Dangerous Age - Gerry Rafferty
Intro:
Bb/F - Gm - Eb - Bb/F - F - Bb 2x
Bbsus4 /
F - Fsus4 4x
F Fsus4
Night was fallin' the ho - rizon was callin',
F Fsus4
as we drove into the setting sun
F Fsus4 F Fsus4
Goin' back to that country that we still call ho - me
F Fsus4
Said good bye to the capital city,
F Fsus4
yeah this town has got me on the run
F Fsus4 Eb
I need to spend some time out in the great un - known.
Gm Bb/F
I'm lookin' for sweet inspiration,
C/E G#/Eb
every morning noon and night
Bb/Fi Gm G# C/E
But these days it just keeps on passing me by - y
F Fsus4
I know you don't feel like making this journey,
F Fsus4
but you know that time is on my side
F Fsus4 F Fsus4
I can't go on living like a refu - gee
F Fsus4
Way down south where the living is easy,
F Fsus4
we can look across the great di - vide
F Fsus4 Eb
But all we've got is a pocketful of memo - ries.
Gm Bb/F
We stood on the motorway shoulder
C/E G#/Eb
as the sun rose over the lowland hills
Bb/Fi Gm Ebm F#
And my heart broke down, when I looked at you - ou
Bb/F
Don't tell me you're leavin' me now,
Gm
when you know how hard I've been tryin'
Eb
Darling you're my world,
Bb/F F Bb
don't bring it all tumbling down
Bb/F
It's only the code of the road,
Gm
and the sound of a motor wheel cryin'
Eb
Don't re - nege my love,
Bb/F F Bb
don't bring it all tumbling down
Break:
Eb - Ebsus4 - G# 2x
F Fsus4
One more morning, yes an - other day dawning,
F Fsus4
and I'm looking at a bird that sings
F Fsus4 F Fsus4
Wish I could change my whole life, and just fly a - wa - ay
F Fsus4
Over the mountains down through the valleys,
F Fsus4
through the homeland of the Celtic kings
F Fsus4 Eb
Now it's just the frontline for the U.S. - A.
Gm Bb/F
We live in a time when the spirit of
C/E G#/Eb
love and devotion is breakin' down
Bb/Fi Gm Ebm F#/C#
And my heart broke down, when I looked at you - ou
Bb/F
Don't tell me you're leavin' me now,
Gm
when you know how hard I've been tryin'
Eb
Darling you're my world,
Bb/F F Bb
don't bring it all tumbling down
Bb/F
It's only the code of the road,
Gm
and the sound of a motor wheel cryin'
Eb
Don't re - nege my love,
Bb/F F Bb
don't bring it all tumbling down
Outro:
Eb - Ebsus4 - G# 2x
C/G - Am - F - C/G - G - C 4x (start fading during 3rd)
Bb/F 113331
Gm 355333
Eb xx1343
X68886
Bb x13331
Bbsus4 x13341
F 133211
Fsus4 133311
C/E 032010
G#/Eb x66544
Bb/Fi x88766
G# 466544
Ebm xx1342
F# 244322
Ebsus4 x68896