Lord, I Know We Don't Talk chords by Kevin Devine
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Verse 1
(G major) In a motel (E minor) room,
(D major) with the Bib (A major) le (G major) out (E minor)
Combing scriptures for
(A major) answers about
(G major) What's happening now (D major)
Verse 2
'Cause (G major) I can't believe my (E minor) eyes
And I just (D major) don't trust my (A major) ears (G major)
(E minor) But I've heard a man can
(A major) always come find
Some (G major) solace here (D major)
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Verse 3
And Lord, (G major) I know that we don't talk (E minor)
Often (D major) at all anymore (G major)
(E minor) But desperate folks do des (A major) perate things
So I'm (G major) stapling this note
to (E minor) your door (A major) (D major)
Verse 4
Please, (G major) turn the ship around (E minor)
(D major) And lock the course in place (G major)
(E minor) And keep the train tracks
(A major) nailed to the ground
Or pull (G major) the emergency (D major) break
Verse 5
'Cause (G major) I've lost my faith in man (E minor)
Just like I (D major) once lost faith in (G major) you
(E minor) And I've been covering (A major) all
kinds of ground
Thinking hard (G major) 'bout what
else I could (D major) lose
Verse 6
And I (E minor) know how I look
To (A major) come crawling back
Acting (G major) like you (A major) owe me (D major) proof (B minor) (D major)
(B flataug) But (D major) this is bigger than me (A major)
(D major) I think it's (A major) bigger than you (G major) too
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Verse 7
(G major) So if this (G minor) gets (D major) to (E minor) you
(D major) Yeah if you ever come (G major) home
(E minor) Just know I won't be
awaiting (A major) the postman
I will (G major) not be glued to my phone
(D major) I'll (G major) know a change (D major) has (E minor) come
(D major) I'll know that you exist
(G major) (E minor)
Verse 8
When all our bombs stop ex (A major) ploding
And when (G major) all of those
landmines are stripped (D major)
And we stop (G major) blowin' up
(D major) strangers' houses
And making (G major) orphans of (A major) innocent (B minor) kids
(E minor) And people stop thinking the world's
(A major) theirs for the taking
'Cause your (G major) world once told them it (D major) is
Verse 9
'Til then, (G major) I'm gonna shake my head (E minor)
(D major) I'm gonna bite my tongue (G major)
(E minor) When people tell me,
'Have faith (A major) and be patient,
We're waiting (G major) for God to show (D major) up.'
Verse 10
Yeah 'til then, (G major)
it's (A major) one more skep (B flatdim) tical (E minor) song (B minor)
(D major) And I'll be glad as hell (G major)
If (A major) you come and prove me wrong
(D major)
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