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The Only Answer

Mike Doughty
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
, ,  (Listen to the song on Groove Shark to get the strumming,
  Without the right strumming the song sounds terrible.)
 upon the rails  among the weeds  i had a moment  of  serenity
 i saw you stand  in all the green  upon the rusting  rail  balancing
you  were  the only  answer
my  plans  spun all  around you
five  years in the wrong,  i am assured
my  name to you is just  another word
 and in your bed  in morristown
 you had magazines  thrown around
 from under them  the phone it rang
 and in the margin  there  you wrote the number  down
you  were  the only  answer
my  plans  spun all  around you
five  years in the wrong,  i am assured
my  name to you is just  another word
 another word  another word
 The only answer  another word
you  were  the only  answer
my  plans  spun all  around you
five  years in the wrong,  i am assured
my  name to you is just  another word
  , , ,-  Play how ever many times you like.

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Readable chord sheet for The Only Answer by Mike Doughty

[C], [G], [F]          (Listen to the song on Groove Shark to get the strumming,
                     Without the right strumming the song sounds terrible.)

upon the rai[C]ls       [G]   among the wee[F]ds       i had a mom[C]ent of[G]      sere[F]nity

i saw you s[C]tand   [G]  in all the gr[F]een     upon the rus[C]ting rail[G]    balan[F]cing

[Am]you we[G]re   the on[F]ly answer

[Am]my pl[G]ans    spun a[F]ll around you

[Am]five years in the wr[G]ong, i am ass[F]ured

[Am]my name to you is ju[G]st another wo[F]rd

and in your b[C]ed    [G]   in morri[F]stown

you had maga[C]zines     [G]   thrown ar[F]ound

from under th[C]em    [G]  the phone it ra[F]ng

and in the mar[C]gin there    [G]    you wrote the num[F]ber down

[Am]you we[G]re   the on[F]ly answer

[Am]my pl[G]ans    spun a[F]ll around you

[Am]five years in the wr[G]ong, i am ass[F]ured

[Am]my name to you is ju[G]st another wo[F]rd

another w[Am]ord    [G]     another wo[F]rd

The only ans[Am]wer    [G]  another wo[F]rd

[Am]you we[G]re   the on[F]ly answer

[Am]my pl[G]ans    spun a[F]ll around you

[Am]five years in the wr[G]ong, i am ass[F]ured

[Am]my name to you is ju[G]st another wo[C]rd

        [C],  [G],   [F],-  Play how ever many times you like.

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