don't know

G F#m

Why we go on so

G Cmaj7 F G

I don't want to fight no more tonight

A F#m

Every time's the same

G F#m

Both of us to blame

G Cmaj7 F Am G Am

I don't want to talk no more tonight

[Outro]

Am G F Dm G Am G Am

A F#m G F#m G Cmaj7 F G A

A F#m G F#m G Cmaj7 F

Am G Am Am G Am Am G Am

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