From: M.Paterson@roe.ac.uk (Magnus Paterson) Richard Thompson "The Way that it Shows" from the album "Mirror Blue" All corrections, complaints to: Magnus Paterson, mjp@roe.ac.uk Jan 30th 1995 -----------------------------------------------------------------

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E(b9) E Asus4 A7 EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE 022101 022100 x02230 x02020 Verse 1 -----------

You're going to ^G6sus4give yourself aw^Gay o^G6sus4ne of these ^Gnights Your ^G6sus4gaze of comp^Gassion just a l^G6sus4ittle too r^Gight

Your ^G6sus4hug of en^Gcouragement a ^G6sus4little too ^Gtight And then he'll ^Dmknow^Am; it's the little things ^Bmbetra^F#y

You're going to ^G6sus4give yourself ^Gaway to ^G6sus4some Casan^Gova On the ^G6sus4spills and ^Gstains of the ^G6sus4backstage ^Gsofa

He'll ^G6sus4catch you ^Gyawning with ^G6sus4one leg ^Gover And there's the ^Dmsin;^Am must be the enemy ^Bbwith^Gmin

Chorus --------

And that's the ^Dmway that it shows^Dsus2 ^Dm ^Dsus2 That's the ^Bmway that it show^Bmadd4s ^Bm ^Bmadd4

That's the ^Gm7way that it shows^Gm6 ^Gm7 ^Gm6 E(B9) E E(b9) E The way that it shows

That's the ^Dmway that it sh^Dsus2ows ^Dm ^Dsus2 That's the ^Bmway that it shows^Bmadd4 ^Bm ^Bmadd4

^Gm7A slip of the tongue^Gm6, ^Gm7 a squeeze of the ^Gm6hand That's the ^Eway that it shows ^Asus4 ^A7

Verse 2 -------- There's glycerine in the tears; rouge in the blush Your artful stammer a little too rushed All passion to the eye, all cold to the touch And then he'll guess; your mind has drifted in the kiss There's a chink in your armour, a crack in your defences Your iron will gives way to your senses Your whispered sweet nothings all sound like expenses And that's enough; he won't believe your words of love Chorus -------- And that's the way that it shows; that's the way that it shows Yes, that's the way that it shows; the way that it shows That's the way that it shows; that's the way that it shows A slip of the tongue, a squeeze of the hand E(B9) E E(b9) E That's the way that it shows ... then carry on with chorus chords over solo & fade Cheers, Magnus ******* * Magnus Paterson mjp@roe.ac.uk We are all in the gutter, * * Royal Observatory ph. +44 (0)31 668 8247 but some of us are looking up * * Edinburgh EH9 3HJ fax +44 (0)31 668 8264 at the stars. (Oscar Wilde) * * SCOTLAND * *******

Richard Thompson - The way that it shows