THESE DAYS IN AN OPEN BOOK (Nanci Griffith)
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[Capo 2; open G tuning (DGDGBD).]
[Note that Bm(G) probably isn't a good name for a chord; it's just my
shorthand for "Bm(addG)."]
[G=x00000; Gsus/A=x20010; Am11=x22010; Bm(G)=x44030; Csus2=x50030;
Dsus=x20030; C/G=x02010; D/G=x04030; Gsus=x00010; G/B=x40000.]
[Each chord, or group of chords joined by a hyphens (e.g., "Csus2 - Dsus")
is one measure; listen to the recording to get the rhythm.]

GG Piano Chord 
    Gsus/AGsus/A Piano Chord 
    Am11Am11 Piano Chord 
 - Bm(G)   Csus2Csus2 Piano Chord 
 - DsusDsus Piano Chord 

[intro]

GG Piano Chord 
                            GsusGsus Piano Chord 

Shut it down and call this road a day
C/GC/G Piano Chord 
     -     D/GD/G Piano Chord 
   -   C/GC/G Piano Chord 
        GG Piano Chord 
  -  GsusGsus Piano Chord 

And put this silence in my heart in a better place
GG Piano Chord 
                                   GsusGsus Piano Chord 

I had travelled with your ghosts now for so many years
Am11Am11 Piano Chord 
     -      Bm(G)     Csus2Csus2 Piano Chord 
     -      G/BG/B Piano Chord 

That I see you in the shadows, in hotel rooms and headlights
Gsus/AGsus/A Piano Chord 
        -       G/BG/B Piano Chord 
                 Csus2Csus2 Piano Chord 
 - G/BG/B Piano Chord 
  -  Gsus/AGsus/A Piano Chord 

You're coming up beside me whether it's day or night

GG Piano Chord 
                Gsus/AGsus/A Piano Chord 

These days my life is an open book
G/BG/B Piano Chord 
   -    Csus2Csus2 Piano Chord 
           GG Piano Chord 

Missing pages I cannot seem to find
GG Piano Chord 
                  Gsus/AGsus/A Piano Chord 

These days your face in my memory
G/BG/B Piano Chord 
      -      Csus2Csus2 Piano Chord 
               (G)
Is in a folded hand of grace against these times
GG Piano Chord 
       Gsus/AGsus/A Piano Chord 
    Am11Am11 Piano Chord 
 - Bm(G)   Csus2Csus2 Piano Chord 
  -    GG Piano Chord 
 - DsusDsus Piano Chord 

(..times) [similar to intro]

No one's ever come between your memory and me
I have driven this weary vessel here alone
Will you still find me if I leave you here beside this road
'Cause I need someone who can touch me, who'll put no one above me
Someone who needs me like the air he breathes

These days my life is an open book
Missing pages I cannot seem to find
These days your face in my memory
Is in a folded hand of grace against these times

Csus2Csus2 Piano Chord 
    -    G/BG/B Piano Chord 
             Gsus/AGsus/A Piano Chord 
    -     G/BG/B Piano Chord 

I can't remember where this toll road goes
Csus2Csus2 Piano Chord 
    -   G/BG/B Piano Chord 
                      Gsus/AGsus/A Piano Chord 
     -     G/BG/B Piano Chord 

Maybe it's Fort Worth, maybe it's a heart of gold
Csus2Csus2 Piano Chord 
     -    G/BG/B Piano Chord 
            Gsus/AGsus/A Piano Chord 

The price of love is such a heavy toll
Gsus/AGsus/A Piano Chord 
         -        G/BG/B Piano Chord 
        Csus2Csus2 Piano Chord 
      -     G/BG/B Piano Chord 

That I've lived my life in the backroads with your love in my pocket
Gsus/AGsus/A Piano Chord 
          -           G/BG/B Piano Chord 
      Csus2Csus2 Piano Chord 
    -    G/BG/B Piano Chord 
  -  Gsus/AGsus/A Piano Chord 

If I spend the love you gave me, tell me, where will it go?

These days my life is an open book
Missing pages I cannot seem to find
These days your face in my memory
Is in a folded hand of grace against these times (time...)

GG Piano Chord 
                  Gsus/AGsus/A Piano Chord 

These days your face in my memory
G/BG/B Piano Chord 
      -      Csus2Csus2 Piano Chord 

Is in a folded hand of grace against these
G/BG/B Piano Chord 
       -        Csus2Csus2 Piano Chord 

Folded hand of grace of mine
G/BG/B Piano Chord 
       -        Csus2Csus2 Piano Chord 
             (G)
Folded hand of grace against these times
G       Gsus/A    Gsus/A - G/B    Csus2 - G/B - Gsus/A    G.
(..times) [ending]

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