Graham Parker — Partner For Life lyrics

Lyrics

This is reported to be played with open tuning but what tuning
exactly I don’t know. I have created a simple version which
gets me by. It involves sliding the Cadd 9 up but leaving
the other strings open. In the chorus there is a flourish
which I play as Em9 054 030 and Em7(2) 050 430 to get back
to the G Intro: G repeated to get the rhythm
From China to Chinatown New York to Tokyo
Upstate to down Island From here to there
From the backyard to the wide wide open spaces
From the steel mills to the wind in your hair
From the claustrophobic beat of my heart
to the openness of your smile
We’re in this together going the distance
right down to the last mile
Cos you’re my partner You are my partner
You’re my partner for life
(twice, then twice with just chords)
Up the coast of Africa to the Straits of Gibraltar
through that tunnel where the birds migrate
In a hotel room without running water
and all the clocks are running one hour late
And on the wall are paintings of couples intertwined
locked in embraces as if fighting for their lives
And the warm night air breathes through the open window
And husbands cling to their wives
CHORUS repeat
BRIDGE
Well I know I know I know
C Cadd9 Cadd9(2)
why it just has to be just has to be Well l know l know l know why
I’m with you and baby you’re with me Let’s get out of here and drive up to the ocean
Out of the city and up the coast of Maine
Feel the spray and the ancient motion
Watch the children in the sand watch them play
From the backyard to the wide wide open spaces
From the pounding of the surf
to the gentleness of your smile
We’re in this together going the distance
right down to the last mile
CHORUS repeat