#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# This file is for personal private use only. All copyright laws apply. -transcribed by Greg Steele - gsteele@steelerubber.com - 73522.2331@compuserve.com "Blue Chalk" - John Gorka from "Between Five and Seven" 1996 C So I wonder how she's doing x20030 G5/B I hate it when the rumors fly Dm Dm/C They give off such a strange sense of mission Am F G Wing your helplessness on high But she would never run from strangers She sang alone like a bell would toll Way above all the clang and the clatter Out of fear of her demon soul Maybe none of this is my business And none of what I hear is true I am far from the mint condition Circulation's hard on you CHORUS: F Em Hold tight, hang tough, love's not enough Dm Dm/C Am F G To keep you off that stuff, to save you F Em Hold tight, hang tough, love's not enough Dm Dm/C Am F G C To keep you off that stuff, to save you now He could always find the holes in the bottles Even with a blindfold on Never kept his seat on the wagon Rolling off like a rolling stone Blue chalk between his fingers Hustling a poolroom song He always kept a line for the singer Pointing his cue right from wrong