Chords for John HIatt & The Goners - Tip Of My Tongue
Tempo:
80 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
B
Em
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[E] That's a lot.
This is a spotlight dance [G#] got a spotlight couple number 23
far from winning the Corvette
from the new LP and [C#] the album's called bring the family and
and almost [A] as as soon as you [E] say it you wish you could take it back, but
Doesn't work that way and this is called the tip of my tongue
[A] [E]
[A] [C#m]
This is a spotlight dance [G#] got a spotlight couple number 23
far from winning the Corvette
from the new LP and [C#] the album's called bring the family and
and almost [A] as as soon as you [E] say it you wish you could take it back, but
Doesn't work that way and this is called the tip of my tongue
[A] [E]
[A] [C#m]
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E
A
B
Em
C#m
E
A
B
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ That's a lot.
_ _ _ This is a spotlight dance [G#] got a spotlight couple number 23
[E] This one's for you
You're this far from winning the Corvette
[G] this [E] _ is a tune from
from the new LP and [C#] the album's called bring the family and
[G#] this is a song about saying something and almost [A] as as soon as you [E] say it you wish you could take it back, but
Doesn't work that way and this is called the tip of my tongue
An _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [A] [E] empty house _
_ [A] _ The only [E] thing standing _
between _ our [B] _ life
_ _ [Em] [A] And the speed [E] of sound
_ Some [C#m] [E] words flew out _
_ [A] _ _ Made a [E] crash landing No
_ _ _ [B] _ _
Survive
_ [E] [A] Not a trace [E] could be found
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
With [E] the back [A] of my hand from [Am] _ the tip [E] of my tongue
[A] _ To the end [E] of the line
[A] _ I _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[B] walked [E] away
_ _ _ [A] _
And [Em] you [E] stood there trembling _ like _ [B] a leaf _ _ _
[A] In the [Em] [E] autumn chill now _ [A] this [Bm] old [E] house won't say
[A] But _ I'm [E] still remembering
Three _ _ _ [B] angry words _ _ _
[A] and a [E] love that they killed _ _
_ [D#] I [C#m] broke your heart _
[E] With the back [A] of my
_ [Em] From [Am] _
_ the tip [E] of my tongue
And _ _ _ _ _ _ _
you _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[B] couldn't say [E] how much it hurt you _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ I
[B] Couldn't see the [E] damage I don't _ _
Do _ _ [A] _ _ now [Em] I
[B] _ _ _ [Em] _ [G#] Do _
[Em] _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ a
[B] _ _ [F#m] _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [E] Little
Time just won't let me
_ _ Know [B] time just takes
_ Takes [Em] [A] you [E] further away
How _ _ [A] [B] I watched [E] you die
_ _ [A] _ _ House
[E] _ Memory
_ Where _ did [B] you go?
_ _ _ [Em] _ [A] God [E] what did I say?
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[A] _ From _ [Am] [A] a [Am] tip _
[E] _ _ To [A] _ [E] the end of the line
_ [A] From the tip of [E] my tongue
To [A] _ the end [E] the _ _ [A] To _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ This is a spotlight dance [G#] got a spotlight couple number 23
[E] This one's for you
You're this far from winning the Corvette
[G] this [E] _ is a tune from
from the new LP and [C#] the album's called bring the family and
[G#] this is a song about saying something and almost [A] as as soon as you [E] say it you wish you could take it back, but
Doesn't work that way and this is called the tip of my tongue
An _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [A] [E] empty house _
_ [A] _ The only [E] thing standing _
between _ our [B] _ life
_ _ [Em] [A] And the speed [E] of sound
_ Some [C#m] [E] words flew out _
_ [A] _ _ Made a [E] crash landing No
_ _ _ [B] _ _
Survive
_ [E] [A] Not a trace [E] could be found
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
With [E] the back [A] of my hand from [Am] _ the tip [E] of my tongue
[A] _ To the end [E] of the line
[A] _ I _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[B] walked [E] away
_ _ _ [A] _
And [Em] you [E] stood there trembling _ like _ [B] a leaf _ _ _
[A] In the [Em] [E] autumn chill now _ [A] this [Bm] old [E] house won't say
[A] But _ I'm [E] still remembering
Three _ _ _ [B] angry words _ _ _
[A] and a [E] love that they killed _ _
_ [D#] I [C#m] broke your heart _
[E] With the back [A] of my
_ [Em] From [Am] _
_ the tip [E] of my tongue
And _ _ _ _ _ _ _
you _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[B] couldn't say [E] how much it hurt you _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ I
[B] Couldn't see the [E] damage I don't _ _
Do _ _ [A] _ _ now [Em] I
[B] _ _ _ [Em] _ [G#] Do _
[Em] _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ a
[B] _ _ [F#m] _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [E] Little
Time just won't let me
_ _ Know [B] time just takes
_ Takes [Em] [A] you [E] further away
How _ _ [A] [B] I watched [E] you die
_ _ [A] _ _ House
[E] _ Memory
_ Where _ did [B] you go?
_ _ _ [Em] _ [A] God [E] what did I say?
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[A] _ From _ [Am] [A] a [Am] tip _
[E] _ _ To [A] _ [E] the end of the line
_ [A] From the tip of [E] my tongue
To [A] _ the end [E] the _ _ [A] To _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
