Deacon Blue

Love And Regret

Deacon Blue


Tom: E

Intro - E    C#m    A    B    x2

A                         B
Cold dawn won`t comfort you
A                          B
Cold coffee won`t see you through
A                          B
Cold sheets won`t heal your heart
A                               B
Your frozen fingers or your name so tarred


E             C#m           A                  B
I know so rarely that things come your way
E                   C#m                  A          B
Your ways are tender and your paths are straight
E                     C#m           A              B
Your mind`s not lived in the way ours are set
E                 C#m       A               B
Your heart is open to love and regret


A                             B
Rings and letters they pass you by
You wish them well and seldom cry
 For stones and promises and wedding sighs
You`ve known the times that you`ve lived and died


E                  C#m         A                B
These sailors come and spend time ashore
Their thoughts are hoarded as yours have been stored
Your mind`s not lived in the way ours are set
Your heart is open to love and regret


E              A                            B
               Outside in the morning air

I hear the soundtrack of the Blues harp player
It touches feelings that you don`t arouse
Knocks me back to that shuttered house
Take me back when they`re all out
Take me back to that shuttered house

Solo   E    C#m   A     B (chords continue til fade)

E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-9-10-9-12------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------9-----11--9----------b| d---bu-------| Play 1 and a half times then ad lib
D|---------------9--11--------------------11-(10)-(11)---9--|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
bd = bend down  bu = bend up

I know so rarely that things come your way
Your ways are tender and your paths are straight
Your mind`s not lived in the way ours are set
Your heart is open to love and regret
Love and regret