It May Come As News chords by Guy Clark

SimplifiedC · F · Bb · Gm · G

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Intro 1

Verse 1
F 
It may  (F major) come as news, girl
Bb 
C 
 (B flat major) But  (C major) you ain't got the
Gm 
F 
blues  (G minor) that  (F major) you sing
It's a feeling that you've stolen
Bb 
C 
 (B flat major) From  (C major) someone who's
Bb 
F 
holding  (B flat major) the real  (F major) thing
C 
And if you're  (C major) looking for
love with me
F 
You've got to  (F major) get it all
up front with me
C 
F 
Don't  (C major) try to hide behind to (F major) morrows
C 
You come  (C major) on cryin'
tryin' to buy some time
F 
 (F major) You know you're only
gonna waste your time
C 
F 
No  (C major) one's sellin' imitations of  (F major) sorrow
Gm 
So it may come as news (G minor) ,    girl
C 
Bb 
F 
But  (C major) you ain't got the blues  (B flat major) that you sing  (F major) 
It's a feelin' that you've stolen
Bb 
C 
 (B flat major) From  (C major) someone who's
Bb 
F 
holding  (B flat major) the  real  (F major) thing
C 
F 
C 
 (C major) I've  (F major)  (C major) sung your songs and
admitted I was wrong
F 
And I told  (F major) you the truth all along
C 
Every chance  (C major) I got
F 
You said you're lookin'  (F major) pretty
C 
F 
C 
But  (C major)  (F major) I'm  (C major) runnin' out of words for you
F 
And I've  (F major) done about
everything a man can do
C 
F 
You know,  (C major) girl, love ain't built on  (F major) pity
Gm 
So it may come as news,  (G minor) girl,
Bb 
C 
 (B flat major) that  (C major) you ain't got the
Bb 
F 
blues  (B flat major) that you sing  (F major) 
Gm 
It's a feelin' that you've stolen  (G minor) 
Bb 
C 
from  (B flat major)  (C major) someone who's
Bb 
F 
holdin'  (B flat major) the real  (F major) thing
C 
F 
C 
F 
You  (C major)  (F major)  (C major) hung your dreams on the turn of a word like love,  (F major) 
C 
but I don't think I ever heard you smile  (C major) 
F 
When you used it,  (F major) 
C 
and you  (C major) made your bets on the turn of a card
F 
Like me,  (F major) but I never saw
C 
you try too hard  (C major) 
F 
When you played  (F major) it,
Gm 
so it may come as news (G minor) ,    girl
Bb 
C 
Gm 
Bb 
F 
But  (B flat major)  (C major) you ain't got the blues  (G minor) that  (B flat major) you  sing  (F major) 
It's a feeling that you've stolen
Bb 
C 
Bb 
From  (B flat major)  (C major) someone who's holdin'  (B flat major) 
F 
real  (F major) thing