The Great Unknown chords

Ezra Furman

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Verse 
N.C. 
A song is a dream that keeps going on when it's over 
N.C. 
A man hears a song in the soft speaking voice of his lover 
N.C. 
A hero goes on when the others believe it's all over 
N.C. 
A sister is strong when she fights for the cause of her brother 


Verse 
  A                       Dm                        A 
A crow with a broken wing stands at the side of the highway 
  A                          Dm                    A 
A traveller finds a place to sleep at the end of a long day 
  D                          Bm                      A 
I speak through a telephone. You can't decipher what I say. 
      D                     Dm                     A 
We'll meet in Decatur. I'll tell you I love you in five days. 


Verse 
  A                       E                    A 
A human is something that rises and falls over time dear 
     A                            E                        A 
Your breathing slows down and you sleep in the fluorescent light dear 
      D                              Bm                  A 
We're passing through town and there isn't a soul we can trust here 
   D                            Dm                      A 
We don't use our real names. We struggle. We do what we must here 



E                      D            A 
Drive with me into the Great Unknown 
               E                                D      Dm/F 
I think we are on our own. I think we're really on our own 


Verse 
  A                    E                        A 
A song is a dream that keeps going on when it's over 
  A                       E                          A 
A man hears a song in the soft speaking voice of his lover 
  D                     Bm                      A 
A hero goes on when the others believe it's all over 
  D                         Bm                          A 
A sister is strong when she fights for the cause of her brother