Honest Town

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Loosely based on the Absolute Radio acoustic session from December 2014
C/G: 332010
C
*: x35553
D
*: x57775
Em
*: x79987
A7sus4add6: 554030
Em
Intro: *
Verse 1:
Em
Wounded, they say you got wounded
A
Say you're still haunted
Am D
Haunted by all this
Em
Deep there, somewhere down deep there
A
It can still overbear
Am D
In ways so discreet
Bridge 1:
C/G Em
A7sus4add6
But there's one thing I'll point out you'll see
C/G Em
A7sus4add6
And I hope that you'll find these words comforting
Chorus 1:
C D Em
* *
When the light settles down here in Honest Town you'll see
C D Em
* *
There's still something between you and me
C D Em
* *
And when we turn on our ways back to honest days you'll find
C D Em
* *
There's still something between you and me
Em
*
Verse 2:
Em
Feel it, I know you still feel it
A
Must I repeat it again
Am D
Till the healing is over
Bridge 2:
C/G Em
A7sus4add6
But there's one thing I want you to see
C/G Em
A7sus4add6
And I hope that you'll find these words comforting
Chorus 2:
C D Em
* *
When the light settles down here in Honest Town you'll see
C D Em
* *
There's still something between you and me
C D Em
* *
And when we turn on our way, back to honest days you'll find
C D Em
* *
There's still something between you and me
Chorus 3:
C D Em
* *
Cause when the light settles down here in Honest Town you'll see
C D Em
* *
There's still something between you and me
C D Em
* *
And when we turn on our ways back to honest days you'll find
C*(1 strum) D*(1 strum) Em
There's still something between you and me
Outro:
Em
*
You and me
You and me
You and me
End on Em

Honest Town chords and lyrics

Free chords for Honest Town by Simple Minds. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Loosely based on the Absolute Radio acoustic session from December 2014
C/G: 332010
C*: x35553
D*: x57775
Intro: Em*
Verse 1:
Bridge 1:
Chorus 1:
Em*
Verse 2:
Bridge 2:
Chorus 2:
Chorus 3:
              C*(1 strum) D*(1 strum)   Em
There's still something between you and me
Outro:
Em*
You and me
You and me
You and me
End on Em

Honest Town Chords by Simple Minds

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