The Fact Remains chords by Juliana Hatfield

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 1st

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Novice

For this song use a capo on the first fret (just like Hatfield does). The chords below are all
RELATIVE to the capo – the actual sounding chords are all a half-step up.

Intro:
| E MajorE        | E MajorE        | Em/A      | Em/A      | C majorC      | Bsus4Bsus4     |


Verse 1:
E MajorE                                Em/A
I stayed until the Star-Spangled Banner played
C majorC                      Bsus4Bsus4
And I couldn't keep my eyes open
E MajorE                                   Em/A
I stayed till the buds dried up and fell off on the table
C majorC                        Bsus4Bsus4
And there was no hope of my saving them
E MajorE        Dsus2Dsus2    Asus2Asus2    C majorC
Till the last        levee broke
E MajorE       Dsus2Dsus2           Asus2Asus2   C majorC
And the floods came and washed away our home


Chorus:
E MajorE           Asus2Asus2
Then it was over
E MajorE          Dsus2Dsus2
And I will never be the same
E MajorE               Am7Am7
I finally wised up
               C majorC
But the fact remains
  Bsus4Bsus4      E MajorE       C majorC      Cmaj7Cmaj7
I stayed too long

Verse 2:
E MajorE                             Em/A
I stayed till the last of the bottles was empty
C majorC            Bsus4Bsus4
And whizzing by my head
E MajorE                             Em/A
I stayed till there was no more air in the room
C majorC                      Bsus4Bsus4
And my tears no longer moved you
E MajorE        Dsus2Dsus2    Asus2Asus2      C majorC
Till you lied        and you lied
E MajorE       Dsus2Dsus2        Asus2Asus2        C majorC
And you lied and you lied and you lied again


Chorus:
E MajorE           Asus2Asus2
Then it was over
E MajorE          Dsus2Dsus2
And I will never be the same
E MajorE               Am7Am7
I finally wised up
               C majorC
But the fact remains
  Bsus4Bsus4      E MajorE
I stayed too long
  Bsus4Bsus4      G# minorG#m
I stayed too long


Bridge:
                A augmentedA                        E MajorE
Next time maybe I will know how to walk away
               Dsus2Dsus2                C# minorC#m
With pride and grace and faith in myself
                F# minorF#m                                 G+G
Knowing how the world works and the way that things change


Instrumental:

Guitar solo – 16 bars (one measure per chord):

| C majorC       | E MajorE       | C majorC       | E MajorE       |

| C majorC       | E MajorE       | C majorC       | E MajorE       |

| C majorC       | E MajorE       | C majorC       | E MajorE       |

| C majorC       | E MajorE       | C majorC       | C majorC       |



Outro:
E MajorE        Dsus2Dsus2    Asus2Asus2      C majorC
Till you lied        and you lied
E MajorE       Dsus2Dsus2        Asus2Asus2        C majorC
And you lied and you lied and you lied again
E MajorE        Dsus2Dsus2    Asus2Asus2      C majorC
Till you lied        and you lied
E MajorE       Dsus2Dsus2        Asus2Asus2        C majorC
And you lied and you lied and you lied again
E MajorE           Asus2Asus2
Then it was over
E MajorE          Dsus2Dsus2
And I will never be the same
E MajorE               Am7Am7
I finally wised up
               C majorC
But the fact remains
  Bsus4Bsus4      E MajorE
I stayed too long
E MajorE           Asus2Asus2
Then it was over
E MajorE          Dsus2Dsus2
And I will never be the same
E MajorE               Am7Am7
I finally wised up
               C majorC
But the fact remains
  Bsus4Bsus4      E MajorE
I stayed too long
  Bsus4Bsus4      E MajorE
I stayed too long

C majorC   E MajorE