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The Facts About Jimmy chords by Shawn Colvin

Chords with lyrics

  • Capo on 1st
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Flat tuning
Key -  Chord diagramDbDb
Note:  Play intro riff (with variation) for Verse 4:
       The song may be played at standard tuning with capo on 1st;
           thanspose chords -2.

Chords used:
Bm/E     -  0xx43x
Chord diagramA augmentedA *      -  xxx22x
Chord diagramG+G *      -  xxx00x
Chord diagramD MajorD *      -  xx0x3x
Chord diagramEmAdd9Emadd9   -  0240xx
Chord diagramA augmentedA        -  x02220
Chord diagramAsus4Asus4    -  x02230
Chord diagramC majorC        -  x32010
Chord diagramG6G6       -  320000
Chord diagramCsus2Csus2    -  x35500
Chord diagramDsus2Dsus2    -  x57700
Chord diagramE minorEm *     -  079900
Chord diagramB5B5       -  x24xxx
Chord diagramA/GA/G      -  3x222x
Em#5add9 -  0340xx
Intro:
Bm/E  Chord diagramA augmentedA *  Chord diagramG+G * Chord diagramA augmentedA *
Bm/E  Chord diagramA augmentedA *  Chord diagramG+G * Chord diagramD MajorD *
Chord diagramEmAdd9Emadd9   Chord diagramA augmentedA  Chord diagramAsus4Asus4


Verse 1:
Chord diagramEmAdd9Emadd9
Jimmy is married and he lives down south
    Chord diagramA augmentedA                    Chord diagramAsus4Asus4
His wife lives somewhere colder
   Chord diagramEmAdd9Emadd9
He sees another woman in a badlands town
        Chord diagramA augmentedA              Chord diagramAsus4Asus4    Chord diagramEmAdd9Emadd9
And she cries upon his shoulder
Chord diagramEmAdd9Emadd9
Jimmy thinks that he's a helpless man
   Chord diagramA augmentedA                      Chord diagramAsus4Asus4
He thinks about love in a vacuum
       Chord diagramEmAdd9Emadd9
And he won't remember that talk you had
              Chord diagramA augmentedA                Chord diagramAsus4Asus4  Chord diagramEmAdd9Emadd9
When you were walking into the bedroom
Chorus:
            Chord diagramC majorC          Chord diagramDsus2Dsus2  Chord diagramG6G6
He'll say I don't know why we met
           Chord diagramC majorC        Chord diagramDsus2Dsus2      Chord diagramG6G6
The simple truth is always the best
         Chord diagramCsus2Csus2        D6sus2  Chord diagramE minorEm *  D6sus2
C'est la vie - what's done is done
                Chord diagramCsus2Csus2 Chord diagramB5B5  Chord diagramA augmentedA   Chord diagramA/GA/G   Chord diagramEmAdd9Emadd9
And there's somebody  for eve-ry-   one.


Interlude:
Chord diagramEmAdd9Emadd9   Chord diagramA augmentedA  Chord diagramAsusAsus  Chord diagramEmAdd9Emadd9


Verse 2:
Chord diagramEmAdd9Emadd9
Jimmy has debts and Jimmy has ties
        Chord diagramA augmentedA                  Chord diagramA/GA/G
That he can't get out from under
       Chord diagramEmAdd9Emadd9
If you look far enough into his eyes
      Chord diagramA augmentedA                  Chord diagramAsus4Asus4   Chord diagramEmAdd9Emadd9
It'll rock you just like thunder.


Verse 3:
Chord diagramEmAdd9Emadd9
Jimmy broke locks and Jimmy broke bolts
        Chord diagramA augmentedA                    Chord diagramAsus4Asus4
Just to get himself out from under
         Chord diagramEmAdd9Emadd9
When you feel like you're lying in a prison cell
      Chord diagramA augmentedA                Chord diagramAsus4Asus4  Chord diagramEmAdd9Emadd9
It'll kind of make you wonder.


Chorus:
               Chord diagramC majorC    Chord diagramDsus2Dsus2  Chord diagramG6G6
He'll say it's destiny we  met
           Chord diagramC majorC        Chord diagramDsus2Dsus2      Chord diagramG6G6
The simple truth is always the best
          Chord diagramCsus2Csus2      D6sus2    Chord diagramE minorEm *  D6sus2
Don't you see what's done  is  done
                Chord diagramCsus2Csus2 Chord diagramB5B5  Chord diagramA augmentedA   Chord diagramA/GA/G   Chord diagramEmAdd9Emadd9
And there's somebody for  eve-ry-   one.


Interlude:
Chord diagramA augmentedA   Chord diagramC majorC   Chord diagramD MajorD

       Chord diagramA augmentedA    Chord diagramC majorC   Chord diagramD MajorD
 every one...


Verse 4:
  Bm/E                        Chord diagramA augmentedA *  Chord diagramG+G * Chord diagramA augmentedA *
I used to get drunk to get my spark
       Bm/E               Chord diagramA augmentedA * Chord diagramG+G * Chord diagramA augmentedA *
And it used to work just fine
           Bm/E                    Chord diagramA augmentedA * Chord diagramG+G * Chord diagramA augmentedA *
It made me wretched but it gave me heart
       Bm/E                      Chord diagramAsus4Asus4  Chord diagramA augmentedA * Chord diagramG+G * Chord diagramA augmentedA *
I miss Jimmy like I miss my wine.


Verse 5:
Chord diagramEmAdd9Emadd9
Jimmy as if you didn't know by now
       Chord diagramA augmentedA                   Chord diagramAsus4Asus4
Let me tell you a thing or two
Chord diagramEmAdd9Emadd9
Everybody might have someone
         Chord diagramA augmentedA            Chord diagramAsus4Asus4     Chord diagramEmAdd9Emadd9
But everyone falls in love with you
     Chord diagramA augmentedA            Chord diagramAsus4Asus4     Chord diagramEmAdd9Emadd9
Everyone falls in love with you
     Chord diagramA augmentedA            Chord diagramAsus4Asus4     Chord diagramCsus2Csus2
Everyone falls in love with you.

Chorus:
              Chord diagramC majorC        Chord diagramDsus2Dsus2    Chord diagramG6G6
He'll say you get just what you get
           Chord diagramC majorC        Chord diagramDsus2Dsus2      Chord diagramG6G6
The simple truth is always the best
          Chord diagramCsus2Csus2      D6sus2    Chord diagramE minorEm *  D6sus2
Don't you see what's done is   done?
                Chord diagramCsus2Csus2 Chord diagramB5B5  Chord diagramA augmentedA   Chord diagramA/GA/G   Chord diagramEmAdd9Emadd9
And there's somebody for  eve-ry-   one.


Outro:
Chord diagramEmAdd9Emadd9  Em#5add9

     Chord diagramEmAdd9Emadd9          Em#5add9
Everyone    all they love.....
     Chord diagramEmAdd9Emadd9          Em#5add9
With you.....

Chord diagramEmAdd9Emadd9  Em#5add9   (till fade)

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