The Fact Remains chords by Juliana Hatfield

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 1st

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

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