lATE BLOOMER (Ron Sexsmith)

From the album "Long Player Late Bloomer" (2011)

[Intro]
G Em D/F# (x 2)

[Verse 1]
 G Em D/F# G Em D/F#
It's just a stone's throw from here to eternity
G Em D/F# G Em D/F#
From the back road to where I long to be
 G Em D/F# G Em D/F#
The world has changed leaving only the truth intact
 G Em D/F# G Em D/F#
You think it's a game, to me it means more than that

[Chorus]
Am D C
But I'm a late bloomer, I'm a slow learner
 D Am
And I've turned the record over
 D C
I'm a long player, my song is my savior
 D B7
I've got to raise it up
 Em D/F# C
As far as my spirit can reach
 G Em D/F# (x2)
That everyone might see

[Verse 2]
 G Em D/F# G Em D/F#
Within earshot of rose colored dreamers at best
 G Em D/F# G Em D/F#
I don't mean to eavesdrop, it's just part of my job I guess
 G Em D/F# G Em D/F#
At one glance they don't know the truth by half
 G Em D/F# G Em D/F#
How announcing your plans is a sure way to hear god laugh

[Pre-Chorus]
C D
Like a crab apple on the tree
C D B7
They'll find life more bitter than sweet

[Chorus]
Am D C
But I'm a late bloomer, I'm a slow learner
 D Am
And I've heard the penny drop
Am D C
I'm a small player with a tall order
 D B7
To come out on top
Em D/F# C
And without selling my soul
 G Em D/F# G Em D/F#
That everyone might know that I'm a late bloomer

[Solo]
G Em D/F# (x4)

[Pre-Chorus]
C D
From a turntable to a phone
C D B7
From a revolution to a ring tone

[Instrumental]
Em D/F# C (x2)

[Chorus]
Am D C
But I'm a late bloomer, I'm a slow learner
 D Am
And I've turned the record over
 D C
I'm a long player, my song is my savior
 D
Got to raise it up, ooh
Am D C
I'm a late bloomer, I'm a slow learner
 D Am
And I've heard the penny drop
 D C
I'm a small player with a tall order
 D B7
To come out on top
Em D/F# C
And without selling my soul
 G Em D/F#
That's how a flower grows
 G Em D/F#
And I'm a late bloomer
 G Em D/F#
I'm a late bloomer
 G Em D/F# G
I'm a late bloomer