Lipstick Sunset chords by John Hiatt

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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There's a  (G major) lipstick  (D major) sunset
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Smeared  (A major) across  (G major) the August sky
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There's a  (A major) bitter sweet  (D major) perfume
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Hanging in  (B minor) the fields
A 
The creek  (A major) is running high

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Verse 2

And I left my lover waiting

In the dawn somewhere

to wonder why

By the end of the day

All her sweet dreams would fade

To a lipstick sunset

Verse 3
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 (D major) 
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Well, a  (G major) radio  (D major) was playing
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And that ol'  (A major) sum (D major) mer heat  (G major) was on the rise
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I  (A major) just had to get  (D major) away
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Before some  (B minor) sad old song
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Brought  (A major) tears to my eyes

Verse 4
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And  (G major) Lord I could (D major) n't tell her  (F sharp major) 
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That her love was only  (B minor) killing  (E major) me
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By the end  (A major) of the day  (D major) 
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All her sweet dreams  (G major) would fade
A 
D 
To a  (A major) lipstick  (D major) sunset

Interlude 1
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 (G major)  (A major)  (D major)  (G major)  (D major)  (A major)  (G major) 
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 (A major)  (D major)  (B minor) 
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 (A major)  (G major)  (A major)  (D major) 
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 (F sharp major)  (B minor)  (E major)  (D major) 
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 (G major)  (A major)  (D major)  (G major)  (D major) 

Verse 5
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Well it's  (G major) pretty as  (D major) a picture baby
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Red  (A major) and blushing just  (G major) before the night
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Maybe  (A major) love's like that  (D major) for me
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Maybe  (B minor) I   can only see
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As  (A major) you take away the light

Verse 6
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So  (G major) hold me in  (D major) the darkness  (F sharp major) 
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We can dream about  (B minor) the cool  (E major) twilight
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'Til the dawning of the  (D major) day
When I make my getaway
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 (G major) To a  (A major) lipstick  (D major) sunset

Verse 7

There will come another day

When I make my getaway

To a lipstick sunset

Verse 8

There will come another day

Then I'll make my getaway

To a lipstick sunset

Outro 1
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 (G major)  (D major)  (G major)  (D major)  (A major)  (G major) 
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 (A major)  (D major)  (B minor) 
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 (A major)  (G major)  (D major) 
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 (G minor)  (F sharp major)  (B minor)  (E major)  (D major) 
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 (G major)  (A major)  (D major)  (G major)  (D major) 
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