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Intro- Am  
  Amlately I've been Cwriting letters to AmeveryCone 
trying to Amexplain away my aCctions
and rAmeactions to everyCthing while I used to
roAmmanticize my Cdrunkenness now my Ambottle has run Cdry
the river has Ambled itself iCnto the deep black Amink in my Cpen
and the Ambloody ink in Cmy veins could Amrun stone Ccold like 
a Amfreshly fallen Csnow I’ve been Amglowing in the Cdark  
sleeping in the Ampark C  
this Amtown will Ctear you aAmpart if you Clet burn it self Amdown
justiCfy rationalize Amits been Cweeks but its still Amweak
the needle Cscratches holes in Amrecords
the screech the Crush it brings you Amto Cyour Amknees C  
a Amcigarette was Csmoking bad cause I Ampressed it 
to my Clips they were hungry for Amyour hips 
and Cimpolite Amsex sounds Cnice turn oAmff all the lightsC  
and don’t forgeAmt the Cwaltz in the Amdark
these are the Cforms that make us AmhumanC  
in three four timAmeC  
well I Amsat on the Cfloor and I
Amopened up the Cbook
the autoAmbiography of a Cman dressed in AmblackC  
and the Amstory that he Ctold
oAmf crawling Cinto caves dark Amwith drugs
and lost Cloves and not wanAmting to come Cback
it was the Amlord he Csaid 
Amcame to Chim and led him 
Amback to the Clight
yeah the Amlord Cyeah the AmlorCd
who the fuck is the lordAm  C  
he Amsaid that his Ccave was Amdarker than a Cgrave 
and as I'm Amdigging it I Cdon’t Amdoubt it C  
but the Amlord he Csaid he Amcame to Chim 
and led him Amback to tChe liAmght C  
yeah the lAmord yeah the lCord
who the fuck is the lAmord <3C  Am  C  Am  C  Am  C  Am  C  Am  

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Lately

by The Park Bench Rant

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Intro-

Am C Am C

lately I've been writing letters to everyone

Am C

trying to explain away my actions

Am C

and reactions to everything while I used to

Am C Am C

romanticize my drunkenness now my bottle has run dry

Am C Am C

the river has bled itself into the deep black ink in my pen

Am C Am C

and the bloody ink in my veins could run stone cold like

Am C Am C

a freshly fallen snow I’ve been glowing in the dark

Am C

sleeping in the park

Am C Am C Am

this town will tear you apart if you let burn it self down

C Am C Am

justify rationalize its been weeks but its still weak

C Am

the needle scratches holes in records

C Am C Am C

the screech the rush it brings you to your knees

Am C Am

a cigarette was smoking bad cause I pressed it

C Am

to my lips they were hungry for your hips

C Am C Am C

and impolite sex sounds nice turn off all the lights

Am C Am

and don’t forget the waltz in the dark

C Am C

these are the forms that make us human

Am C

in three four time

Am C

well I sat on the floor and I

Am C

opened up the book

Am C Am C

the autobiography of a man dressed in black

Am C

and the story that he told

Am C Am

of crawling into caves dark with drugs

C Am C

and lost loves and not wanting to come back

Am C

it was the lord he said

Am C

came to him and led him

Am C

back to the light

Am C Am C

yeah the lord yeah the lord

Am C

who the fuck is the lord

Am C Am C

he said that his cave was darker than a grave

Am C Am C

and as I'm digging it I don’t doubt it

Am C Am C

but the lord he said he came to him

Am C Am C

and led him back to the light

Am C

yeah the lord yeah the lord

Am C Am C Am C Am C Am C Am

who the fuck is the lord <3

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