Chords for Richard Thompson - Persuasion - Scottish TV 99
Tempo:
127.15 bpm
Chords used:
F
C
G
Am
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C] [F]
[G]
[C] [F]
[C] [F]
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[C] You [F] and I, tempted by [G] the promise [C] of a different [F] life
[C] Time [F] has fled, there's a [G] constant battle running [C] through my [F] head
[Dm] And I don't [G] know what to do, [C] there's a stupid [F] leaf
[D] After all the [G] foolish things you [Am] put me through
[Dm] I could always [G] make a start of [Am] something new
[Dm] And I'll always [G] be a man who's [F] open to
[G] persuasion
[F]
[C]
[C]
[F] Blind romance, there'll [G] be no half measures given [C] half [F] a [C] chance
But we never learn, [C] trusting in [G] the fire while the cruel flame [F] burns
[Am] [D] We need [G] to rebuild what [C] was never [F] there, [Dm] what God left [G] behind
After [A] all the foolish things we've [Am] been through
[D] I could always make a start of [Am] something new
And [D] I'll always [G] be a man who's [F] open to [C] persuasion
It's written in [G] my heart, so that [F] everybody can see [C]
it
It's written [G] in my soul, after all I still [D] [G] believe it
[Am] Yeah, still [Dm] believe [G] it
[Am] I still [Dm] believe [G] it
[Am] Yeah, [Dm] still [G] believe [C] it
[F]
[G] [C] [F]
[C]
[F]
[G] [C] [F]
[Dm] Don't know [G] what to do, [C] cause I still [F] believe
[Dm] After all the [G] foolish things you [Am] put me through
I [D] could always [G] make a start of [Am] something new
[D] And I'll [G] always be a man who's [F] open to persuasion
[C] Persuasion
[F]
Persuasion Persuasion
I [C]
[F] still believe [C] it
Persuasion
[C] [F]
Persuasion
[C] That [F] was
[F]
[D] tight, that was
[G]
[C] [F]
[C] [F]
[G]
[F]
[C] You [F] and I, tempted by [G] the promise [C] of a different [F] life
[C] Time [F] has fled, there's a [G] constant battle running [C] through my [F] head
[Dm] And I don't [G] know what to do, [C] there's a stupid [F] leaf
[D] After all the [G] foolish things you [Am] put me through
[Dm] I could always [G] make a start of [Am] something new
[Dm] And I'll always [G] be a man who's [F] open to
[G] persuasion
[F]
[C]
[C]
[F] Blind romance, there'll [G] be no half measures given [C] half [F] a [C] chance
But we never learn, [C] trusting in [G] the fire while the cruel flame [F] burns
[Am] [D] We need [G] to rebuild what [C] was never [F] there, [Dm] what God left [G] behind
After [A] all the foolish things we've [Am] been through
[D] I could always make a start of [Am] something new
And [D] I'll always [G] be a man who's [F] open to [C] persuasion
It's written in [G] my heart, so that [F] everybody can see [C]
it
It's written [G] in my soul, after all I still [D] [G] believe it
[Am] Yeah, still [Dm] believe [G] it
[Am] I still [Dm] believe [G] it
[Am] Yeah, [Dm] still [G] believe [C] it
[F]
[G] [C] [F]
[C]
[F]
[G] [C] [F]
[Dm] Don't know [G] what to do, [C] cause I still [F] believe
[Dm] After all the [G] foolish things you [Am] put me through
I [D] could always [G] make a start of [Am] something new
[D] And I'll [G] always be a man who's [F] open to persuasion
[C] Persuasion
[F]
Persuasion Persuasion
I [C]
[F] still believe [C] it
Persuasion
[C] [F]
Persuasion
[C] That [F] was
[F]
[D] tight, that was
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_ _ _ [C] You [F] and I, _ _ tempted by [G] the promise [C] of a different [F] _ _ life _
_ _ _ [C] _ Time [F] has fled, _ _ _ there's a [G] constant battle running [C] through my [F] _ head _
[Dm] And I don't [G] know what to _ do, _ [C] there's a stupid [F] leaf _ _
[D] After all the [G] foolish things you [Am] put me through
