Urge for Going chords by
Tom Rush

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Key: B major•

Intro 1

G

G

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F

F

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G

G

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Verse 1

G

G

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F

F

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And I awoke today and found

G

G

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the frost perched on the town

C

C

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G

G

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F

F

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It hovered in a frozen sky

G

G

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C

C

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and gobbled summer down

Bb

Bb

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C

C

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When the sun turns traitor cold

Bb

Bb

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And shivering trees are standing

Dm

Dm

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D

D

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in a naked row

Verse 2

G

G

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F

F

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I get the urge for going but

G

G

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I never seem to go

F

F

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Gsus4

Gsus4

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C

C

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G

G

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F

F

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And I get the urge for going when the

Gsus4

Gsus4

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C

C

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G

G

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meadow grass is turning brown

F

F

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Gsus4

Gsus4

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C

C

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G

G

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Summer time is falling

F

F

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down winter's closing in

G

G

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Verse 3

F

F

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I had a girl in summertime

G

G

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with summer colored skin

C

C

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G

G

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F

F

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And not another man in town

G

G

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my darling's heart could win

C

C

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But when the leaves fell

Bb

Bb

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C

C

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trembling down

Cm

Cm

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Bb

Bb

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And bully winds did rub their

D

D

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face down in the snow

Verse 4

G

G

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F

F

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She got the urge for going I had

G

G

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Gsus4

Gsus4

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G

G

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to let her go

F

F

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Gsus4

Gsus4

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C

C

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G

G

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She got the urge for go ing when the

F

F

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Gsus4

Gsus4

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C

C

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G

G

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meadow grass was turning brown

F

F

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Gsus4

Gsus4

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C

C

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G

G

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And summer time was falling

F

F

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G

G

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down and winters closing in

Verse 5

F

F

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Now the warriors of winter they

G

G

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give a cold triumphant shout

C

C

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Gsus4

Gsus4

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G

G

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F

F

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All that stays is dying

G

G

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all that lives is getting out

C

C

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Bb

Bb

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C

C

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See the geese in chevron flight

Bb

Bb

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Flapping and a-racin on on

D

D

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before the snow

Verse 6

G

G

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F

F

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Got the urge for going they've got

G

G

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the wings to go

F

F

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Gsus4

Gsus4

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C

C

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G

G

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And they get the urge for going when

F

F

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Gsus4

Gsus4

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C

C

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G

G

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the meadow grass is turning brown

F

F

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Gsus4

Gsus4

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C

C

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G

G

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Summer time is falling down

F

F

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and winter's closing in

Interlude 1

G

G

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Verse 7

G

G

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I'll ply the fire with kindling,

F

F

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Gsus4

Gsus4

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G

G

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F

F

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G

G

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I'll pull the blankets to my chin

C

C

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Gsus4

Gsus4

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G

G

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I'll lock the vagrant winter

F

F

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G

G

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out I'll bolt my wandering in

C

C

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I'd like to call back summertime

Bb

Bb

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C

C

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Bb

Bb

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And have her stay for just

D

D

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another month or so

Verse 8

D

D

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G

G

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F

F

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But she's got the urge for going

G

G

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I guess she'll have to go

F

F

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C

C

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G

G

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And she's gets the urge for go ing when

Gsus4

Gsus4

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C

C

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G

G

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the meadow grass is turning

F

F

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Brown

Gsus4

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C

C

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G

G

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All her empire's are falling

F

F

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G

G

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down winter's closing in

F

F

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C

C

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G

G

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And I get the urge for go ing when

F

F

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C

C

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G

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the meadow grass is turning brown

F

F

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C

C

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G

G

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F

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And summertime is falling down

G

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

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Chords

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Bb
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Capo: 4

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The original key of Urge for Going by Tom Rush is B major.

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