These Days in an Open Book Nanci Griffith
<br/> THESE DAYS IN AN OPEN BOOK (Nanci Griffith) <br/> ------------------------------------------- <br/> [Capo 2; open G tuning (DGDGBD).] <br/> [Note that Bm(G) probably isn't a good name for a chord; it's just my <br/> shorthand for "Bm(addG)."] <br/> [G=x00000; Gsus/A=x20010; Am11=x22010; Bm(G)=x44030; Csus2=x50030; <br/> Dsus=x20030; C/G=x02010; D/G=x04030; Gsus=x00010; G/B=x40000.] <br/> [Each chord, or group of chords joined by a hyphens (e.g., "Csus2 - Dsus") <br/> is one measure; listen to the recording to get the rhythm.] <br/> <br/> G Gsus/A Am11 - Bm(G) Csus2 - Dsus <br/> [intro] <br/> <br/> G Gsus <br/> Shut it down and call this road a day <br/> C/G - D/G - C/G G - Gsus <br/> And put this silence in my heart in a better place <br/> G Gsus <br/> I had travelled with your ghosts now for so many years <br/> Am11 - Bm(G) Csus2 - G/B <br/> That I see you in the shadows, in hotel rooms and headlights <br/> Gsus/A - G/B Csus2 - G/B - Gsus/A <br/> You're coming up beside me whether it's day or night <br/> <br/> G Gsus/A <br/> These days my life is an open book <br/> G/B - Csus2 G <br/> Missing pages I cannot seem to find <br/> G Gsus/A <br/> These days your face in my memory <br/> G/B - Csus2 (G) <br/> Is in a folded hand of grace against these times <br/> G Gsus/A Am11 - Bm(G) Csus2 - G - Dsus <br/> (..times) [similar to intro] <br/> <br/> No one's ever come between your memory and me <br/> I have driven this weary vessel here alone <br/> Will you still find me if I leave you here beside this road <br/> 'Cause I need someone who can touch me, who'll put no one above me <br/> Someone who needs me like the air he breathes <br/> <br/> These days my life is an open book <br/> Missing pages I cannot seem to find <br/> These days your face in my memory <br/> Is in a folded hand of grace against these times <br/> <br/> Csus2 - G/B Gsus/A - G/B <br/> I can't remember where this toll road goes <br/> Csus2 - G/B Gsus/A - G/B <br/> Maybe it's Fort Worth, maybe it's a heart of gold <br/> Csus2 - G/B Gsus/A <br/> The price of love is such a heavy toll <br/> Gsus/A - G/B Csus2 - G/B <br/> That I've lived my life in the backroads with your love in my pocket <br/> Gsus/A - G/B Csus2 - G/B - Gsus/A <br/> If I spend the love you gave me, tell me, where will it go? <br/> <br/> These days my life is an open book <br/> Missing pages I cannot seem to find <br/> These days your face in my memory <br/> Is in a folded hand of grace against these times (time...) <br/> <br/> G Gsus/A <br/> These days your face in my memory <br/> G/B - Csus2 <br/> Is in a folded hand of grace against these <br/> G/B - Csus2 <br/> Folded hand of grace of mine <br/> G/B - Csus2 (G) <br/> Folded hand of grace against these times <br/> G Gsus/A Gsus/A - G/B Csus2 - G/B - Gsus/A G. <br/> (..times) [ending] <br/> <br/> <br/> ==-=--=---=----=-----=-------=---------=---------=-------=-----=----=---=--=-== <br/> Adam Schneider schn0170@maroon.tc.umn.edu Minneapolis, MN <br/> If you want guitar chords for Mary Chapin Carpenter, Indigo Girls, <br/> Mary Karlzen, Lucinda Williams, etc., mail me or check my home page: <br/> http://www-bprc.mps.ohio-state.edu/cgi-bin/hpp/acs.html <br/> ==-=--=---=----=-----=-------=---------=---------=-------=-----=----=---=--=-== <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> </div> </div> <div class="breadcrumbs">
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