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On the Surface
AOn the surface Deverything seems right 
ANo one notices the Ddimness of the light
AFor the world outside our door our Dsmiles are oh so bright
On the Asurface Deverything's all Aright
We have the grace of actors on the stage
We orchestrate the moves that complement the play
But the things that we believe in we just throw them away
On the surface everything's okay
We say goodnight and then we close our eyes
To drift in different worlds far from each other's sight
Dreaming of yesterday when we held each other tight
And on the surface everything's all right
C#mWhat are you F#mthinking tonight, I don't Eknow you (I don't Esusknow you)
C#mMy words disapF#mpear in the night and there's Ano one there to Dnotice
Maybe our lives will never be the same
But we can face tomorrow if we can just get through today
I'm holding back the tears while you're pushing me away
But on the surface everything's okay yeah on the surface everything's okay

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On The Surface

by Rosanne Cash

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C#m

F#m

Esus

On the Surface

A D

On the surface everything seems right

A D

No one notices the dimness of the light

A D

For the world outside our door our smiles are oh so bright

A D A

On the surface everything's all right

We have the grace of actors on the stage

We orchestrate the moves that complement the play

But the things that we believe in we just throw them away

On the surface everything's okay

We say goodnight and then we close our eyes

To drift in different worlds far from each other's sight

Dreaming of yesterday when we held each other tight

And on the surface everything's all right

C#m F#m E Esus

What are you thinking tonight, I don't know you (I don't know you)

C#m F#m A D

My words disappear in the night and there's no one there to notice

Maybe our lives will never be the same

But we can face tomorrow if we can just get through today

I'm holding back the tears while you're pushing me away

But on the surface everything's okay yeah on the surface everything's okay

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