This is Matthew Ryan's haunting final track 'Certainly Never' from his 1997 album "May
Day". Originally on piano.
Intro: C
Verse 1:
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I wandered up to what I thought was your door
Am
I'd only been there a thousand times before
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I gave it my most polite rap and wish
FG
I held my heart loosely in my other fist
Verse 2:
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The dead of winter in north Hollywood
Am
The struggling actress and her flash flood
G
The smell of perfume cash and love
FG
The sucker punch with a horseshoe in the glove
Chorus:
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Sayin' if I held you up would that be enough?
Am
If I gave you all that I was capable of
G
Would that be enough?
FG
Would that be enough?
Verse 3:
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A trailer park tycoon last June
Am
A telegraph a flash and a boom
G
An autumn like there never was
FG
A why? And because
Chorus:
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Hopin' if I held you up would that be enough?
Am
If I gave you all that I was capable of
G
Would that be enough?
FG
Would that be enough?
Outro:
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The front porch
Am
The long road
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A train whistle
F
There she goes