Artist: Joan Armatrading
Album: "Me, Myself, I" - 1980

Chords:
EE Piano Chord 
		=  022100
Aadd9/E 	=  077600
Badd11Badd11 Piano Chord 
		=  799800

Intro:
EE Piano Chord 
        Aadd9/E        EE Piano Chord 

Aadd9/E   EE Piano Chord 
    Aadd9/E   EE Piano Chord 
    Aadd9/E   EE Piano Chord 
    Aadd9/E
EE Piano Chord 
    Aadd9/E   EE Piano Chord 
    Aadd9/E   EE Piano Chord 
    Aadd9/E   EE Piano Chord 
    Aadd9/E
Badd11Badd11 Piano Chord 
   Aadd9/E  EE Piano Chord 

Badd11Badd11 Piano Chord 
   Aadd9/E  EE Piano Chord 


EE Piano Chord 
					Aadd9/E
You called all the way from America

EE Piano Chord 

Said "Hang onto love girl"

Aadd9/E 				 Badd11Badd11 Piano Chord 

But the weeks and the months and the years

EE Piano Chord 
		Aadd9/E
Passed by...

EE Piano Chord 

And my eyes couldn't stand the strain

Aadd9/E 	     Badd11Badd11 Piano Chord 

Of that promised love


EE Piano Chord 
			Aadd9/E		EE Piano Chord 
		Aadd9/E
All the way from America

EE Piano Chord 
			Aadd9/E		EE Piano Chord 
		Aadd9/E
All the way from America


EE Piano Chord 
			Aadd9/E
You called all the way from America

EE Piano Chord 

Said I'll soon be home girl

Aadd9/E 			  Badd11Badd11 Piano Chord 

And years and the tears and the fears,

EE Piano Chord 
		Aadd9/E
Passed by...

EE Piano Chord 

And my heart couldn't stand the pain

Aadd9/E 	     Badd11Badd11 Piano Chord 

of that promised love


EE Piano Chord 
			Aadd9/E 		EE Piano Chord 
		Aadd9/E
All the way from America

EE Piano Chord 
			Aadd9/E 		EE Piano Chord 
		Aadd9/E
All the way from America


EE Piano Chord 
			 Aadd9/E
I stayed all alone and I waited round

EE Piano Chord 

For you to knock at my door

Aadd9/E
But the knock never came

Badd11Badd11 Piano Chord 

and no ring

EE Piano Chord 
	   Aadd9/E
At all....

EE Piano Chord 

And now I sit and wonder why

Aadd9/E 	  Badd11Badd11 Piano Chord 

You made that first call


EE Piano Chord 
			Aadd9/E
All the way way from America

Badd11Badd11 Piano Chord 

I don't believe I'll stay here

EE Piano Chord 
			 	Aadd9/E 	Badd11Badd11 Piano Chord 

I don't think I want to wait here anymore

Aadd9/E 			Badd11Badd11 Piano Chord 

And if you search for me baby

EE Piano Chord 
			     Aadd9/E 	  Badd11Badd11 Piano Chord 

Better bring some more love than you declared


EE Piano Chord 
			Aadd9/E 		EE Piano Chord 
	Badd11Badd11 Piano Chord 
	Aadd9/E
All the way from America

EE Piano Chord 
			Aadd9/E 		EE Piano Chord 
		Aadd9/E
All the way from America


Aadd9/E   EE Piano Chord 
    Aadd9/E    EE Piano Chord 
    Aadd9/E

EE Piano Chord 

And my heart couldn't stand the pain

Aadd9/E 	     Badd11Badd11 Piano Chord 

of that promised love

EE Piano Chord 
			Aadd9/E 		EE Piano Chord 
	Badd11Badd11 Piano Chord 
	Aadd9/E
All the way from America

EE Piano Chord 
			Aadd9/E 		EE Piano Chord 
		Aadd9/E
All the way from America

EE Piano Chord 
			Aadd9/E 		EE Piano Chord 
		Aadd9/E
All the way from America


EE Piano Chord 
    Aadd9/E   EE Piano Chord 
    Aadd9/E   Badd11Badd11 Piano Chord 
   EE Piano Chord 


[pause]

E   Aadd9/E    E   Aadd9/E   E   Aadd9/E   [fade]

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All comments welcomed.
Thanx to Simon for the lyrics, and thanx to Mike, Micah, David, Kevin,
James, John and Chris for helping me ID the chords.