Houston chords by Robert Ellis

SimplifiedEm · Esus4 · C · G · D#dim …

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Em
Esus4
C
G
D#dim
Adim
Cm
D
Am
B
F
Baug
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Verse 1
Em 
Esus4 
When I came here
Em 
I was a boy
C 
And now I'm leaving a man
Em 
When I came here I was lost
C 
But now I know who I am

Verse 2
G 
Oh, you helped me understand
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Adim 
Cm 
You took me  by the hand   and
Adim 
Em 
D 
Am 
you showed me how to fight
G 
When I  was afraid your
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lights   did not fade
Em 
D 
No, they shone through
the night
Am 
Em 
G 

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Verse 3
C 
Em 
Esus4 
Em 
We shared an apartment
G 
C 
on the verge of downtown
Em 
Esus4 
Em 
Two kids so  in love
C 
but in vain I have found
G 
D 
G 
Well, when our love turned to rust
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Adim 
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Then all      I could trust was the cov
Em 
D 
Am 
C 
Am 
er  of the blanket in the night
C 
D 
G 
I  owe it to you,
B 
D#dim 
I would have come un       glued
Adim 
Cm 
Adim 
Em 
Had it     not been for the
D 
Am 
city and her light
Em 
D 
G 
C 

Verse 4
G 
Am 
From Houston I'm moving tonight
G 
F 
I've got to pick up and wipe
Am 
the slate clean
G 
C 
G 
Am 
Oh, Houston I'm losing the fight
G 
F 
You remind me of too many things
Am 
G 

Interlude 1

Verse 5
Esus4 
Well,
Em 
C 
time takes a toll and your eyes start to change
Em 
It puts walls all around a soul and you
C 
feel restless and caged
D 
G 
Yes, it's happened to me,
B 
D#dim 
I've just got to break free
Adim 
Em 
D 
Am 
From the scene and the places I know
D 
G 
I just need a new start, oh,
B 
Adim 
the seas, they must part
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Em 
D 
I        am finally ready
Am 
to go
Em 
G 
C 

Verse 6
G 
C 
G 
Am 
From Houston I'm moving tonight
G 
F 
I've got to pick up and wipe
Am 
the slate clean
G 
C 
G 
Am 
Oh, Houston I'm losing the fight
C 
G 
F 
You remind me of too many
D#dim 
B 
Em 
things
C 
Oh,

Verse 7
G 
Am 
Houston, I'm moving tonight
G 
F 
But it does not mean
Am 
that we'll have to part
G 
C 
G 
Am 
Oh, Houston this is not goodbye
G 
F 
Am 
You will be living inside of my heart

Verse 8
Am 
C 
And when I think back on when
Baug 
I called you my home
C 
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I will fill up with pride and love
Am 
C 
I will not forget all those
Baug 
nights that I spent
G 
C 
Baug 
How your lights shone so pretty
B 
C 
Just a boy in the city

Outro 1
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