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Caught Short In The Long Run – Elliott Murphy
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Chords:
E:           022100
Asus2:       x02200
A:           xx7655
F#m11:       x44200
F#m:         x44222
B:           x24442
G#m:         x66444      
C#m:         x46654
E5:          xx2400
‘Lick’ between E  & Asus 2
                                                     E   Asus2
e)----0-----0-------0------------0-----------------0---------------|
B)----0---------0------3slide5-------4----0--------0---------------|
G)----2--------------------------------------------2---------------|
D)----2--------------------------------------------2---------------|
A)----1--------------------------------------------0---------------|
E)----0------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse:
ERoll down your wAsus2indow
EYour crying's got everything Asus2steamed.
ERoll down your winAsus2dow
F#m11It's not as desperate as you make it Bseem
EYou're so young to havAsus2e seen it
EAnd now your vision is much too old and much too Asus2clear
EYou know I'm friends with that darkness you've beAsus2en seeing
F#m11We dated once or twice in earlieBr years
EAnd I know that you’re Asus2trying
EAnd believe me I know that itAsus2's tough
EBut I've seen you when you're dancing with the Asus2children
F#mSkip ahead to the lighter Bstuff
Chorus:
And toEnight when they G#mcome I'll say tC#mhey can't see you Ano more
Cause they'Ell draw out your liG#mfe through C#ma fine silver Astraw
And if I was Ea hero I would haG#mve fought thC#mem off at yAour doB-o-or
Solo  over    [: E      /      Asus 2:]  (x2)
Verse:
And youE’re thinking of your fAsus2amily
And you’re Ethinking it's been muAsus2ch too long
Because you need some Einnocence and their Asus2order
But that medF#m11icine is much too stBrong
And we're holdEing so tight and we'rAsus2e falling
And the fEunny thing is both are Asus2just the same
You know fEreedom will find its own aAsus2musement
And it looks F#mlike we've found a waiBting game
So you torturEe yourself for that momentAsus2  
When the only E5thing left is to feelA  
You know romantiE5cs may run free in the darknessA  
But come the light, F#mthey're the first to kneelB  
Chorus:
And toEnight when they G#mcome I'll say tC#mhey can't see you Ano more
Cause they'Ell draw out your liG#mfe through C#ma fine silver Astraw
And if I was Ea hero I would haG#mve fought thC#mem off at yAour doB-o-or
                       E            G#m#m             A  
But the lines we have drawn and the sides we have chosen
And my own inEdecision G#mhow badly that C#mshowsA  
And, God Edamn, if I was a hG#mero I would have kept our Alittle woF#mrld clo-o-Bosed.
End with [: E / A :]

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Caught Short In The Long Run

by Elliott Murphy

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Asus

Asus2

F#m11

F#m

G#m

C#m

Caught Short In The Long Run – Elliott Murphy

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Chords:

E: 022100

Asus2: x02200

A: xx7655

F#m11: x44200

F#m: x44222

B: x24442

G#m: x66444

C#m: x46654

E5: xx2400

‘Lick’ between E & Asus 2

E Asus

e)----0-----0-------0------------0-----------------0---------------|

B)----0---------0------3slide5-------4----0--------0---------------|

G)----2--------------------------------------------2---------------|

D)----2--------------------------------------------2---------------|

A)----1--------------------------------------------0---------------|

E)----0------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse:

E Asus2

Roll down your window

E Asus2

Your crying's got everything steamed.

E Asus2

Roll down your window

F#m11 B

It's not as desperate as you make it seem

E Asus2

You're so young to have seen it

E Asus2

And now your vision is much too old and much too clear

E Asus2

You know I'm friends with that darkness you've been seeing

F#m11 B

We dated once or twice in earlier years

E Asus2

And I know that you’re trying

E Asus2

And believe me I know that it's tough

E Asus2

But I've seen you when you're dancing with the children

F#m B

Skip ahead to the lighter stuff

Chorus:

E G#m C#m A

And tonight when they come I'll say they can't see you no more

E G#m C#m A

Cause they'll draw out your life through a fine silver straw

E G#m C#m A B

And if I was a hero I would have fought them off at your do-o-or

Solo over [: E / Asus 2:] (x2)

Verse:

E Asus2

And you’re thinking of your family

E Asus2

And you’re thinking it's been much too long

E Asus2

Because you need some innocence and their order

F#m11 B

But that medicine is much too strong

E Asus2

And we're holding so tight and we're falling

E Asus2

And the funny thing is both are just the same

E Asus2

You know freedom will find its own amusement

F#m B

And it looks like we've found a waiting game

E Asus2

So you torture yourself for that moment

E5 A

When the only thing left is to feel

E5 A

You know romantics may run free in the darkness

F#m B

But come the light, they're the first to kneel

Chorus:

E G#m C#m A

And tonight when they come I'll say they can't see you no more

E G#m C#m A

Cause they'll draw out your life through a fine silver straw

E G#m C#m A B

And if I was a hero I would have fought them off at your do-o-or

E G#m A

But the lines we have drawn and the sides we have chosen

E G#m C#m A

And my own indecision how badly that shows

E G#m A F#m B

And, God damn, if I was a hero I would have kept our little world clo-o-osed.

End with [: E / A :]

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