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
ⓘ Guitar chords for 'The Fact Remains' by Juliana Hatfield, a female alternative rock artist from Wiscasset, ME . Juliana Hatfield was born in 1967.