A Matter of Minutes — Shawn Colvin
Chords and lyrics for A Matter of Minutes by Shawn Colvin (key of Em).
Intro
[Em] [C] [D] [Em] [C] [Am] [G/B] [G] [D]
Verse 1
[Em]I've been thinking about [C]you and [D]me [Em]
[C]Maybe I was just seeing [Am]what I wanted to [G]see [D]
[Em]Well you can call me crazy, but [C]this time I [D]swore [Em]
[C]That I wouldn't run but I [Am]can't do that [G]anymore [D]
Pre-Chorus
[B7]I can't find my way to stay, and I [C]can't see my way to go
[G]But I can't give up [B7]without a [C]fight
Chorus
[G]I can pack myself up in a [D]matter of minutes
[Em]Leave you all far [C]behind
[G]And all my old world and all the things [Bm]in it
[Em]hard to [C]find, if they ever were [G]mine [Am]
Verse 2
[Em]Well I've been trying and I [C]know it's been [D]hard [Em]
[C]And I'm afraid of all this [Am]blood in my [G]heart [D]
[Em]If there's one thing certain, it's [C]nothing for [D]sure [Em] [D]
[C]And I want to run but I [Am]can't do that [G]anymore [D]
Pre-Chorus
[B7]I can't meet you halfway and I [C]can't have it my way
[G]And I can't give up [B7]without a [C]fight
Chorus
[G]I can pack myself up in a [D]matter of minutes
[Em]Leave you all far [C]behind
[G]all of my old world and all the things [Bm]in it
[Em]hard to [C]find,
[G]all of my old world and all the things [B7]in it
[Em]hard to [C]find,
like they ever were [G]mine [Am]
Interlude
[Em] [E] [Em] [E] [C] [D] [C] [B7] [G] [D]
Verse 3
[Em]I could count the good [C]times we had on [D]one [Em]hand
[C]All the rest sort of a [Am]means to an [G]end [D]
[Em]Well now it's done and I [C]can [D]never [Em]
[D]Go back where I was [B7]before
And I want to [C]run
Chorus
[G]I can get myself clean in a [D]matter of minutes
[Em]Get it from either [C]side
[G]all of my whole world and all the things [B7]in it
[Em]hard to [C]find,
[G]Everything changed in a [D]matter of minutes
[Em]Nothing was [D]saved [C]in time
[G]And all of my old world and all the things [B7]in it
[Em]hard to [C]find,
but they never, never [G/B]were [Am]mine [C]
Outro
[Em] [E]