Sometime, Somewhere Wife Chords by Harry Chapin
Tempo:
102.3 bpm
Chords used:
Bm
G
A
E
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Dm]
It [D] was a [C] very cold
[Bm] September, [F#m] [A]
[Am] colder than [Dm] I'd ever cared [Am]
to make it.
[D] I [C] had a kind of empty [Bm] feeling, [F#m] [A]
[Am] but no place to go [Dm]
[Am] where I could take it.
So [G] I took a walk beside the [F#m] railroad tracks, and [Bm] I thought about [G] the facts
[E] of my life and of [Bm] my sometime, [D] [E]
somewhere [G] [Em] wise.
[G]
[Em] [G] [C#]
[G] [D]
At times like this [C] I lose my head [Bm] and think of her.
[F#m]
[F] Empty [Am] [Dm] spaces always ask [Am] for filling.
[D] I wonder why [C]
I never stopped [Bm] to marry her.
[F#m]
[Am] It wasn't cause she [Dm] was not more [Am] than willing.
[G] Walking pours a window to my [F#m] mind, and [Bm] brings thoughts about [G] this kind [E] of a life
[Bm] without my sometime, [D]
[Bm] somewhere [G] [Em] wise.
[C#] [G] [Bm]
[E]
I guess I [D] walked about a mile, [C#m] and maybe some,
[G#m] and [G] I come upon [Em] a rusty railroad [Bm] crossing.
[E] And suddenly [D] I knew that time [C#m] had come again.
[G#m] [G] The winter wind [Em] had set the trees to [Bm] tossing.
[A] So I returned to where I [G#m] might stop.
Yes, I [C#m] knew I'd had [A] enough of [F#] my life [C#m] without my sometime,
[F#] [A] somewhere wise.
[F#m] [A]
[E]
[A]
[C#m] I've got to find her.
[E] [A] I've got to find her.
[F#] [C#m] [E]
I've [A] got to find her.
[F#]
[C#m] [E] I don't [A] know why I never [F#] [C#m] leave her.
I've got to find her.
[E]
I've got to [A] find her.
[F#] [C#m] [E]
It [D] was a [C] very cold
[Bm] September, [F#m] [A]
[Am] colder than [Dm] I'd ever cared [Am]
to make it.
[D] I [C] had a kind of empty [Bm] feeling, [F#m] [A]
[Am] but no place to go [Dm]
[Am] where I could take it.
So [G] I took a walk beside the [F#m] railroad tracks, and [Bm] I thought about [G] the facts
[E] of my life and of [Bm] my sometime, [D] [E]
somewhere [G] [Em] wise.
[G]
[Em] [G] [C#]
[G] [D]
At times like this [C] I lose my head [Bm] and think of her.
[F#m]
[F] Empty [Am] [Dm] spaces always ask [Am] for filling.
[D] I wonder why [C]
I never stopped [Bm] to marry her.
[F#m]
[Am] It wasn't cause she [Dm] was not more [Am] than willing.
[G] Walking pours a window to my [F#m] mind, and [Bm] brings thoughts about [G] this kind [E] of a life
[Bm] without my sometime, [D]
[Bm] somewhere [G] [Em] wise.
[C#] [G] [Bm]
[E]
I guess I [D] walked about a mile, [C#m] and maybe some,
[G#m] and [G] I come upon [Em] a rusty railroad [Bm] crossing.
[E] And suddenly [D] I knew that time [C#m] had come again.
[G#m] [G] The winter wind [Em] had set the trees to [Bm] tossing.
[A] So I returned to where I [G#m] might stop.
Yes, I [C#m] knew I'd had [A] enough of [F#] my life [C#m] without my sometime,
[F#] [A] somewhere wise.
[F#m] [A]
[E]
[A]
[C#m] I've got to find her.
[E] [A] I've got to find her.
[F#] [C#m] [E]
I've [A] got to find her.
[F#]
[C#m] [E] I don't [A] know why I never [F#] [C#m] leave her.
I've got to find her.
[E]
I've got to [A] find her.
