Shipwrecked In The Eighties chords by Kris Kristofferson

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 2nd

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


Intro:
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Verse 1:
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Well, you fight like the devil to
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Just keep your head above water
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Chained to whatever you got
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That you can't throw away
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And you're shooting through space
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On that river of life that you're riding
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And it's swirling and sucking you
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Deeper on down everyday

Chorus 1:
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So you turn to your trusty old partner
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To share some old feelings
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And you find to your shock that
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Your faithful companion is gone. (So long, Tonto)
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And the truth slowly dawns that you're
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Lost and alone in deep water
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And you don't even know how much longer
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There is to go on.

Instrumental:
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Verse 2:
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Like an old Holy Bible you've clung to
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For so many seasons
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With the rules of survival in words
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You could still understand
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When they proved something wrong
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You believed in so long you go crazy
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And you're so close to foldin' the cards
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That you hold in your hand

Chorus 2:
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Singing, "Holy Toledo! I can't see the light anymore!"
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"All those horizons that I used to guide me are gone."
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"And the darkness is driving me farther away from the shore."
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Throw me a rhyme or a reason to try to go on.

Outro:
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