Standard tuning
Intro:
|G |C |
|G |C |
Verse 1:
I [G]know a way to kill the ripple from your [C]touch
And [G]what if I can only settle for [C]much'
It [D]stays with [Em7]you
You'r[D]e like [G]a sky s[C]o drizzly
That I want
[D] [Em7]'T[D]il[G]l [C]I take it out on you
[Bm7]Show me h[Bm]ow to [C]keep you in
Chorus:
[G]You be good to me
And I, [D]I'll b[C]e good to you
Don't let go of you[D]r light
It's you[Bm]r best friend in the world
I [C]hope you'll learn wha[A7]t Heaven knows
Who [C]cares if I go'
[G]
Verse 2:
I [G]know a way to tell the middle from the [C]start
And [G]what if telling makes the brittle fall a[C]part'
In [D]time al[Em7]though my [D]hair turns [G]grey and [C]grizzly
Stay [D]with me
Chorus:
[G]So we cursed a lot
And I'm[D] ashamed o[C]f walking out
Oh it's just to[D]o bad, we go[Bm]t stuck in the past
We'r[C]e hiding there i[A7]n silence now
It [C]sounds familiar
[G]You be good to me
And I, [D]I'll b[C]e good to you
I'm off t[D]o work
[Bm]But I don't see yo[C]u turn
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B|''7'''7'''5''|
G|''6'''6'''4''|
D|''7'''7'''5''|
A|''6'''5'''3''|
E|'''''''''''''|
Bridge:
[D#maj7] [Gmaj7] [Gm7]
[D#maj7] [Gmaj7] [A#]
Cross the [D#maj7]river on your [Gmaj7]own
On the [Gm7]other side
You wanna go [Gm]far away
On the [Gmaj7]other side
The riverbed
Follow us there
Chorus:
[G]You be good to me
And I, [D]I'll b[C]e good to you
Don't let go of you[D]r light
It's you[Bm]r best friend in the world
I [C]hope you'll learn wha[A7]t Heaven knows
Who [C]cares if I go'
[G]So we cursed a lot
And I'm[D] ashamed o[C]f walking out
And my thoughts are [D]wrought with a [Bm]shortsighted secret
And [C]missing you
[A7]Why do you cry, Paddy[C]'
Outro:
[G]Long as I've been alive
Old as I am
I'v[D]e still n[C]o plan
I'm off t[D]o work
[Bm]But I don't see yo[C]u turn
[A7]My life was OK
I was [C]counting my steps
[G] [D] [C]
[D] [Bm] [C]
[A7] [C]
[G]
Intro:
|G |C |
|G |C |
Verse 1:
I [G]know a way to kill the ripple from your [C]touch
And [G]what if I can only settle for [C]much'
It [D]stays with [Em7]you
You'r[D]e like [G]a sky s[C]o drizzly
That I want
[D] [Em7]'T[D]il[G]l [C]I take it out on you
[Bm7]Show me h[Bm]ow to [C]keep you in
Chorus:
[G]You be good to me
And I, [D]I'll b[C]e good to you
Don't let go of you[D]r light
It's you[Bm]r best friend in the world
I [C]hope you'll learn wha[A7]t Heaven knows
Who [C]cares if I go'
[G]
Verse 2:
I [G]know a way to tell the middle from the [C]start
And [G]what if telling makes the brittle fall a[C]part'
In [D]time al[Em7]though my [D]hair turns [G]grey and [C]grizzly
Stay [D]with me
Chorus:
[G]So we cursed a lot
And I'm[D] ashamed o[C]f walking out
Oh it's just to[D]o bad, we go[Bm]t stuck in the past
We'r[C]e hiding there i[A7]n silence now
It [C]sounds familiar
[G]You be good to me
And I, [D]I'll b[C]e good to you
I'm off t[D]o work
[Bm]But I don't see yo[C]u turn
e|'''''''''''''|
B|''7'''7'''5''|
G|''6'''6'''4''|
D|''7'''7'''5''|
A|''6'''5'''3''|
E|'''''''''''''|
Bridge:
[D#maj7] [Gmaj7] [Gm7]
[D#maj7] [Gmaj7] [A#]
Cross the [D#maj7]river on your [Gmaj7]own
On the [Gm7]other side
You wanna go [Gm]far away
On the [Gmaj7]other side
The riverbed
Follow us there
Chorus:
[G]You be good to me
And I, [D]I'll b[C]e good to you
Don't let go of you[D]r light
It's you[Bm]r best friend in the world
I [C]hope you'll learn wha[A7]t Heaven knows
Who [C]cares if I go'
[G]So we cursed a lot
And I'm[D] ashamed o[C]f walking out
And my thoughts are [D]wrought with a [Bm]shortsighted secret
And [C]missing you
[A7]Why do you cry, Paddy[C]'
Outro:
[G]Long as I've been alive
Old as I am
I'v[D]e still n[C]o plan
I'm off t[D]o work
[Bm]But I don't see yo[C]u turn
[A7]My life was OK
I was [C]counting my steps
[G] [D] [C]
[D] [Bm] [C]
[A7] [C]
[G]
