detours – sheryl crow

intro : G Gsus2 G G A# amin G G

v1
G Gsus2
mother can you hold me together
A# amin G
it’s so dark and i’m losing my way
G
it took all of these detours to find love
A# amin G
but when i did it just faded away

chorus :
emin G C G
now what do i do with this sweet love of mine
emin G F D
do i give it away , and hope someday i’ll find
G amin B – C
someone half as awake as the moon and the stars
F C
mother teach me to love
G
with a paper thin heart

v2
G Gsus2
mother your words are so healing
A# A – G
you speak of love , and of light , and of peace
G
but i’ve made it my course to avoid you
A# A – G
just to hide from these feelings of grief

chorus :
emin G C G
now what do i do with this sweet love of mine
emin G F D
do i give it away , and hope someday i’ll find
G amin B – C
someone half as awake as the moon and the stars
F C
mother teach me to love
G
with a paper thin heart

chorus :
emin G C G
now what do i do with this sweet love of mine
emin G F D
do i give it away , and hope someday i’ll find
G amin B – C
someone half as awake as the moon and the stars
F C
mother teach me to love
G
with a paper thin heart

v3
G Gsus2
mother , i know you are with me
A# A – G
you were there when i took my first breath
G
i can’t stop looking back for the answers
A# A – G
i just keep coming up with regret
A# A – G
there are some things i just can’t forget