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Michael's song chords by
Nanci Griffith
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Key: E major•
Verse 1
D
D

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There's a light out on the freeway
A
A

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F#
F#
2

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F#m
F#m
2

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Says it's time to go
G
G

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Em
Em

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I'm wasting my time counting
G
G

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A
A

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F#m
F#m
2

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A
A

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Stain s on a barroom floor
D
D

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Thinking 'bout my hometown
G
G

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And the friends I'll leave
D
D

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F#m
F#m
2

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F#
F#
2

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behind

Mostly 'bout the man who writes
F#m
F#m
2

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G
G

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Em
Em

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G

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His songs with smiling rhymes
A
A

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F#m
F#m
2

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And I'm holding on to a smokey view
A
A

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Of his dreams in the midnight light
D
D

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Verse 2


Michael counts his songs
F#
F#
2

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F#m
F#m
2

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In the years of wasted miles
G
G

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Em
Em

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I used to think he was really part
A
A

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F#m
F#m
2

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A
A

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Of that fantasy in rhyme
D
D

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But looking back on all his tunes
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G

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D

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F#
F#
2

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Of butterflies and sunshine
F#m
F#m
2

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There was only one about the
G
G

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Em
Em

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G

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Man he kept inside
A
A

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F#m
F#m
2

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About the time he crossed the line
A
A

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And let a tear come to his eye
D
D

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Verse 3
E
E

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A
A

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G
G

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I used to hide out
D
D

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A
A

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In his pretty smile
G
G

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And hope it would shine me
D
D

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F#
F#
2

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Through the morrow

Until I learned the way
F#m
F#m
2

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G
G

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Em
Em

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It feels to be the man
A
A

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F#m
F#m
2

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Who sings the world a smile
A
A

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Without a soul to share his sorrow
Interlude 1
D
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F#
F#
2

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Em
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A
A

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F#m
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A

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G
G

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A
A

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D
D

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Verse 4
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D

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The light here at the freeway
F#
F#
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Well, it's turning green to gold
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G

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The stains on that barroom floor
A
A

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Ten miles back down
F#m
F#m
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A

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the road
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D

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Thinking 'bout how that old bar
G
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F#
F#
2

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Brought Michael back to mind

And how I can sing his blues
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D

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G

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And be smiling here inside
A
A

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F#m
F#m
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A
A

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I guess a weary soul will always
Verse 5
D
D

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E
E

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G

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I used to hide out
D
D

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In his pretty smile
A
A

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G

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And hope it would shine me
D
D

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F#
F#
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Through the morrow

Until I learned the way
G
G

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It feels to be the man
A
A

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F#m
F#m
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Who sings the world a smile
A
A

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Without a soul to share his sor
D
D

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Outro 1
D
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G

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F#
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F#m
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • A

  • F#

    2

  • F#m

    2

  • G

  • Em

  • E

Capo: 2

Transpose: 0

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The original key of Michael's song by Nanci griffith is E major.

The primary chords used in Michael's song are E, B, G#, G#m, A, F#m.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 2 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like E, B, G#, G#m, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Michael's song is approximately 128 beats per minute.

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Yes, we have integrated a Mini-Tuner directly on this page. Use it to quickly check your string pitch (Standard Tuning: E A D G B E) before you start playing along with Nanci griffith.

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