Shamrock Diaries

SHAMROCK DIARIES by Chris Rea Albums: “Shamrock Diaries” and “New Light Through Old Windows” Intro: G G/C G G/C G G/C In waves of people you can lose your feet G G/C You’ve got to stay hard to the ground G G/C It gets so easy now to lose your way G G/C When you’re ever outward bound C/F C/D A church bell ringing in the fading light C/F C/D Stops you dead like a cold steel wall F/G F/C The ghost of yester-years is touching you C/F G/D And as sure as god you’ll fall G G/C G/A F/D And I see you G G/C G/A F/D And I see me G G/C G/A F/D I see it all G G/C G/A F/D Like it used to be C/F C/D C/F C/D C/F C/D And all the reasons why you started out C/F C/D They hit you hard with every bell F/G F/C The choir practice in the empty hall C/F C/D Is a sound you know so well C/F C/D Like something lost inside your overcoat C/F C/D You find it later by mistake F/G F/C You lost it all a thousand years ago C/F G/D And you pray it’s not too late And I see you And I see me I see it all like a diary And I see you And I see me I see it all like it used to be I’m gonna write it in a diary Now I remember everything Yeah I remember how it used to be With every note that choir boy sings And I see you And I see me I see it all like a diary Chords: G: 320003 G/C: 035433 C/F: 032010 C/D: 000010 F/G: 3x3211 F/C: 033211 G/D: 000433 G/A: 00x003 F/D: 003211 !!: Some chords may sound strange when played full with the melody. On the record most chords are mainly played broken (arpeggio)! Example: On C/F, C/D the piano plays on the record (tones!! (eights); first is free (=x)): x c f e c f g e Good luck! :: Ultimate Guitar Archive :: http://www.ultimate-guitar.com