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Good Tradition - Tanita Tikaram

[Intro]
A D A E7   
A D A E7
 
|[Chorus]
|          A                  D
|There's a  good tradition of  love and hate 
|A               E7
| staying by the  fireside
|          A                  D
|There's a  good tradition of  love and hate 
|A               E7
| staying by the  fireside
 
[Verse 1]
               A                   D
And though the  rain may fall your  father's calling you
A               E7
 You still feel  safe inside
                A                    D
And though your  ma's too proud your  brother's ignoring you
A               E7
 You still feel  safe inside
 
[Refrain]
    D
Oh,  was this solo?
A
 Was this yesterday?
E7                     
 Was this true for you? [A]
       D                  A
'Cause  all the rest have  taken time
     E7                   A
This  didn't do a lot for  you
 
[Instrumental]
 (D)  (A)  (E7) 
 (A)  (D)  (A)  (E7)  
 
[Verse 2]
        A                   D
And the  corners laced with  memories
A                E7
 Tell you how it  used to be
     A                   D
Your  mother smiles, the  children play,
            A                  E7
and all the  bad things happen  miles away
    A                      D
And  strong feelings never  bother you
A                                E7
 You hold your head up while the  rest of us try to
 
[Refrain]
   D
Oh  call the stations
A
 Call the people
E7                 
 We all want to know [A]
       D                  A
'Cause  all the rest have  taken time
E7                 A
 You don't want to  know
 
[Instrumental Outro]
 (D)  (A)  (E7) 
 (A)  (D)  (A)  (E7)

[A - Single Strum]

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