Song: Things Stay The Same Artist: Tom Purdom Album: Almost Forgotten From: Eddie Dantes [email protected] Song by a virtually unknown musician but is growing in the south. Check out his stuff at www.mp3.com/asimplehaven Tunning - Drop D (DADGBE) Can be played just fine in standard. Chords - D :000232: D/B :020230: Cadd9 :032030: Dadd9 :054050: D5 :057777: G :550430: Bm :024430: A :777997: D D/B And when all this time's on my hands Cadd9 Dadd9 And dreaming makes the sun fade away D D/B I know depending on all my friends Cadd9 Dadd9 Leads you to wish me to change D D/B Its all the same to this simple mind Cadd9 Dadd9 Leads you to pride and truth D D/B And all the things that stay the same Cadd9 Dadd9 Will steal the breath from you D D/B Cadd9 Dadd9 D D/B I'm gonna take all of these rocks and Cadd9 Dadd9 Throw them into the sea D D/B If one should get up and float away Cadd9 Dadd9 I know thats what I'll need **Chorus** G And I feel D5 Like I'm someone else G And it seems D5 To be my soul G And I feel D5 That I cannot tell Bm If this life is short A But a living hell G And I feel D5 That she's to blame G For my heart my soul D5 And my eager frame of mind Bm So whats my hurry then A Its all these little things that stay the same And I feel D D/B Cadd9 Dadd9 D D/B I'll make some empty promises Cadd9 Dadd9 And we'll both smile and nod D D/B We'd cried how could we get through this Cadd9 Dadd9 And then we'd laugh at the thought D D/B For its love, sweet love, its our common goal Cadd9 Dadd9 And all these things that stay the same, will steal my soul *Chorus* *Chorus 2* G And I feel D5 G Things have been the same D5 G Since she went away D5 Bm All I know its just the way A She moves across a crowded room G And I feel D5 G That time and time again D5 G All we have are friends D5 Bm But oh my God its just the way A She moves, its just the way she moves G D5 And I feel the dark is straight ahead G D5 But all I have can't be replaced G D5 And somethings must never change Bm A These feelings, about here G D5 And I hold my heart, in my hands G D5 Letting life just fall whereever G D5 And I can't help but wonder if Bm A I'll ever fall in love again D And I feel. There it is, in a nutshell. Great song, great artist, check him out! -eddie