Capo
4
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Intro:
G Am7 F C
G Am7 F C
Verse:
G Am7 F
Like a new moon rising
F C G
From now on
Am7 F
I will lean into the reason of
C G
The seasons as they come
Am7 F
There'll be no surprises
F C G Am7 F F
Now she's gone
Chorus:
Dm7 C G
And we almost made it
C F
But it was clear all along
C G
All the truth I tasted
C F
Was only ever in a song
C G
All the time I wasted
Am7 Dm7
In the hope that I would belong
[Instrumental]
Dm7 C G Am7
F F G Am7
F F C G
Verse:
Am7 F
There was a white pheasant sighted
F C G
Off the coast
Am7 F
It came close then abided
C G
With the things that I love most
Am7 F
And there, I was invited
C G Am7 F F
A heavenly host
Chorus:
Dm7 C G
And we almost made it
C F
But it was clear all along
C G
All the truth I tasted
C F
Was only ever in a song
C G
All the time I wasted
Am7 Dm7
In the hope that I would belong
[Instrumental]
Dm7 C G Am7 Am7 Am7 Am7
Break:
Em7 G C Am7
I know when the heartache started
Em7 G C
That was when the hope departed
Am7 Em7
Somewhere in the wilting weeds
G C C
She was right there all along
[Instrumental]
Dm7 C G Am7
F F G Am7
F F C G
Verse:
Am7 F
From a ship out on the water
F C G
I heard your call
Am7 F
Like a siren singing softly
C G
It resounded in the law
Am7 F
And when I crashed on your rocks
C G Am7 F F
It was the best story of all
Chorus:
Dm C G
And we almost made it
C F
And it was clear all along
C G
All the truth we tasted
C F
Was only ever in a song
C G
All the time we wasted
Am7 Dm7
In the hope that we would belong
[Instrumental/Outro]]
Dm7 C G Am7
F F C G
Am7 F F F f
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Song History
Published: March 5, 2026
Last Updated: March 5, 2026