A Smith Westerns song from their 2013 album "Soft Will". Lyrics are quite hard to pick
out in places so apologies for any imperfections.
Intro: D, G, D, G x2
Verse 1:
D G
You thought I was a loner,
D G
Till I went out on my own,
D G
She said, slow down stranger,
D G
There are two kinds of good.
Pre-chorus
Em
But I always had to win,
G
Or I wasn’t anything,
D
I guess it's a point of view.
D, G, D, G
Verse 2
D G D G
Born in December but there's nothing but a cold,
D G
Gave me something more than anger,
D G
In my heart, to hold.
Pre-chorus
Em
Oh I always had to win,
G
Or I wasn't anything,
D
I guess it's a point of view.
D, G, Bm, G x2
Chorus
D Bm G A
And I know it's hard to be alone
D Bm G A
Count the days, count the nights, but don't get by,
D Bm G A
'cause I know it's hard to be alone
D Bm G A
Count the days, count the nights, but don't get by.
SOLO
Em, G, Em, G
D, G, D, G
Verse 3
D G D G
Safety came in numbers, but all I needed was just one,
D G
You're a four leaf clover,
D G
You're the only kind of one.
Pre-chorus
Em
But I always had to win,
G
Or I wasn't anything,
D
I guess it's a point of view.
D, G, Bm, G x2
Chorus
D Bm G A
And I know it's hard to be alone
D Bm G A
Count the days, count the nights, but don't get by,
D Bm G A
'cause I know it's hard to be alone
D Bm G A
Count the days, count the nights, but don't get by.
D Bm G A
And I know it's hard to be alone
D Bm G A
Count the days, count the nights, but don't get by,
D Bm G A
'cause I know it's hard to be alone
D Bm G A
Count the days, count the nights, but don't get by.
Outro
A D
And now you’re hanging on to me.
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