Come On Come On — Mary Chapin Carpenter
Chords and lyrics for Come On Come On by Mary Chapin Carpenter (key of A).
Verse 1
[A]Some people remember the first [D]time[A][E]
[A]Some can't forget the [D]last[A][E]
[Bm]Some just select what they want to from the [C#m]past[E]
[A]It's a song that you danced to in [D]high [A]school[E]
[A]It's a moon you tried to bring [D]down[A][E]
[Bm]On a four in the morning drive[C#m]
[E]Through the streets of town
Chorus
[D]Come on come on, [E]it's getting late [A]now
[D]Come on come on, [E]take my [A]hand
[D]Come on come on, [E]you just have to [A]whisper
[D]Come on come on, [E]I will [A]understand
Verse 2
[A]It's a photograph taken in [D]Paris[A][E]
[A]At the end of the honeymoon[D][A][E]
[Bm]In 1948, late in the month of [C#m]June[E]
[A]Your parents smile for the [D]camera[A][E]
[A]In the sienna shades of [D]light[A][E]
[Bm]Now you're older than they were
[C#m]Then that summer [E]night
Chorus
[D]Come on come on, [E]it's getting late [A]now
[D]Come on come on, [E]take my [A]hand
[D]Come on come on, [E]you just have to [A]whisper
[D]Come on come on, [E]I will [A]understand
Bridge
[D]It's a need you never get used to
[F#m]So fierce and so confused
[D]It's a loss you never get over
[E]The first time you [A]lose
Solo
[D] [E] [A] [D] [E] [A] [D] [E] [A] [D] [E] [A]
Verse 3
[A]And tonight I am thinking of [D]someone[A][E]
[A]Seventeen years [D]ago[A][E]
[Bm]We rode in his daddy's [C#m]car
[E]Down the river road
Chorus
[D]Come on come on, [E]it's getting late [A]now
[D]Come on come on, [E]take my [A]hand
[D]Come on come on, [E]you just have to [A]whisper
[D]Come on come on, [E]I will [A]understand
[D]Come on come on, [E]it's getting late [A]now
[D]Come on come on, [E]take my [A]hand
[D]Come on come on, [E]you just have to [A]whisper
[D]Come on come on, [E]I will [A]understand