_ _ [Dm] I could always [G] make a start of [Am] something _ new
_ [Dm] And I'll always [G] be a man who's [F] open to _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ persuasion
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[F] Blind romance, _ there'll [G] be no half measures given [C] half [F] a [C] chance
_ _ _ But we never learn, _ _ _ [C] trusting in [G] the fire while the cruel flame [F] burns
_ [Am] _ [D] We need [G] to rebuild _ _ what _ _ [C] was never _ [F] there, _ _ _ _ [Dm] what God left [G] _ behind _
After [A] all the foolish things we've [Am] been through
_ _ [D] I could always make a start of [Am] something new
And [D] I'll always [G] be a man who's [F] open to _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] persuasion _
_ _ _ _ _ It's written in [G] my _ heart, _ _ so that [F] everybody can see [C] _
it
_ _ It's written [G] in my _ soul, _ _ after all I still [D] _ [G] believe it
[Am] Yeah, _ _ _ still [Dm] believe _ [G] it
[Am] I _ _ still [Dm] believe [G] _ _ it
[Am] Yeah, _ _ _ [Dm] still [G] believe _ _ [C] it
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] Don't know [G] what to do, [C] cause I still _ [F] believe _ _
[Dm] After all the [G] foolish things you [Am] put me through
I [D] could always [G] make a start of [Am] something new
_ [D] And I'll [G] always be a man who's [F] open _ to _ _ _ _ persuasion _ _
_ _ [C] Persuasion
_ _ [F] _ _
_ Persuasion Persuasion
I [C] _ _
[F] still _ _ _ _ believe _ [C] it _ _ _ _
Persuasion
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ Persuasion
_ _ [C] That _ [F] was _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ tight, that was
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] You [F] and I, _ _ tempted by [G] the promise [C] of a different [F] _ _ life _
_ _ _ [C] _ Time [F] has fled, _ _ _ there's a [G] constant battle running [C] through my [F] _ head _
[Dm] And I don't [G] know what to _ do, _ [C] there's a stupid [F] leaf _ _
[D] After all the [G] foolish things you [Am] put me through
_ _ [Dm] I could always [G] make a start of [Am] something _ new
_ [Dm] And I'll always [G] be a man who's [F] open to _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ persuasion
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[F] Blind romance, _ there'll [G] be no half measures given [C] half [F] a [C] chance
_ _ _ But we never learn, _ _ _ [C] trusting in [G] the fire while the cruel flame [F] burns
_ [Am] _ [D] We need [G] to rebuild _ _ what _ _ [C] was never _ [F] there, _ _ _ _ [Dm] what God left [G] _ behind _
After [A] all the foolish things we've [Am] been through
_ _ [D] I could always make a start of [Am] something new
And [D] I'll always [G] be a man who's [F] open to _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] persuasion _
_ _ _ _ _ It's written in [G] my _ heart, _ _ so that [F] everybody can see [C] _
it
_ _ It's written [G] in my _ soul, _ _ after all I still [D] _ [G] believe it
[Am] Yeah, _ _ _ still [Dm] believe _ [G] it
[Am] I _ _ still [Dm] believe [G] _ _ it
[Am] Yeah, _ _ _ [Dm] still [G] believe _ _ [C] it
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] Don't know [G] what to do, [C] cause I still _ [F] believe _ _
[Dm] After all the [G] foolish things you [Am] put me through
I [D] could always [G] make a start of [Am] something new
_ [D] And I'll [G] always be a man who's [F] open _ to _ _ _ _ persuasion _ _
_ _ [C] Persuasion
_ _ [F] _ _
_ Persuasion Persuasion
I [C] _ _
[F] still _ _ _ _ believe _ [C] it _ _ _ _
Persuasion
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ Persuasion
_ _ [C] That _ [F] was _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ tight, that was