Chords for Roger Hodgson, formerly of Supertramp - Stories Behind His Classics

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[D] _ _ _ _ For me, I've always _ _ _ wanted, I've always had deep questions [A] and I've always really wanted
to know _ _ _ _ true love. _ _ _ _
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[D] _ _ I wanted to know God.
I mean, what they told me about [N] God didn't make any sense to me growing up.
You know, I wanted to have a real connection.
And so, without even really thinking about it, music was where I went to yearn or pray
A lot of songs came from just playing and feeling that yearning in my being for connection.
_ Music was really where I found myself or I found a piece [Cm] of myself.
_ And it was where I went to express what was going on inside in a safe place.
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_ [Bb] _ _ _ Logical Song [Fm] is very [F] autobiographical _ _ because _ [Ab] they did [Cm] send me away.
They sent me [Ab] away to teach me [Gm] how to be sensible.
_ [Bb] _ Logical, _ _ [Ab] _ responsible, [A] practical.
And [Cm] then they showed me a world where I [Ab] could be so [Gm] deep and alone.
_ [Bb] How meaningful, how [Ab] it seemed like to [F] see me _ there _ _ [Eb] at times.
It was a good school.
It was one of the best in England.
And yet, _ I was really _ _ more [Ab] unsure of who I [Fm] was and definitely not [Bb] prepared [Db] for [Eb] being an adult.
Please, please tell me what we [Cm] call _ _ _ _ it sounds _ absurd.
But please tell me who [Db] I _ [C] am.
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[Fm] _ _ [Bb] _ [Ab] I think there's a lot, [Cm] it's what's missing at school that is [G] for me the loudest thing.
Because we are taught to function [Ab] outwardly.
But we're [Am] not taught who we [Cm] are inwardly and what really the true purpose of life is.
[G] There's very little discussion [Bb] even in school.
And [Ab] I think for me the [Cm] _ natural _ uniqueness and the natural awe and wonder.
_ And thirst and [Ab] enthusiasm and joy of life that young children have _ [F]
get lost.
It gets [Cm] beaten out of them in a way.
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At age 12 when [Ab] my parents divorced, that was a big _ [Db] _ _ moment for me because [Bb] two things happened.
[Gb] My dad left and I didn't see him for about 15 years.
But also he left me his guitar.
And I have a feeling, I don't know, I think he knew I wanted to touch it.
He never used to let me touch it.
I used to watch him playing these songs.
_ But he left me his guitar and that changed my life.
Because then that guitar was mine and I took that [N] guitar to boarding school.
And that became my best friend and _ _ where I went at every spare moment to learn.
And immediately I actually started writing songs.
Funny, I feel like all these songs are like my babies, my children.
You know, _ there's_
Like Breakfast in [Cm] America.
My little [Gm] pet.
_ _ [Ab] She's the only [D] one I got to [Bb] call my own.
_ And [Gm] if [A] you know that there's a reason why [E] I need to be [C] alone
All _ [Cm] of [D] my life I felt that you were [Cm] listening
Mama G, oh won't you [D] come [Eb] to me
[F] Oh no, [Bb] it's [Eb] raining [F] again
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ [Eb] _
_ _ If [Fm] everyone was listening, you [Eb] know
Oh won't you think of falling _
[N] I _ grabbed _ my_
_ _ _ _ You know, the goal of musicians, and we were [D] no exception, was to make it.
You know, to make it big.
And we made it big.
And it didn't bring the fulfillment or the satisfaction or the joy that I was hoping.
It was like [G] my compass, if you like, has always been [D] a spiritual one.
And I'd lost that.
And I realized I need to get that [G] back.
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And starting again with my [G] own name was not an _ _ automatic_
It wasn't even what I [Bm] wanted.
But [D] I learned a lot about myself.
So now I'm coming [G] back as [D] a much more whole _ being, [G] whole man.
And I have much more to give.
_ _ Even [D] in the quietest moments
_ I wish I [G] knew
_ _ [D] _ What I had to [G] do
_ _ _ _ _ And even [D] though the sun is shining
I can feel the [G] rain
_ Here [D] it comes _ [G] again, _ _
[D] [E] dear
_ [C] And even [G] when you [D] showed me
_ [C] My heart [G] was out of [D] tune
But [Dm] there's a shadow of doubt that's [A] not [Am] letting me find you [G] too soon _
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