The Fact Remains Chords

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 | E | Em/A | Em/A | C | Bsus4 | Verse 1: E Em/A I stayed until the Star-Spangled Banner played C Bsus4 And I couldn't keep my eyes open E Em/A I stayed till the buds dried up and fell off on the table C Bsus4 And there was no hope of my saving them E Dsus2 Asus2 C Till the last levee broke E Dsus2 Asus2 C And the floods came and washed away our home

Chorus: E Asus2 Then it was over E Dsus2 And I will never be the same E Am7 I finally wised up C But the fact remains Bsus4 E C Cmaj7 I stayed too long Verse 2: E Em/A I stayed till the last of the bottles was empty C Bsus4 And whizzing by my head E Em/A I stayed till there was no more air in the room C Bsus4 And my tears no longer moved you E Dsus2 Asus2 C Till you lied and you lied E Dsus2 Asus2 C And you lied and you lied and you lied again Chorus: E Asus2 Then it was over E Dsus2 And I will never be the same E Am7 I finally wised up C But the fact remains Bsus4 E I stayed too long Bsus4 G#m I stayed too long Bridge: A E Next time maybe I will know how to walk away Dsus2 C#m With pride and grace and faith in myself F#m G Knowing how the world works and the way that things change Instrumental: Guitar solo – 16 bars (one measure per chord): | C | E | C | E | | C | E | C | E | | C | E | C | E | | C | E | C | C | Outro: E Dsus2 Asus2 C Till you lied and you lied E Dsus2 Asus2 C And you lied and you lied and you lied again E Dsus2 Asus2 C Till you lied and you lied E Dsus2 Asus2 C And you lied and you lied and you lied again E Asus2 Then it was over E Dsus2 And I will never be the same E Am7 I finally wised up C But the fact remains Bsus4 E I stayed too long E Asus2 Then it was over E Dsus2 And I will never be the same E Am7 I finally wised up C But the fact remains Bsus4 E I stayed too long Bsus4 E I stayed too long C E