Chord/Tab song: The Way That It Shows

Richard Thompson "The Way that it Shows"
from the album "Mirror Blue"

All corrections, complaints to:

Magnus Paterson, mjp@roe.ac.uk Jan 30th 1995

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[G6sus4] [G] [Dm] [Am] [Bm][F#]
[EADGBE]3x2013 [EADGBE]320003 [EADGBE]xx0231 [EADGBE]x02210 [EADGBE]x24432 [EADGBE]244322

[Bb] [Gm] [Dsus2] [Bmadd4] [Gm7][Gm6]
[EADGBE]x13331 [EADGBE]355333 [EADGBE]xx0230 [EADGBE]x24430 [EADGBE]355363 [EADGBE]355353

[E(b9)] [E] [Asus4] [A7]
[EADGBE]022101 [EADGBE]022100 [EADGBE]x02230 [EADGBE]x02020

Verse 1

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You're going to [G6sus4]give yourself aw[G]ay o[G6sus4]ne of these [G]nights

Your [G6sus4]gaze of comp[G]assion just a l[G6sus4]ittle too r[G]ight

Your [G6sus4]hug of en[G]couragement a [G6sus4]little too [G]tight

And then he'll [Dm]know[Am]; it's the little things [Bm]betra[F#]y

You're going to [G6sus4]give yourself [G]away to [G6sus4]some Casan[G]ova

On the [G6sus4]spills and [G]stains of the [G6sus4]backstage [G]sofa

He'll [G6sus4]catch you [G]yawning with [G6sus4]one leg [G]over

And there's the [Dm]sin;[Am] must be the enemy [Bb]with[Gm]in

Chorus

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And that's the [Dm]way that it shows[Dsus2][Dm][Dsus2]

That's the [Bm]way that it show[Bmadd4]s[Bm][Bmadd4]

That's the [Gm7]way that it shows[Gm6][Gm7][Gm6]

The [E(b9)]way that it [E]shows[E(b9)][E]

That's the [Dm]way that it sh[Dsus2]ows[Dm][Dsus2]

That's the [Bm]way that it shows[Bmadd4][Bm][Bmadd4]

[Gm7]A slip of the tongue[Gm6], [Gm7] a squeeze of the [Gm6]hand

That's the [E]way that it shows[Asus4][A7]

Verse 2

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There's glycerine in the tears; rouge in the blush
Your artful stammer a little too rushed
All passion to the eye, all cold to the touch
And then he'll guess; your mind has drifted in the kiss

There's a chink in your armour, a crack in your defences
Your iron will gives way to your senses
Your whispered sweet nothings all sound like expenses
And that's enough; he won't believe your words of love

Chorus

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And that's the way that it shows; that's the way that it shows
Yes, that's the way that it shows; the way that it shows
That's the way that it shows; that's the way that it shows
A slip of the tongue, a squeeze of the hand
That's the [E(b9)]way that it sh[E]ows[E(b9)][E]

... then carry on with chorus chords over solo & fade

Cheers,
Magnus


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