Tuning: E A D G B E

Love Chronicles by Al Stewart Part I ---------

^D I can remember the first^C girl tha^Gt I did love ^D It was Stephanie ^C ^G

^D In kindergarten arit^Chmetic clas^Gses she used^D to Sit next to ^Cme ^G

^D I'd pass her sticky sweets u^Cnder the ta^Gble Where the ^Dteacher couldn't ^Csee ^G

^D Although she wouldn't reme^Cmber me now ^G Sometimes I ^Dwonder where she can be.^C ^G

D C G D C G D C G

^D I can remember the first^C girl I kissed^G it was ^DChristine when I was ^Cten.

^D I'd been told we were mov^Cing away ^G I thought I'd ^Dnever see her again^C ^G

^D Oh don't forget^C me ^G I'll be ^Dback when they ^Clet me ^G

^D Before you learn how to lie^C when you're lea^Gving Love is ^Dso much easier then ^C ^G

D C G D C G

And at ^A7school ^Dwould you believe^G three hundred ^Dboys And ^A7no girls at all ^D

But you're a ^A7fool ^Dif you should leave^G Just^G think of the ^Djoys of ^A7rugby football ^D

And ^Gprep in the ^Dmor^Aning and ^GBrylcream and a^Dcne And ^Gcross-country run^Dning to ^Ckill evil tho^Aughts

I'm surprised ^Dthat I survived ^G I ran ten thousand ^Dmiles with my ^A7back to the wall^C. ^G

D C G D C G

^D I can remember the first^C girl that I^G made ^Dlove to It was in a ^Cpark ^G

^D In the lower pleasure gardens^C in ^GBournemouth In ^Dsummer just after da^Crk ^G

^D My mind was reel^Cing^G. ^DOh what a ^Cfeeli^Gng. ^D I missed the bus and walked twel^Cve miles ho^Gme

And it ^Dreally didn't seem far.^C ^G ^D ^C ^G ^D ^C

^G And ^Dall th^Arough my ^Gseventeenth ^Dsummer ^D Running to^Agether from crowd^Gs and^A7 tie^Ds

^D Taking our clothes^A off and feel^Ging ^A7each o^Dther With ^Dfingers and sen^Ases and mouth^Gs and ^A7eyes^D,

In^Gcurring the glan^Dces of ^Gold disappro^Dval From ^Gelderly lo^Dcal in^Chabitant's eyes^A7

Oh ^Dtime ^Atime we ^Ghardly ^Aeven ^Dknew you ^D You didn't ^A7touch us wi^Gth yo^A7ur li^Des.

C G D C G

In the^D halcyon days of my la^Cte ad^Golescence My ^Dgoal seemed clearly in sigh^Ct ^G

^D Playing electric guitar^C with a beat ^Ggroup We set^D the ballrooms a^Glight

^D Camping it up for the d^Cyed blonde recep^Gtionists Who ^Dtold us we were al-^Cri-yi-yigh^Gt

^D On an ego trip for a tee^Cnage super^Gstar D C G D C G D C G D C G

On thirty shillings a night.

^D And so it fell that I came^C up to Lon^Gdon To ^Dlook for fortune and ^Cfame ^G

^D Starry eyed in my sea^Cside succes^Gses And ^Dmuch too sure of the ga^Cme.^G

^D First girl I met^C there^G ^DI thought I'd ^Cget the^Gre

^D But the first girl was nea^Crly the last^G girl She ^Dleft my eyes in the drai^Cn. ^G

Part II (slower) ---------

She ^A7sat on my ^Dfloor in the ^A7dead of the ^Dnight ^GRolling a ^Djoint and looking round for a ^A7light

Her ^Gclothes were so ^Dblack and her ^Gface was so ^Dwhite How could I know what was ^A7right?

And I ^Gsat all huddled up^A7on my be^Dd ^GWatching her in my ^A7innocence

And it was ^Gno sense at all,^A7 but too much se^Dnse That ^Atook me to the ^Gbridge of ^Dimpotence. ^A7 ^G ^D

Oh ^A7Artaud's ^Danthology lay ^A7spread on the ^Dfloor And ^Gthe thoughts that she ^Dgave me, I'd not met ^A7before

And ^Gstranded half ^Dhypnotised, I ^Gwatched her in ^Dawe Of everything that she stood ^A7for.

And I ^Gwanted more than a^A7nything to ^Gbe like her with every s^Dense But it was ^Gno sense at all,^A7 but too much ^Dsense

Tha^At took me to the ^Gbridge of i^Dmpotence.

She c^A7ame over to me^D and ^A7kissed me in ^Dplay ^GTaking my ^Dhands between her legs as she ^A7lay

And she ^Glooked in my ^Deyes but I ^Gturned them ^Daway Finding no words fit to ^A7say.

And I ^Ghated myself,^A7 but could not ^Gmove Shattered in my ^A7confidence,

But it was ^Gno sense at all, ^A7but too much ^Dsense That ^Atook me to the ^Gbridge of ^Dimpotence.

Now the ^A7stare of the ^Dlightbulb tore ^A7holes in my ^Dbrain As she got ^Gup in ^Dsilence that hung like a ^A7stain

And I ^Gwanted to ^Dspeak, or ^Gcall out her ^Dname, But how could I begin to ^A7explain?

And my ^Gprosecuting room still holds a ^A7strand of her ^Ghair In ^A7evidence,

But it was ^Gno sense at all, ^A7but too much ^Dsense That ^Atook me to the ^Gbridge of ^Dimpotence.

