To: jamesb@nevada.edu Subject: /v/Suzanne.Vega/SolitudeStanding.crd SOLITUDE STANDING (Suzanne Vega) -------------------------------- Amsus2: x02200 Am(9): x05500 B5/A: x0440x Am(9)/C: x35500 B5: x2440x Amsus2/G: 302200 Amsus2/F:102200 C#m7: x46600 Bsus4: x24400 Intro: 12 measures of Amsus2 Amsus2 Amsus2 Solitude stands by the window Amsus2 Amsus2 She turns her head as I walk in the room Amsus2 Amsus2 I can see by her eyes she's been waiting Amsus2 Amsus2 Standing in the slant of the late afternoon Am(9) Am(9) And she turns to me with her hand extended B5/A B5/A Amsus2 Her palm is split with a flower with a flame instrumen[B5(9)/C B5 Am(9)/C Am(9)/C B5 tal; melody is cdeGABcd eGABcdeG ABcdeGAB etc.] instAmsus2Amsus2 tal] Solitude stands in the doorway I'm struck once again by her black silhouette By her long cool stare and her silence I suddenly remember each time we've met And she turns to me with her hand extended Her palm is split with a flower with a flame 12 bars of instrumental again Amsus2 Amsus2 Amsus2/G Amsus2/F And she says, "I've come to set a twisted thing straight" Amsus2 Amsus2 Amsus2/G Amsus2/F And she says, "I've come to lighten this dark heart" C#m7 C#m7 Bsus4 Amsus2 And she takes my wrist, I feel her imprint of fear C#m7 C#m7 Bsus4 Amsus2 And I say, "I never thought of finding you here" And I turn to the crowd as they're watching They're sitting all together in the dark and the warm And I wanted to be in there among them I see how their eyes are gathered into one And she turns to me with her hand extended Her palm is split with a flower with a flame 12 bars of instrumental again And she says, "I've come to set a twisted thing straight" And she says, "I've come to lighten this dark heart" And she takes my wrist, I feel her imprint of fear And I say, "I never thought of finding you here" Solitude stands in the doorway I'm struck once again by her black silhouette By her long cool stare and her silence I suddenly remember each time we've met And she turns to me with her hand extended Her palm is split with a flower with a flame Fade out on repeated Am(9)/C & B5