TIP OF MY TONGUE - John Hiatt

E A E A C#m A B E A E An empty house is the only thing standing B A E Between our lives and the speed of sound C#m B E A E Some words flew out and made a crash landing B A E No love survived - not a trace could be found C#m E E/G# A Am And I broke your heart with the back of my mind E A B E A C#m A B From the tip of my tongue to the end of the line I walked away and you stood there trembling Like a leaf in the autumn chill Now this house won't say, no, what I'm still remembering Three angry words and a love that they killed And I broke your heart with the back of my mind E E7 From the tip of my tongue to the end of the line F#m B E E7 And you couldn't say how much it hurt you F#m B E E7 And I couldn't see the damage I'd done A B G# C#m Till I watched the greatest love I've known F# B All come down to a slip of the tongue Well I'd take it back but time won't let me Oh time just takes you further away I watched you pack a house full of memories Where did you go? Lord, what did I say? And I broke your heart with the back of my mind E A From the tip of my tongue to the end of the line E A B E A From the tip of my tongue to the end of the line E B E From the tip of my tongue to the end of the line ------------