Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Intro:
C majorC G+G
Verse 1:
C majorC G+G
A augmentedA smile has never been hard to give
C majorC G+G
But I have learnt that for some it is
C majorC G+G
I saw an ad on a bus last night
A minorAm E minorEm
Two pounds a month could help save a life
Dm7Dm7 C majorC E minorEm Dm7Dm7
But that's not for some, that's not for some, it's only for some
C majorC G+G
If it's not for one special someone then it shall be for none
Chorus:
FF C majorC G+G FF
And I'm not sure just how much more of this I can bear
FF C majorC G+G FF
I try to talk to God but it seems even he doesn't care
FF c G+G FF
I've seen the new one he's building, and my, how he's made not one mistake
FF C majorC G+G FF G+G C majorC
He told me, 'son, I promise you this one will be so much better than the last one I made'
Verse 2:
C majorC G+G
C majorC G+G
All my life I've tried to fit in
C majorC G+G
And it's been hard given the colour of my skin
C majorC G+G
But that's okay because I know
A minorAm E minorEm
That in a thousand years or so
Dm7Dm7 C majorC E minorEm Dm7Dm7
There will be love, there'll be enough love to cushion all the falls
C majorC G+G
And wistful thinking never stopped us from wanting it all
Chorus:
FF C majorC G+G FF
But I'm not sure just how much more of this I can bear
FF C majorC G+G FF
I try to talk to God but it seems even he doesn't care
FF C majorC G+G FF
I've seen the new one he's building, and my, how he's made not one mistake
FF C majorC G+G FF G+G C majorC
He told me, 'son, I promise you this one will be so much better than the last one I made'
Verse 3:
C majorC G+G A minorAm E minorEm
C majorC G+G A minorAm
As I walk through the valley of death, I am alone, I am alone
E minorEm C majorC
And all those words that you once said, they no longer take me home
C majorC G+G A minorAm
As I walk through the valley of death, I am alone, I am alone
E minorEm C majorC
And all those words that you once said, they no longer take me home
C majorC G+G A minorAm E minorEm
I am alone, I am alone, I am alone, , I am alone
Chorus:
DmDm C majorC FF
And I don't know how much longer I can wait
C majorC G+G FF G+G
He told me, 'son, I promise you this one will be so much better than the last one
FF C majorC
It will be so much better than the last one I made
C majorC E minorEm C majorC E minorEm