TIP OF MY TONGUE - John Hiatt
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[E] [A] [E] [A] [C#m] [A] [B]
An empty [E]house[A] is the only thi[E]ng standing
Between our[B] lives and th[A]e speed of[E] sound
Some [C#m]words [B]flew [E]out[A] and made a [E]crash landing
No lo[B]ve survived - not a [A]trace could be[E] found
And I b[C#m]roke your heart with the [E]back [E/G#]of my[A] mind[Am]
From the tip of [E]my tongue[A] to the [B]end of [E]the line[A][C#m][A][B]
I walked away and you stood there trembling
Like a leaf in the autumn chill
Now this house won't say, no, what I'm still remembering
Three angry words and a love that they killed
And I broke your heart with the back of my mind
From the tip of my tongue to the end of the [E]line[E7]
[F#m] And you couldn't [B]say how much it [E]hurt you[E7]
[F#m] And I couldn't [B]see the damage I'd[E] done[E7]
[A] Till I watched [B]the greatest [G#]love I've [C#m]known
[F#] All come down to a slip of the [B]tongue
Well I'd take it back but time won't let me
Oh time just takes you further away
I watched you pack a house full of memories
Where did you go? Lord, what did I say?
And I broke your heart with the back of my mind
From the tip of my tongue to the end of the [E]line[A]
From the tip of [E]my tongue[A] to the [B]end of [E]the line[A]
From the tip of my [E]tongue[B] to the end of [E]the line
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[E] [A] [E] [A] [C#m] [A] [B]
An empty [E]house[A] is the only thi[E]ng standing
Between our[B] lives and th[A]e speed of[E] sound
Some [C#m]words [B]flew [E]out[A] and made a [E]crash landing
No lo[B]ve survived - not a [A]trace could be[E] found
And I b[C#m]roke your heart with the [E]back [E/G#]of my[A] mind[Am]
From the tip of [E]my tongue[A] to the [B]end of [E]the line[A][C#m][A][B]
I walked away and you stood there trembling
Like a leaf in the autumn chill
Now this house won't say, no, what I'm still remembering
Three angry words and a love that they killed
And I broke your heart with the back of my mind
From the tip of my tongue to the end of the [E]line[E7]
[F#m] And you couldn't [B]say how much it [E]hurt you[E7]
[F#m] And I couldn't [B]see the damage I'd[E] done[E7]
[A] Till I watched [B]the greatest [G#]love I've [C#m]known
[F#] All come down to a slip of the [B]tongue
Well I'd take it back but time won't let me
Oh time just takes you further away
I watched you pack a house full of memories
Where did you go? Lord, what did I say?
And I broke your heart with the back of my mind
From the tip of my tongue to the end of the [E]line[A]
From the tip of [E]my tongue[A] to the [B]end of [E]the line[A]
From the tip of my [E]tongue[B] to the end of [E]the line
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