Long shadow (2016)     (video)

 

    C - D   - C - D

 

   E                           F#m    D

1.    Coming round again, soldier of the road,

E                                F#m    D

    sailing close to the wind close to overload.

             E                           F#m

    You raised the bar, you raised the stakes,

D

    you took a chance and made mistakes.

E                                                   F#m

    The only game in town that's making sense,

G

    it was self-defence.

 

A                                           - G                        - D

    You leave a long shadow,       long and real,        straight and narrow.

A                           - G - D

    A long shadow,             straight and narrow.

 

   E                                     F#m                  D

2.    Get your finger on the pulse, it’s the beating of your heart,

E                            F#m     D

    head above the water driven from the start.

               E                         F#m

    You′ll leave a space too big to fill,

                       D

    they were caught off guard, you broke their will.

E                                            F#m

    Only game in town that's making sense,

G

    it was self-defence.

 

A                                           - G                        - D

    You leave a long shadow,       long and real,        straight and narrow.

A                           - G - D

    A long shadow,             straight and narrow.

 

+  C - D   - C - D

 

   E                           F#m                        D

3.   Got caught on a camera, she was walking by your side.

E                                       F#m                   D

    tried to turn and walk away, but there′s no place you can hide.

              E                                       F#m

    You burned some bridges, you charred some souls,

            D

    the rain was hard, the streets were cold.

E                                          F#m

    Only game in town that's making sense,

G

    it was self-defence.

 

A                                           - G                        - D

    You leave a long shadow,       long and real,        straight and narrow.

A                           - G - D

    A long shadow,             straight and narrow.

 

A                                           - G - D

    You leave a long shadow,            straight and narrow.

A                           - G - D                                    A

    A long shadow,             straight and narrow, narrow.

 

+  A - G - D (4x) …

 

 

(orig. = capo 2nd)    (John Illsley)