
conversation
Atlanta Rhythm Section
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Tom : E
E D
Conversation, getting’ so hard to make
A E
I try to communicate, but I can’t get through
E D
We are strangers, but I remember when
A E
You used to be my friend, and my lover too.
[Chorus]
C#m7 D
And I don’t really know how it happened
C#m7 C
And I don’t really know what to say,
F#m7 B9 E
I just wonder how we ever got this way?
E D
Conversation, that’s what it’s all about
A E
Why can’t we talk it out, and say what’s on our minds?
E D
Situation, keep getting in the way
A E
So much we need to say, but we’re running out of time.
[Chorus]
C#m7 D
And I don’t really know how it happened
C#m7 C
I have tried but I don’t understand
F#m7 B9 E
How we ever let it get so out of hand
[Bridge]
D E
It’s just like a dream you can’t remember
D E
Even though you always wish you could
D E
When it’s gone, it’s gone forever
D E
When it’s gone, it’s gone for G – o – o – o – o – D
E D
Conversation, things that we’ve done and said
A E
Keep running though my head, like a sad echo
E D
Desperations, gettin’ the best of me
A E
Cause I can’t make you see, and I can’t let go…no!
[Chorus]
C#m7 D
And I don’t really know how it happened
C#m7 C
And I don’t really know what to say
F#m7 B9 E
But I can’t bring myself to throw it all away
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