Oh I ^A7still think ^Dabout her ^A7when the night fills with ^Drain And ^Gspeaks with its ^Dvoices uneasy and ^A7vain

And I ^Gthink were I ^Dmaybe to ^Gfind her ^Dagain, Oh I'd probably see her more ^A7plain.

And I ^Gshould have known she was ^A7just like ^Gme, It was after all only ^A7commonsense,

But it was no ^Gsense at all, ^A7but too much ^Dsense That ^Atook me to the ^Gbridge of ^Dimpotence...

Segue to part 3. The chords for each verse are the same. Part III (faster, tempo 1) ---------- D C G (repeat)

^D At first I didn't go out^C much at ^Gall I just staye^Dd home in my ch^Cains. ^G

^D Picking over the thr^Ceads of my con^Gfidence And ^Dsearching for the rema^Cins.^G

^D And when I couldn't sta^Cnd any ^Gmore of it Go^Ding down to a cl^Cub. ^G

^D Mixing in with the so^Cunds and the crow^Gds I let the ^Dmusic cover me u^Cp. ^G ^D ^C ^G ^D ^C ^G

^D And so it came that I stoo^Cd disil^Glusioned By e^Gverything I'd been to^Cld. ^G

^D I just didn't beli^Ceve love exis^Gted They were ^Dall just digging for go^Cld. ^G

^D Widows and bankers and ty^Cpists and ^Gbus'nessmen Lo^Dved each other they sa^Cid. ^G

^D But all it was though was j^Cust a manoeu^Gvre The quick^Dest way into be^Cd. ^G ^D ^C ^G ^D ^C ^G

And ^F#7only, lonely, the ^Dharle^A7quins and ^Dpain^Ated ^Bmphon^Aies ^BmPick their wa^F#7ys, ^Bmthrough ^F#7the haze

Of ^Dhighs and ^A7lows and ^Dblues And ^Gall that I could ^F#do was to ^Gpick my way to ^F#you

^GThough I didn't ^F#tell you You were ^Gjust a thing to ^F#prove

Bm Bb+ Bm7 Bm6 Em G Bm But I was hungry when found you, but I'm al-right now.

^F#7 They sigh, they lie, the ^Drefu^A7gees and ^Dsu^Aper^Bmhe-^Aroes ^Bm On ice^F#7, ^Bm so ^F#7nice to ^Dsee you, ^A7what's your ^Dname?

And ^Gall that I could ^F#do was to ^Gsay the same to ^F#you ^GTake you for the ^F#moment, though the ^Gmoment wasn't ^F#true

Bm Bb+ Bm Bm6 Em G Bm But I was hungry when I found you and I'm al-right now.

Though the ^Emstreet lamp^A7 cut through the ^Dcurfew It ^Emshed no light^A7 on our min^Dd

It would have ^Embeen so ea^A7sy to lo^Dve you At ^G7any other ti^F#7me.

^F#7 Only lonely, you ^Dcame to ^A7me the ^Dnight ^Ahung ^Bmcold^Aly ^BmIn your ey^F#7es, ^Bmsome other ^F#7time I ^Dmight have ^A7stayed with ^Dyou

But ^Gall that I could ^F#do was to ^Gturn around to ^F#you ^GThanks for what you ^F#gave me now it's ^Gtime to say "A^F#dieu"

Bm Bb+ Bm7 Bm6 Em G Bm Oh I was hungry when I found you but I'm al-right now. Em G Bm Bb+ Ba ba ba alright now D C G (repeat)

^D And so I followed the ot^Cher's ex^Gample And jum^Dped into the mele^Ce ^G

^D In hunting grounds of Earls ^CCourt and Swiss Cot^Gtage I ^Ddid my best to get la^Cid ^G

^D Beer cans and pa^Crt^Gies,^D deb girls and a^Crt^Gies ^DBouncing around in the s^Cocial confu^Gsion

^D Missing and making the gra^Cde. ^G

^D (In^Cst^Grume^Dnta^Cl ^GSol^Do -^G ad^D lib) ^D

Part IV (Slower) ---------

N.C

The very first ^Ctime I must confes^Ds I thought you'd ^Cbe like all of the ^Drest

And we'd be ^Cstrangers once aga^Gin By the ti^Fme we were dress^A7ed.

But when you'd ^Csmoked your cigare^Dtte And talked of some p^Ceople that we'd m^Det

I found myself a^Csking was it s^Get, did you h^Fave to go y^A7et. And s^Fo you laughed and then ki^C7ssed me

And ^Bbstayed for the ^Cwhole week^Gend Al^Fthough the bed was so na^Crrow

We ^Bbhad to sleep ^C7end to e^Gnd. ^D ^C ^D

And so the ^Cweeks passed through my br^Dain In their ^Cdadaistic ^Dchain

I found myself ^Cseeing you ag^Gain, and aga^Fin and ag^A7ain And all you ^Cgave you gave it fr^Dee

Asking for no^Cthing back from m^De You gave yours^Celf unselfishl^Gy as a pa^Frt of m^A7e.

And whe^Fre I thought that just plu^C7cking The ^Bbfruits of the ^Cbed was e^Gnough

It ^Fgrew to be less like fu^Ccking And ^Bbmore like ^C7making lo^Gve. ^D ^G ^D7

Of ^Gall the girls I ^Dever knew some ^Cloved and ^Gsome de^Dsus4nied me ^D And ^Gall the words I ^Dever said have ^Cbeen no ^Guse to h^Dsus4ide me ^D

And ^Gall the songs I ^Dever sung each ^Cone of ^Gthem un^Dsus4tied me ^D And ^Gall the girls I ^Dever loved have ^Cleft them^Gselves ins^Dsus4ide me.

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Al Stewart - Love chronicles