Only Tongue Can Tell
Trashcan SinatrasVersion1
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Once upon a sign I read a warning and it said
'When in Rome don't feed the lions'
What it meant I can't hazard a guess
But now I've learnt my lesson I'm a better person
I'm filled up with high hopes and I'm fed up with soft soaps
Long in the tooth and short on wisdom
Up to here with the ache of it
And if the matchmaker calls hand in hand
With a catch of the day I'll rise to the bait
But it'll still be more than a heart can take
More than feeling great
More than a tongue can tell
I'd need to take leave of my senses to get a moment's rest
Following in footsteps
Footsure in fancy dress
Head in my hands I'm making plans
Hoovering up for the day
When the matchmaker calls hand in hand
With the catch of the day I'll raise to the bait
But it'll still be more then a heart can take
More than feeling great
More than a tongue can tell
And the itch to get rich quick
Has never been so hard to reach
With my hands tied behind my back
Shin deep in cement and sand
Just like the anchor-man I broke loose
And crashed to the sea bed
Clutching the shortest straw
And if you threw me a line that's as smart as you think
It wouldn't stop me sinking down to cry
On what flashed before my eyes
Repeat and fade
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Readable chord sheet for Only Tongue Can Tell by Trashcan Sinatras
[A] [F#m] [A] [F#m] [A] [F#m] [E] [A] [B] [E] [A] [B] [E] [A] [B] [E] [A] [B] [E]Once up[A]on [B]a s[E]ign I re[A]ad [B]a w[E]arning an[A]d i[B]t s[E]aid 'Wh[A]en i[B]n R[E]ome don't f[A]eed t[B]he l[E]ions' Wh[A]at i[B]t me[E]ant I can't h[A]aza[B]rd a gu[E]ess [A] [B] But n[B]ow I've le[E]arnt my l[A]esso[B]n I'm a b[E]etter p[A]erso[B]n I'm fi[E]lled up with h[A]igh h[B]opes and I'm f[E]ed up with s[A]oft so[B]aps L[C#m]ong in the tooth and sh[B]ort on wisdom [F#m]Up to here with the a[B]che of it And if the ma[E]tchmaker calls h[C#m]and in hand With a catch of the d[E]ay I'll rise to the b[B]ait But it'll still be m[E]ore than a heart can take M[C#m]ore than feeling great [E]More than a tongue can t[B]ell I'd n[E]eed to t[A]ake le[B]ave o[E]f my s[A]ens[B]es to g[B]et a moment's r[E]est [A] [B] F[E]ollowing in footst[A]eps [B] F[E]ootsure in fa[A]ncy [B]dre[E]ss [A] [B] [B] H[C#m]ead in my hands I'm m[B]aking plans H[F#m]oovering up for the d[B]ay When the ma[E]tchmaker calls h[C#m]and in hand With the catch of the d[E]ay I'll raise to the b[B]ait But it'll still be m[E]ore then a heart can take M[C#m]ore than feeling great M[E]ore than a tongue can t[B]ell [F#] [Abm] [B] [C#] [F#] [Abm] [B] [C#] And the i[C#m]tch to get r[Abm]ich quick Has n[A]ever been so h[B]ard to reach With my h[E]ands tied beh[A]ind[B] my b[E]ack [A] [B] S[E]hin deep in cem[A]ent a[B]nd s[E]and [A] [B] [B] Just like the anchor-m[E]an I broke loose And cr[C#m]ashed to the sea bed Cl[E]utching the shortest st[B]raw And if you threw me a li[E]ne that's as smart as you t[C#m]hink It wouldn't stop me si[E]nking down to cry On what fl[B]ashed before my e[E]yes [C#m] [E] [B] Repeat [E] [C#m] [E] [B] and fade