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Fall Of Rome

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[Intro]
Am  G
[Verse]
The Amcity is crumbling
Like G/BRome or Pompeii
And there’s Bbnothing to do
But get Amout of the wayD  
When you know Gyou can save Cno Gone
How was it CbroGken?
[Verse]
Like an Amempty old bottle
The G/Bship has gone down
The TiBbtanic is sinking
And the Amband plays onD  
And you know Gyou can save Cno Gone
How was it CbroGken?
[Chorus]
FSeems like a message is Ccoming to you
In the Gmiddle of nowhere, from Dm7out of the blue
You Fcross the dark distance and Clay down your guns
For GRome it has fallen andDm7  
Morning has beFgun
[Instrumental]
G  Am    G  Am    G
[Verse]
AmAnyone’s heartache
And G/Banyone’s blues
A Bbseries of feelings
With Amnothing to loseD  
When you know Gyou can save Cno Gone
You can save Cno Gone?
[Chorus]
FMaybe a message is Ccoming to you
In the Gmiddle of nowhere, from Dm7out of the blue
You Fcross the dark distance and Clay down your guns
For GRome it has fallenDm7  
Morning has beFgun
[Instrumental]
G  C    Bb  C    Bb  C    G  C
Am  G/B  Bb  Am  D  G C G    C G
[Chorus]
FLooks like a message is Ccoming to you
In the Gmiddle of nowhere, from Dm7out of the blue
You Fcross the dark distance and Clay down your guns
For GRome it has fallenDm7  
You Fcross the dark distance and Clay down your guns
For GRome it has falDmlen
The morning has beFgunC  G  
[Outro]
F   C   G      F   C   G      F   C   G
F   C   G      F   C   G      F   C   G

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Fall Of Rome

by Shawn Colvin

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Chords in this song · guitar

G/B

Dm7

[Intro]

Am G

[Verse]

The city is crumbling

G/B

Like Rome or Pompeii

And there’s nothing to do

Am D

But get out of the way

G C G

When you know you can save no one

C G

How was it broken?

[Verse]

Like an empty old bottle

G/B

The ship has gone down

The Titanic is sinking

Am D

And the band plays on

G C G

And you know you can save no one

C G

How was it broken?

[Chorus]

F C

Seems like a message is coming to you

G Dm7

In the middle of nowhere, from out of the blue

F C

You cross the dark distance and lay down your guns

G Dm7

For Rome it has fallen and

Morning has begun

[Instrumental]

G Am G Am G

[Verse]

Anyone’s heartache

G/B

And anyone’s blues

A series of feelings

Am D

With nothing to lose

G C G

When you know you can save no one

C G

You can save no one?

[Chorus]

F C

Maybe a message is coming to you

G Dm7

In the middle of nowhere, from out of the blue

F C

You cross the dark distance and lay down your guns

G Dm7

For Rome it has fallen

Morning has begun

[Instrumental]

G C Bb C Bb C G C

Am G/B Bb Am D G C G C G

[Chorus]

F C

Looks like a message is coming to you

G Dm7

In the middle of nowhere, from out of the blue

F C

You cross the dark distance and lay down your guns

G Dm7

For Rome it has fallen

F C

You cross the dark distance and lay down your guns

G Dm

For Rome it has fallen

F C G

The morning has begun

[Outro]

F C G F C G F C G

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