Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Difficulty: Novice
Author's Note - From "Trouble in Shangri-La" 2001 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiG_zLeIX_A
Intro:
F# minorF#m D MajorD E MajorE A augmentedA A augmentedA D MajorD E MajorE A augmentedA
Verse 1:
F# minorF#m D MajorD E MajorE A augmentedA F# minorF#m D MajorD E MajorE A augmentedA
There's a plane, it's headed for London, twenty-four hours more and he'll be on it
F# minorF#m D MajorD E MajorE F# minorF#m A augmentedA D MajorD E MajorE A augmentedA
And I can't show my love, and I can't stop it. Oh, I can't stop it
Verse 2:
F# minorF#m D MajorD E MajorE A augmentedA F# minorF#m D MajorD E MajorE A augmentedA
There's a house there, somebody's waiting, somebody else's arms will wrap around him
F# minorF#m D MajorD E MajorE F# minorF#m A augmentedA D MajorD E MajorE A augmentedA
And in that moment, what will he think then, when I can't touch him
Chorus:
F# minorF#m D MajorD E MajorE A augmentedA
Maybe my love could fly over the ocean
F# minorF#m D MajorD E MajorE A augmentedA
Maybe my heart should try to leave him alone
F# minorF#m D MajorD E MajorE F# minorF#m
All that I really know is that he's goin'
A augmentedA D MajorD E MajorE F# minorF#m F#m D MajorD E MajorE A augmentedA
Too far from Texas, too close to home
Verse 3:
F# minorF#m D MajorD E MajorE A augmentedA F# minorF#m D MajorD E MajorE A augmentedA
In a room just outside of Houston, that's where I spend my nights, trying to get through to him
F# minorF#m D MajorD E MajorE A augmentedA F# minorF#m D MajorD E MajorE A augmentedA
He says he's comin' back in every letter, but he might never, no he might never
Chorus:
F# minorF#m D MajorD E MajorE A augmentedA
Maybe my love could fly over the ocean
F# minorF#m D MajorD E MajorE A augmentedA
Maybe my heart should try to leave him alone
F# minorF#m D MajorD E MajorE F# minorF#m
All that I really know is that he's goin'
A augmentedA D MajorD E MajorE F# minorF#m F#m D MajorD E MajorE A augmentedA
Too far from Texas, too close to home
Bridge:
D MajorD E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD
Does he know how long I've waited for this love to come
D MajorD E MajorE F# minorF#m G# minorG#m F# minorF#m D MajorD E MajorE A augmentedA
Does he know I'm holdin' on and that won't change no matter where he's gone
Instrumental:
F# minorF#m D MajorD E MajorE A augmentedA F# minorF#m D MajorD E MajorE F# minorF#m
A augmentedA D MajorD E MajorE A augmentedA
Chorus:
F# minorF#m D MajorD E MajorE A augmentedA
Maybe my love could fly over the ocean
F# minorF#m D MajorD E MajorE A augmentedA
Maybe my heart should try to leave him alone
F# minorF#m D MajorD E MajorE F# minorF#m
All that I really know is that he's goin'
A augmentedA D MajorD E MajorE F# minorF#m F#m D MajorD E MajorE A augmentedA
Too far from Texas, too close to home
Chorus:
F# minorF#m D MajorD E MajorE A augmentedA
Maybe my love could fly over the ocean
F# minorF#m D MajorD E MajorE A augmentedA
Maybe my heart should try to leave him alone
F# minorF#m D MajorD E MajorE F# minorF#m
All that I really know is that he's goin'
A augmentedA D MajorD E MajorE F# minorF#m F#m D MajorD E MajorE A augmentedA
Too far from Texas, too close to home
Outro:
F# minorF#m D MajorD E MajorE A augmentedA F# minorF#m D MajorD E MajorE A augmentedA
Couldn't I, couldn't I wait, couldn't he, couldn't he stay one more day
F# minorF#m D MajorD E MajorE F# minorF#m A augmentedA D MajorD E MajorE A augmentedA
Couldn't I, couldn't I wait, couldn't he, couldn't he stay one more day