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im not pretty sure but it sounds right
Intro:  E  B7  
Verse 1:
EThe gringos bB7lock the roads
IEnside your heB7ad
Are you sEleeping it B7off
when you're Enot in your bB7ed?
You Epray in the darkB7ness
Let me wEalk in your lB7ight
Let me dEie in my loB7ver's arms
Let me lEive through this nB7ight
Chorus:
AYou are watching over my thEree brave soldiers
I have nAot forgotten
I will sAmend you
D7SomethiDng...
Verse 2:
So Ethis is the cB7ity
So Ethis is progB7ress?
How can sEomething so preB7tty
becoEme such a mB7ess?
There is mEore than this stB7eal and stone
More Ethan this flesh and B7bone
there is a Elittle piece of laB7nd in me
that ENo other man can oB7wn
Repeat Chorus
Verse 3:
Well sEhut my moB7uth
I have nEothing to B7say
except, wEhat is this liB7fe?
with no lEove along the waB7y?
You kEnow that I'm goB7od for it
You Eknow I can B7pay
We dEon't have to loEok for it
It is right EhereB7  
It's todEayB7  
Then just Keep playing the E and B7 Chords

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Along The Way

by DeVotchKa

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im not pretty sure but it sounds right

E B7

Intro:

Verse 1:

E B7

The gringos block the roads

E B7

Inside your head

E B7

Are you sleeping it off

E B7

when you're not in your bed?

E B7

You pray in the darkness

E B7

Let me walk in your light

E B7

Let me die in my lover's arms

E B7

Let me live through this night

Chorus:

A E

You are watching over my three brave soldiers

I have not forgotten

I will send you

D7 D

Something...

Verse 2:

E B7

So this is the city

E B7

So this is progress?

E B7

How can something so pretty

E B7

become such a mess?

E B7

There is more than this steal and stone

E B7

More than this flesh and bone

E B7

there is a little piece of land in me

E B7

that No other man can own

Repeat Chorus

Verse 3:

E B7

Well shut my mouth

E B7

I have nothing to say

E B7

except, what is this life?

E B7

with no love along the way?

E B7

You know that I'm good for it

E B7

You know I can pay

E E

We don't have to look for it

E B7

It is right here

E B7

It's today

Then just Keep playing the E and B7 Chords

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