Chord/Tab song: You're Always Going Too Soon

Matthew Jay (c) 2000 EMI - from the Album 'Draw'

Transcribed by 'Edward Jay'

Introduction


[Acoustic nylon-strung guitar.]

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B|- - 5 - - 5 - 3 |- - 3 - - 3 - 6 |- - 6 - - 6 - 6 |- - 6 - - 6 - 5 :||
G|- - 5 - - 5 - 4 |- - 4 - - 4 - 5 |- - 5 - - 5 - 5 |- - 5 - - 5 - 5 :||
D|- - 5 - - 5 - 5 |- - 5 - - 5 - 7 |- - 7 - - 7 - 5 |- - 5 - - 5 - 5 :||
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E|- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - :||

[Cmaj] [G] [Dm7] [G7sus4] [Cmaj]
[(C] [in] [bass)] [(D] [in] [bass)]

Verse 1


[The lick in the intro carries on under the vocal.]

|C - - - - - - G |G - - - - - - Dm|Dm- - - - - - G7|G7 - - - - - - C|

Its been a long time since we hung around together in the street

|C - - - - - - G |G - - - - - - Dm|Dm- - - - - - G7|G7 - - - - - - C|

and I miss those days when the world would wait for us

|C - - - - - - G |G - - - - - - Dm|Dm- - - - - - G7|G7 - - - - - - C|

with our crowd of friends we'd sit along the pavemnent near your house

|C - - - - - - G |G - - - - - - Dm|Dm- - - - - - G7|G7 - - - - - - C|

'til the sun came down and we brought the stars out....

|C - - - - - - G |G - - - - - - Dm|Dm- - - - - - G7|G7 - - - - - - C|

...(out).......

Verse 2


[Cue drums.]

|C - - - - - - G |G - - - - - - Dm|Dm- - - - - - G7|G7 - - - - - - C|

When I heard it for the first time I could only stand and cry.

|C - - - - - - G |G - - - - - - Dm|Dm- - - - - - G7|G7 - - - - - - C|

you were just a boy, we were all so innocent

|C - - - - - - G |G - - - - - - Dm|Dm- - - - - - G7|G7 - - - - - - C|

we never thought this kind of thing would happen in our lives

|C - - - - - - G |G - - - - - - Dm|Dm- - - - - - G7|G7 - - - - - - C|

but it broke our hearts and we won't forget, no

Bridge


[Detached chords on acoustic guitar - lots of space. Electric guitar muted.]

|Em7 - - Am7 - - - - |F - - Dm7 - - - - |

All this time has fallen through me since you've been gone,

| G - - Dm7 - - - - |G - - Dm7 - - - - |

and I wonder where you are, because you never let me know, no no no

Chorus


[Mute electric guitar - double time, but quiet.]

|C - - - - - - - F - - - - - - - |C - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |

Your always going too soon.

|C - - - - - - - F - - - - - - - |Em - - - - - - - - - - - - - -|

I'm always left on my own..

[Louder with full drum kit and backing vocals.]

|G - - - - Dm- - - - - - - - - - |Em- - - - F - - - - - - - - - |

Its ok, I understand, sometimes life can hold you down.

Instrumental

(bend) (bend)

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G|- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - |- - - 7 - 5 - - :||
D|- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - :||
A|- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - :||
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|C - - - - - - G |G - - - - - - Dm|Dm- - - - - - G7|G7 - - - - - - C:||

Verse 3

|C - - - - - - G |G - - - - - - Dm|Dm- - - - - - G7|G7 - - - - - - C|

I can see your face as clearly now as I could then

|C - - - - - - G |G - - - - - - Dm|Dm- - - - - - G7|G7 - - - - - - C|

and it doesn't fade, but the times have changed so much

|C - - - - - - G |G - - - - - - Dm|Dm- - - - - - G7|G7 - - - - - - C|

I would like to tell you all about the things that we have done

|C - - - - - - G |G - - - - - - Dm|Dm- - - - - - G7|G7 - - - - - - C|

and we're doing fine, but I think you know that

Bridge

|Em7 - - Am7 - - - - |F - - Dm7 - - - - |

All this time has fallen through me since you've been gone,

| G - - Dm7 - - - - |G - - Dm7 - - - - |

and I wonder where you are, because you never let me know, no no no

Chorus

|C - - - - - - - F - - - - - - - |C - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |

Your always going too soon.

|C - - - - - - - F - - - - - - - |Em - - - - - - - - - - - - - -|

I'm always left on my own..

|G - - - - Dm- - - - - - - - - - |Em- - - - F - - - - - - - - - |

Its ok, I understand, sometimes life can hold you down.

Final Instrumental


(bend) (bend)

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G|:- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - |- - - 7 - 5 - - :||
D|:- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - :||
A|:- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - :||
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|C - - - - - - G |G - - - - - - Dm|Dm- - - - - - G7|G7 - - - - - - C :||until fade.

I can see your face as clear, I can see your face as clear...