Tuning:

Sequel Words and Music by Harry Chapin

So h^Gere she's actin' h^Emappy In^Dside her handsome h^Bmome And ^Gme, I'm flyin' in my t^Daxi, Takin' t^Cips^Bb and gettin' st^Doned.

^DI got into town a little e^Amarly. Had ei^Dght hours to k^Amill before the s^Dhow, ^Am First I tho^Dught about he^Amading up no^Drth of the ^Ambay Then I k^Cnew where I ^Bbhad to ^Dgo. ^Am

^Am

I tho^Dught about taking a lim^Amousine Or at le^Dast a fancy ^Amcar. But I en^Dded up taking a t^Amaxi 'Cause th^Cat's how I ^Bbgot this f^Dar. ^Am

^Am

You see, t^Gen years ago it was the f^Em7ront seat Dr^Divin' stoned and feelin' no p^Bmain. Now h^Gere I am straight and si^Dttin' in the back Hitting Six^Cteen Par^Bbkside L^Dane. ^Am

^Am

[C - Bb - D D - C - E - Bm7 - E - Bm7]

The dri^Eveway was the ^Bm7same as ^EI reme^Bm7mbered And a bu^Etler came and ans^Bm7wered the d^Eoor. ^Bm7 He just sh^Eook his ^Bm7head when I as^Eked for ^Bm7her And said "She do^D7esn't live h^Amere any^Emore."

D7 - Am - E

But he off^Eered to ^Bm7give me the add^Eress ^Bm7 That they were forw^Earding her le^Bm7tters ^Eto ^Bm7 I just t^Eook it and ret^Bm7urned to the ca^Ebbie And ^Bm7said "I got ^D7one more f^Amare for y^Eou."

[D7 - Am - E]

And so we ro^Elled back into the c^Gity Up to a f^Aive story old brow^Cnstone I rang the b^Dell that had her name on the mai^Elbox. The bu^D7zzer s^Amaid somebody's h^Eome.

[finger picked, not strummed] [D7 - Am - E - D7 - Am - E]

And the l^Eook on her face as she op^Gened the door Was like an o^Ald joke told by a fr^Ciend. It'd taken t^Den more years but she'd fo^Eund her smile And I wa^D7tched the co^Amrners start to b^Eend ^E7

And she s^Aaid, "How are you H^F#marry? E E7 [5th fret] E7sus [5th fret] Haven't we played this scene before?" I s^Aaid "It's so good to s^Eee you, Sue Had to p^D7lay it out j^Amust once m^Eore." P^D7lay it out j^Amust once m^Eore.

E - Bm7 - E - Bm7 - D7 - Am - E

She said I've he^Eard you flying high on my radio I answered "I^Et's not all it seems" That's when she lau^Eghed and she said, "It's better sometimes When we d^D7on't get to t^Amouch our dr^Eeams.'

[finger picked, not strummed] [D7 - Am - E - D7 - Am - E]

That's when I as^Aked her where was that ac^F#mtress E E7 [5th fret] E7sus [5th fret] She said "That was somebody else" And then I as^Aked her why she looked so ha^Eppy now D7 E [4th fret] She said "I finally like myself, at last I like myself."

B6 - Bm6 - Bm6/9 - A6 - Am6 - Am - E

So we ta^Elked all through that afternoon Ta^B6lking about where we'd been We t^Bm6alked of the tiny difference Between e^Bm6/9nding and starting to begin.

We ta^A6lked because talking tells you things. Like what you r^Am6eally are thinking about. But som^Ametimes you can't find what you're feeling T^Eill all the words run out.

[E - Bm7 - E - Bm7 - E - Bm7 - E - Bm7]

So I as^Eked her to ^Bm7come to the con^Ecert. ^Bm7 She s^Eaid "No^Bm7, I work at ni^Eght." ^Bm7 I said, "We've go^Etten too ^Bm7damn good at lea^Eving, ^Bm7Sue" She said, "H^D7arry, yo^Amu're ri^Eght"

[finger picked, not strummed] D7 - Am - E - D7 - Am - E

Don't a^Ask me if I made ^F#mlove to her E E7 [5th fret] E7sus [5th fret] Or which one of us started to cry Don't a^Ask me why she wouldn't take the mo^Eney that I left If I ans^D7wered at ^Amall I'd l^Eie.

D7 - Am - E C - Bb - D - Am - D - Am

So I tho^Dught about ^Amher as I s^Dang that n^Amight And how the ci^Drcle keeps ro^Amlling ar^Dound. ^Am How I a^Dct as I'm fa^Amcing the foot^Dlights ^Am And how she's fl^Cying with b^Bboth feet on the gr^Dound ^Am

^Am

I gu^Gess it's a sequel to our s^Emtory From the jou^Drney 'tween heaven and h^Bmell With h^Galf the time thinking of what mi^Dght have been And h^Calf th^Bbinkin' just as w^Dell ^Am

^Am I guess o^Emnly t^Aime will t^Dell. ^Am

^Am

Harry Chapin - Sequel