Armatrading Joan - All The Way From America guitar chord

Subject: a/armatrading_joan/all_the_way_from_america.crd

Date: Thu, 26 Jun 1997 11:55:36 -0700

From: Lisa Skerritt

All The Way From America

Joan Armatrading

From: "Me, Myself, I" 1980

Transcribed by Lisa Skerritt = lskerrit@direct.ca

This is how i hear it.....

Chords:

E =  022100

Aadd9/E =  077600

Badd11 =  799800

Intro:

E        Aadd9/E        E

Aadd9/E   E    Aadd9/E   E    Aadd9/E   E    Aadd9/E

E    Aadd9/E   E    Aadd9/E   E    Aadd9/E   E    Aadd9/E

Badd11   Aadd9/E  E

Badd11   Aadd9/E  E

E Aadd9/E

You called all the way from America

   E

Said "Hang onto love girl"

  Aadd9/E Badd11

But the weeks and the months and the years

E Aadd9/E

Passed by...

   E

And my eyes couldn't stand the strain

   Aadd9/E      Badd11

Of that promised love

E Aadd9/E E Aadd9/E

All the way from America

E Aadd9/E E Aadd9/E

All the way from America

     E Aadd9/E

You called all the way from America

E

Said I'll soon be home girl

    Aadd9/E   Badd11

And years and the tears and the fears,

E Aadd9/E

Passed by...

    E

And my heart couldn't stand the pain

   Aadd9/E      Badd11

of that promised love

E Aadd9/E E Aadd9/E

All the way from America

E Aadd9/E E Aadd9/E

All the way from America

   E Aadd9/E

I stayed all alone and I waited round

E

For you to knock at my door

        Aadd9/E

But the knock never came

Badd11

and no ring

E    Aadd9/E

At all....

E

And now I sit and wonder why

    Aadd9/E   Badd11

You made that first call

E Aadd9/E

All the way way from America

        Badd11

I don't believe I'll stay here

E Aadd9/E Badd11

I don't think I want to wait here anymore

Aadd9/E Badd11

And if you search for me baby

E      Aadd9/E   Badd11

Better bring some more love than you declared

E Aadd9/E E Badd11 Aadd9/E

All the way from America

E Aadd9/E E Aadd9/E

All the way from America

Aadd9/E   E    Aadd9/E    E    Aadd9/E

    E

And my heart couldn't stand the pain

   Aadd9/E      Badd11

of that promised love

E Aadd9/E E Badd11 Aadd9/E

All the way from America

E Aadd9/E E Aadd9/E

All the way from America

E Aadd9/E E Aadd9/E

All the way from America

E    Aadd9/E   E    Aadd9/E   Badd11   E

[pause]

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

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Transcribed by Lisa Skerritt = lskerrit@direct.ca

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.