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"Campaign Trail" - John Gorka from "Between Five and Seven" 1996

Capo on 3rd fret

G  C  G  C

         G                    C
I pay my bills to the time collectors

              G                 C
Their getting more from me each day

  C        C/B   Am        Am/G   D
I pay them off a few words at a   time

        G                    C 
But the spur's gone from the moment

        G                  C
And the moment's slipped away

  C       C/B       Am        Am/G     D
I used to feel like something here was mine

      C        C/B   Am        D    G  
Now I pay them off a few words at a time


I reach into my pocket 
Just so I can make some change
And I find more hands than I can ever shake
And I hope you will forgive me
If I don't return your call
But there's someone watching every move I make
And I've got more hands than I could ever shake


CHORUS:

    C              D             G               C  
I'm running for my life here out on the campaign trail

        C           C/B     Am     Am/G   D
And the crowds will not forgive me if I   lose

        G                 C              G            C
And I'd like to think I'm special, but I do know otherwise

           C/B   Am      Am/G     D 
Excuse me, but I need to make the news

           C           C/B    Am      D    G
'Cause the crowds will not forgive me if I lose


I'm really not complaining
Won't you say your name again
I'm sorry, but that isn't what I mean
There's a prison called tomorrow
And there's one called yesterday
The only place you're free is in-between
Oh, I'm sorry but that isn't what I mean

repeat chorus