The Great Unknown chords by Ezra Furman

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: A

Difficulty: Novice

Verse:
N.C.
A song is a dream that keeps going on when it's over
N.C.
A man hears a song in the soft speaking voice of his lover
N.C.
A hero goes on when the others believe it's all over
N.C.
A sister is strong when she fights for the cause of her brother

Verse:
  A                       Dm                        A
A crow with a broken wing stands at the side of the highway
  A                          Dm                    A
A traveller finds a place to sleep at the end of a long day
  D                          Bm                      A
I speak through a telephone. You can't decipher what I say.
      D                     Dm                     A
We'll meet in Decatur. I'll tell you I love you in five days.


Verse:
  A                       E                    A
A human is something that rises and falls over time dear
     A                            E                        A
Your breathing slows down and you sleep in the fluorescent light dear
      D                              Bm                  A
We're passing through town and there isn't a soul we can trust here
   D                            Dm                      A
We don't use our real names. We struggle. We do what we must here


Chorus:
E                      D            A
Drive with me into the Great Unknown
               E                                D      Dm/F
I think we are on our own. I think we're really on our own


Verse:
  A                    E                        A
A song is a dream that keeps going on when it's over
  A                       E                          A
A man hears a song in the soft speaking voice of his lover
  D                     Bm                      A
A hero goes on when the others believe it's all over
  D                         Bm                          A
A sister is strong when she fights for the cause of her brother