[F#] [C#m] [E]
Key:
Bm
G
A
E
C#m
Bm
G
A
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ It [D] _ _ was a [C] very cold _
[Bm] September, _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [A] _
[Am] _ colder than [Dm] I'd ever cared [Am]
to make it. _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ I [C] had a kind of empty [Bm] feeling, _ _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _
[Am] but no place to go [Dm] _
[Am] where I could take it. _ _ _
So [G] I took a walk beside the [F#m] railroad tracks, _ _ _ and [Bm] I thought about [G] the facts _
[E] of my life _ _ _ and of [Bm] my sometime, [D] _ _ [E] _ _
somewhere [G] _ [Em] wise.
[G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ [C#] _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ At times like this [C] I lose my head [Bm] and think of her.
_ [F#m] _
_ _ _ [F] _ Empty [Am] [Dm] spaces always ask [Am] for filling. _ _
_ _ _ [D] I wonder why [C]
I never stopped [Bm] to marry her.
_ [F#m] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ It wasn't cause she [Dm] was not more [Am] than willing. _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ Walking pours a window to my [F#m] mind, _ _ _ and [Bm] brings thoughts about [G] this kind _ [E] of a life _ _
_ [Bm] without my sometime, _ [D] _
[Bm] _ _ somewhere [G] _ [Em] wise. _
_ [C#] _ [G] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I guess I [D] walked about a mile, [C#m] and maybe some, _
[G#m] _ _ and [G] I come upon [Em] a rusty railroad [Bm] crossing. _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] And suddenly [D] I knew that time [C#m] had come again. _
[G#m] _ _ _ _ [G] The winter wind [Em] had set the trees to [Bm] _ tossing.
_ _ _ [A] So I returned to where I _ [G#m] might stop. _ _
_ _ Yes, I [C#m] knew I'd had [A] enough of [F#] my life _ _ _ [C#m] without my sometime, _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [A] somewhere wise.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] I've got to find her. _
[E] _ _ _ [A] I've got to find her. _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [E] _
_ I've [A] got to find her.
[F#] _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] I don't _ [A] know why I never [F#] [C#m] leave her.
I've got to find her.
[E] _ _
I've got to [A] find her.
[F#] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ It [D] _ _ was a [C] very cold _
[Bm] September, _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [A] _
[Am] _ colder than [Dm] I'd ever cared [Am]
to make it. _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ I [C] had a kind of empty [Bm] feeling, _ _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _
[Am] but no place to go [Dm] _
[Am] where I could take it. _ _ _
So [G] I took a walk beside the [F#m] railroad tracks, _ _ _ and [Bm] I thought about [G] the facts _
[E] of my life _ _ _ and of [Bm] my sometime, [D] _ _ [E] _ _
somewhere [G] _ [Em] wise.
[G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ [C#] _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ At times like this [C] I lose my head [Bm] and think of her.
_ [F#m] _
_ _ _ [F] _ Empty [Am] [Dm] spaces always ask [Am] for filling. _ _
_ _ _ [D] I wonder why [C]
I never stopped [Bm] to marry her.
_ [F#m] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ It wasn't cause she [Dm] was not more [Am] than willing. _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ Walking pours a window to my [F#m] mind, _ _ _ and [Bm] brings thoughts about [G] this kind _ [E] of a life _ _
_ [Bm] without my sometime, _ [D] _
[Bm] _ _ somewhere [G] _ [Em] wise. _
_ [C#] _ [G] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I guess I [D] walked about a mile, [C#m] and maybe some, _
[G#m] _ _ and [G] I come upon [Em] a rusty railroad [Bm] crossing. _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] And suddenly [D] I knew that time [C#m] had come again. _
[G#m] _ _ _ _ [G] The winter wind [Em] had set the trees to [Bm] _ tossing.
_ _ _ [A] So I returned to where I _ [G#m] might stop. _ _
_ _ Yes, I [C#m] knew I'd had [A] enough of [F#] my life _ _ _ [C#m] without my sometime, _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [A] somewhere wise.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] I've got to find her. _
[E] _ _ _ [A] I've got to find her. _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [E] _
_ I've [A] got to find her.
[F#] _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] I don't _ [A] know why I never [F#] [C#m] leave her.
I've got to find her.
[E] _ _
I've got to [A] find her.
[F#] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _