A Talk With George chords by
Jonathan Coulton

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Key: C major•

Verse 1

G

G

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There's a tall thin man standing

C

C

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in the shadows

G

G

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When he calls your name,

C

C

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his voice is strong and clear

G

G

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It's a dark and smoky place,

Am

Am

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C

C

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so you can't quite see his face

G

G

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He pulls you close and

C

C

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whispers in your ear

Verse 2

G

G

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And he tells you he was

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C

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born into some money

G

G

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C

C

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But it didn't mean he had to sit around

G

G

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And he knows a thing or two about

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C

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the things that you should do

G

G

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C

C

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If you don't want to take life lying down

Verse 3

G

G

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F

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Am

Am

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First of all, hang out a lot with Hemingway

C

C

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F

F

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G

G

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Spend some time fighting

Am

Am

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bulls in Spain

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G

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You should go three rounds

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F

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Am

Am

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C

C

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with Archie Moore and Sugar Ray

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F

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It's so damned scary

G

G

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F

F

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you won't mind the pain

Verse 4

G

G

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C

C

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Be ringside at the rumble in the jungle

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G

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Make friends with Hunter S.

C

C

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and Jackie O.

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G

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And when they shoot poor Bobby down,

C

C

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you wrestle Sirhan to the ground

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G

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Love your friends and miss them

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C

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when they go

Verse 5

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G

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You should write a book or

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Am

Am

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C

C

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two and start a magazine

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G

G

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Am

Am

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Even if it never makes a dime

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G

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F

F

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You should swing out by your feet

Am

Am

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G

G

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C

C

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above the cir cus ring

F

F

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G

G

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At the very least throw parties

all the time

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F

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C

C

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F

F

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C

C

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Verse 6

Am

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E

E

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Time and tide will never

C

C

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care (never care)

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G

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D

D

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Not so far from here to there

(here to there)

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We just go (we just go,

Dm

Dm

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F

F

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C

C

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Dm

Dm

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F

F

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C

C

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Dm

Dm

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C

C

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we just go)

Verse 7

G

G

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So, en joy yourself,

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C

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do the things that matter

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G

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'Cause there isn't time

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C

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and space to do it all

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G

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Love the things you try,

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C

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drink a cocktail wear a tie

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G

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C

C

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Show a little grace if you should fall

Verse 8

G

G

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F

F

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Don't live another day unless

Am

Am

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C

C

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you make it count

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F

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There's someone else that

G

G

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Am

Am

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you're supposed to be

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G

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F

F

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'Cause something deep inside

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G

G

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C

C

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of you that still wants out

F

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G

G

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And shame on you if you don't set

Outro 1

it free

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F

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Am

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C

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G

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C

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F

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

E ₂

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Chords

G
C
Am
F
E
D
Dm

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The original key of A Talk With George by Jonathan Coulton is C major.

The primary chords used in A Talk With George are G, C, Am, F, E, D.

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