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The Wallflowers
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Key: G major•
Intro 1
D
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G
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F#
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2

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Bm
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A
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F#
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Bm
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2

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A
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Verse 1
G
G

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D
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So long ago, I don't remember when
F#
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2

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Bm
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2

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A
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That's when they say I lost my only friend
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Well they said she died easy
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of a broken heart disease
F#
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2

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Bm
Bm
2

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A
A

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As I listened through the cemetery trees
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F#
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2

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Bm
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2

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A
A

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Verse 2
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I seen the sun comin' up
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at the fu neral at dawn
F#
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Bm
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2

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A
A

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The long broken arm of human law
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Now it always seemed such a waste,
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she always had a pretty face
F#
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2

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So I wondered
Bm
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A
A

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how she hung around this place
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F#
F#
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F#
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2

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Hey
Chorus 1
G
G

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Come on try a little
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D

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Nothing is forever
Em
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A
A

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There's got to be something better than

In the middle
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But me and Cinderella
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D

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We put it all together
Em
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A
A

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We can drive it home
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A

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With one head-
Interlude 1
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D
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F#
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Bm
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A
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Verse 3
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She said it's cold
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It feels like Independence Day
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2

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Bm
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2

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A
A

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And I can't break away from this parade
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G

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But there's got to be an opening
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Somewhere here in front of me
F#
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Bm
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A
A

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Through this maze of ugliness and greed
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And I seen the sun up ahead
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at the county line bridge
F#
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Sayin' all there's good
Bm
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A
A

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and nothingness is dead
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We'll run until she's out of breath
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She ran until there's nothin' left
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Bm
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She hit the end, it's just her window ledge
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F#
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F#
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Hey
Chorus 2
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Come on try a little
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Nothing is forever
Em
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A
A

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There's got to be something better than

In the middle
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But me and Cinderella
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We put it all together
Em
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A
A

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We can drive it home
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A

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With one head-
Solo 1
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F#
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Bm
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A
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G
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D
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F#
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Bm
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A
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Verse 4
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Well this place is old
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It feels just like a beat up truck
F#
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I turn the engine,
Bm
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but the engine doesn't turn
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G

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Well it smells of cheap wine, cigarettes
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This place is always such a mess
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Bm
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A
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Sometimes I think I'd like to watch it burn
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D
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I'm so alone and I feel just like somebody else
F#
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Man, I ain't changed,
Bm
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A
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but I know I ain't the same
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But somewhere here in between
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the city walls of dyin' dreams
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Bm
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I think of death, it must be killin' me
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F#
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F#
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Hey, hey hey
Chorus 3
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Come on try a little
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Nothing is forever
Em
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There's got to be something better than

In the middle
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But me and Cinderella
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We put it all together
Em
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We can drive it home
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With one head-
Outro 1
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Em
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Em
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • G

  • F#

    2

  • Bm

    2

  • A

  • Em

Capo: No capo

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The original key of One Headlight by The Wallflowers is G major.

The primary chords used in One Headlight are D, G, F#, Bm, A, Em.

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Yes, this version uses open chords like D, G, F#, Bm, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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