The Mention Of Your Name Chords by Chris Rea

Tempo:
130.3 bpm
Chords used:

Am

C

Em

F

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Chris Rea - The Mention Of Your Name chords
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[C]
[Am]
[Em] Time goes by,
[E] and every single [F] tear it must have well run dry
And [Dm] the lonely night become [Em] a strange, [Eb] accepted [C]
way
And [D]
[C] [Am] the years go past, just like the old song [C] says
The [F]
pain with time has healed, it couldn't last
But [Dm]
oh a friend, like [Em] a fool, mentions your name
[Am]
[G] [Am] Sunny [Dm]
days, [G] drunken nights, you smile [C] and say
Oh it's [F] alright, but oh [B] the cold, [C] cold [E]
rain
At the mention of your [Am] name
[Em] [Am]
[F]
[Em] [Dm]
[Em] [F] [Em]
[Am]
[Bm]
[Am] Forgive [Dm] me please, if I shrug [G] my shoulders
When [C] I put my friend at ease
As [F] I get older, it's not [B] that I
Don't feel [E] colder [Bm]
than [Ab] [Am] before
Oh [B]
[A] I've [Dm] become so good [G] at hiding
What I [C] feel without [F] confiding
[Em] It's [C] still [Bm] the same, darling still the [E] same
At the mention of your [Am] name
[A]
[N]
Key:  
Am
2311
C
3211
Em
121
F
134211111
Dm
2311
Am
2311
C
3211
Em
121
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To learn Chris Rea - The Mention Of Your Name chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - Dm, G, C, F, Dm, Em, F and Em in sequence. For best results, commence at 65 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 130. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: E Minor.

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[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [Em] Time goes by, _ _ _
_ _ [E] and every single [F] tear it must have well run dry
_ And _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] the lonely night _ _ become [Em] a strange, _ _ [Eb] accepted [C] _
way
_ _ And _ [D] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] the years go past, _ _ _ _ _ just like the old song [C] says
The [F]
pain with time has healed, it couldn't last
But _ _ _ [Dm]
oh a friend, _ _ _ like [Em] a fool, _ _ _ mentions your name
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ [Am] _ Sunny [Dm]
days, _ _ _ _ [G] drunken nights, _ _ _ you smile [C] and say
_ Oh _ it's [F] alright, _ _ _ _ but oh [B] the cold, _ _ _ [C] cold [E]
rain
_ At the mention of _ your [Am] _ _ name _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ [F] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ [Am] Forgive [Dm] me please, _ _ if I shrug [G] my shoulders _ _
When [C] I put my friend at ease
As [F] I get older, _ _ it's not [B] that I _ _
Don't feel [E] colder _ _ [Bm]
than [Ab] _ _ [Am] before _ _
Oh _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [A] I've [Dm] become _ _ so good [G] at hiding _
What I [C] feel _ _ _ without _ [F] confiding _ _
[Em] It's [C] still [Bm] the same, _ _ _ darling still the [E] same _
_ At _ the mention _ of _ your _ [Am] name
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _

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