Christina chords by Patty Griffin

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard

Difficulty: Novice


Capo 3rd fret

C:  X32010
G:  320003
F:  XX3211
Am: X02210
E:  022100
D:  XX0232

          C majorC          G+G
If you had the real thing, how would you tell?

     FF
Liars can say it all just as well

   C majorC    G+G         FF
Every single word you've heard in vain

      C majorC          G+G
Baubles of gold, stars in your hair

         FF
Reflections that told you they were not there

    C majorC          G+G         FF
And the diamonds on your cheeks have turned to flames

       G+G        C majorC     A minorAm
And up in the air, they would write your name there

  FF     G+G    E MajorE   A minorAm
But love would fall to pieces in the rain

A minorAm       G+G          G+G      FF
Who would know better than you? A augmentedA hundred love letters and none of them true

C majorC         G+G  FF
Christina, oh-wah-oh, yeah

C majorC         G+G  FF
Christina, oh-wah-oh, yeah

It's a wondrous world of ridiculous things
With nothing so rare as the love that it brings
In the silence of a smile that understands
A augmentedA piece of the action, pieces of gold
Everyone's paid well and does what they're told
For the simple daughter of a simple man

And up in the air, they would write your name there
But love would fall to pieces in the rain
Who would know better than you? A augmentedA hundred love letters and none of them true
Christina, oh-wah-oh, yeah
Christina, oh-wah-oh, yeah

C majorC         G+G       FF
Christina, oh-wah-oh-wah oh-wah, yeah

C majorC         G+G       D MajorD    FF     C majorC