Biography:
John Gorka (born in July 1958) is an American contemporary folk musician. In 1991, Rolling Stone magazine called him "the pre-eminent male singer-songwriter of what has been dubbed the New Folk Movement.
Gorka was born in Edison, New Jersey. He received his first guitar as a Christmas gift, though Gorka alleges that his older brother stole it from him shortly thereafter. He eventually learned, instead, to play the banjo, and began performing in a folk music group at his church.
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John Gorka - The One that Got Away
## NOTE: D/F# = 200232 (Play open D with thumb-over on E-string) ##
CAPO: 4th Fret
INTRO: G D Em D
G
I grew up beneath the trees
D
Not far from the refineries
Em
Aimed at the sky, like smoking guns
Am C D G D
I learned to walk, I learned to run away
G
Tracing back our history
D
It's a wonder how we came to be
Em
A love driven through a dozen States
Am C D G D
With your technique for keeping me awake
G
The day we met is still a blur
D
Though I remember just how nice you were
Em
And what you wore in Central Park
Am C D G
And how you left before the darkness fell
CHORUS:
C D G
Now I cry over these strings
D Em
This sentimental case of things
Am G6 C
Though I'm better with each passing day
Am G6 C D/F# G D Dsus4 D
I guess you'll be the one who got away
G
'Cause everyone has one of those
D
You wear them like you wear your clothes
Em
Except they don't come off at night
Am C D G
They are the space you hold up to the light
INTERLUDE: D Dsus4 D Em Em7 C D
G
And somewhere along the line
D
You'll turn into a friend of mine
Em
Who knows of my unspoken cares
Am C D G
Amid the aftermath of love affairs
CHORUS:
C D G
Still I cry over these strings
D Em
This sentimental case of things
Am G6 C
Though I'm better with each passing day
Am G6 C D/F# G D Dsus4 D
I guess you'll be the one who got away
G
Now I stand beneath these trees
D
Not far from the refineries
Em
Aimed at the sky like a smoking gun
Am C D G
I'll learn to walk, I'll learn to run again
OUTRO: D Dsus4 D Em Em7 C D
John Gorka - The One that Got Away
## NOTE: D/F# = 200232 (Play open D with thumb-over on E-string) ##
CAPO: 4th Fret
INTRO: G D Em D
G
I grew up beneath the trees
D
Not far from the refineries
Em
Aimed at the sky, like smoking guns
Am C D G D
I learned to walk, I learned to run away
G
Tracing back our history
D
It's a wonder how we came to be
Em
A love driven through a dozen States
Am C D G D
With your technique for keeping me awake
G
The day we met is still a blur
D
Though I remember just how nice you were
Em
And what you wore in Central Park
Am C D G
And how you left before the darkness fell
CHORUS:
C D G
Now I cry over these strings
D Em
This sentimental case of things
Am G6 C
Though I'm better with each passing day
Am G6 C D/F# G D Dsus4 D
I guess you'll be the one who got away
G
'Cause everyone has one of those
D
You wear them like you wear your clothes
Em
Except they don't come off at night
Am C D G
They are the space you hold up to the light
INTERLUDE: D Dsus4 D Em Em7 C D
G
And somewhere along the line
D
You'll turn into a friend of mine
Em
Who knows of my unspoken cares
Am C D G
Amid the aftermath of love affairs
CHORUS:
C D G
Still I cry over these strings
D Em
This sentimental case of things
Am G6 C
Though I'm better with each passing day
Am G6 C D/F# G D Dsus4 D
I guess you'll be the one who got away
G
Now I stand beneath these trees
D
Not far from the refineries
Em
Aimed at the sky like a smoking gun
Am C D G
I'll learn to walk, I'll learn to run again
OUTRO: D Dsus4 D Em Em7 C D
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