Sweet Arms of a Tune chords by 
Missy Higgins 
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Key: A major•
Intro 1
D
F#m
A
D
F#m
A
D
F#m
Verse 1
F#m
He told her when she played,
Bm
F#m
Wings sprouted from her shoulder blades
A
And every bone inside her
E
A
seemed to change.
F#m
Bm
So on her fingers moved,
D
F#m
over notes she hoped would soothe,
A
E
His jagged soul caressing every groove.
Verse 2
E
D
Oh and how she longed to say,
C#m
A
F#m
E
that she'd missed his troubled ways,
D
And if she could she'd
A
E
do it all again.
Verse 3
E
D
'Cause some times every
C#sus4
word has been used,
C#m
F#m
E
And there's nothing left to do
D
A
But hold the one you can't have
E
A
in the sweet arms of a tun e.
Verse 4
A
F#m
Bm
A year ago today New York City
D
F#m
seemed to fall away,
A
E
To leave only the bed in which they laid.
F#m
Bm
But an is land is just there
D
Bm
Oh and when the world
D
F#m
came flood ing back
A
Oh the pillars underneath
E
them began to crack
Verse 5
D
C#m
Now he's sit ting on her floor
F#m
She's playing all
E
the minor chords
D
Wishing so damn hard
A
he'd kiss her like before.
E
Verse 6
D
Sometimes every word
C#sus4
has been used,
C#m
F#m
E
And there's nothing left to do
D
A
But hold the one you can 't have in
E
A
the sweet arms of a tune.
D
A
Yeah hold the one you can 't love in the sweet
E
arms of a tune.
Interlude 1
F#m
A
D
F#m
A
D
F#m
A
D
Verse 7
D
'Cause sometimes every
C#m
inch of you is bruised,
F#m
E
And there's nothing left to do
D
A
But hold the one you can 't have
E
A
in the sweet arms of a tune.
D
A
Yeah hold the one you can't
E
A
love in the sweet arms of a tune.
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsD F#m A Bm E...
D
F#m
A
Bm
E
C#m
C#sus4
Capo: 2
Transpose: 0
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