The Impression That I Get

Intro:   E  B  C#m  G#m A  C#m    B – 2x
         E  B  C#m  A

         E         B       C#m   A
Have you ever been close to tragedy
         E           B      C#m A
Or been close to folks who have
         E           B       C#m  A
Have you ever felt a pain so powerful
   E     B     C#m   A
So heavy you collapse

F#m    A    F#m A
No?     Well…

          REFRÃO:
     E                      B
I've never had to knock on wood
                       G#m
But I know someone who has
                           A
Which makes me wonder if I could

It makes me wonder if
E                          B
I've never had to knock on wood
                       G#m
And I'm glad I haven't yet
                           A
Because I'm sure it isn't good
                             E
That's the impression that I get

E  B  C#m  A  - 4X

         E           B            C#m    A
Have you ever had the odds stacked up so high
         E          B            C#m  A
You need a strength most don't possess
           E        B       C#m   A
Or has it ever come down to do or die
             E       B        C#m A
You've got to rise above the rest

F#m    A    F#m A
No?     Well…

REFRÃO
F#m  A – 3X

E         B            C#m           G#m
I'm not a coward, I've just never been tested

A        C#m                           B
I'd like to think that if I was I would pass
E           B
Look at the tested
    E         G#m                   A
and think there but for the grace go I
          C#m
Might be a coward,
                      B
I'm afraid of what I might find out

REFRÃO

E  B  C#m  A  - 8X

E
Never had to but I'd better knock on wood

'cause I know someone who has,

which makes me wonder if I could

It makes me wonder if I

never had to,

but I'd better knock on wood

'Cause I'm sure it isn't good

and I'm glad I haven't yet