Chords for David Ford - I'm Alright Now

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_ [B] _ The tide came in and [G] nearly buried us here
But we [Am] saw things like they wouldn't [F] believe
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_ _ You hear a lot of stories [C] about love and romance
_ [G] Us, we're nothing quite like you [F] and me
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[F] _ _ [C] _ _ There were times when [G] yeah, alright, I'll confess
I [Am] did things of which I am [F] not proud _
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Everybody wades [C] through the same colored mud
But [G] it doesn't drag everyone [F] down
_ _ [G] _ [F] So maybe ask [G] my sense of [C] direction
_ _ But [F] I'm _
_ [Dm] alright _ [G] now
_ [A] _ Every [G] man needs a little [C] affection _
_ _ So [F] I'm _
_ [Dm] alright now
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_ [D] _ Give me [G] strength, give me signs of [C] believing
_ _ And [F] I'm _ [Dm] alright _ _ [G] now
_ [D] _ Sing [G] along when your heart's bliss [C] bleeding
_ _ Yeah, I'm [F] _ _
[Dm] alright _ [G] _ now
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Another evening of [G] sublime self-destruction
To the [Am] tune of [Em] a thousand _ [F] cigarettes
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Where every nail [C] that's hammered into your spirit
_ [G] Wasn't able to sink, just [F] yet _
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_ [D] _ _ _ [C] And the _ television's [G] just some weak anesthetic
[Am] To numb the senses till you're out [F] like a lie _ _ _
Like all these drugs [D] they seem to promise you the earth
[G] And then they don't keep you warm [F] in the night
_ _ [G] So [F] maybe ask my sense [C] of _ direction
But [F] I'm _
_ [Dm] alright _ [G] _
now
_ _ Every man needs a little [C] affection
_ _ So [F] I'm _
_ [Dm] alright _ [G] _ _
[A] now
Give me [G]
strength, give me signs of [C] believing
_ _ And [F] I'm _
_ [Dm] alright _ [G] _
now
[D] _ Sing [G] along when your heart's bliss [C] bleeding
_ _ Yeah, [F] I'm _
_ [D] alright [G] now _ _
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_ [C] _ _ _ It's like I cannot sleep [G] from dreaming
_ It's [Am] everything I could have [A] possibly hoped it [F] would be
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A lot of stories [C] will end happy ever after
_ [G] Us, we're nothing quite like you and me
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