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1961 by The Fray
Intro:
A       F#m
Verse:
ATwo brothers, 1961 
F#mOn a road 90 miles too long 
ASomeone don't want us together but 
F#mWe just keep on walking cause we're one, 
Awe're onF#me 
Verse:
AI got a voice and you got a reason 
F#mFor the glory we sing our broken song 
ATake a side and I'll take the other one 
F#mTwo brothers under one nation 
Pre-Chorus:
EWanna feel your Dlove right now 
Wanna see the niEght and feel the day 
Ever try to toucDh somebody
90 miles away E  
Chorus:
But it wF#mon't be the same Aagain D(won't be the same) 
No, it wF#mon't be the same Aagain D(won't be the same) 
Verse:
AThird brother, 1989 
F#mGot through it, opened up the line 
AStand tall, I'll follow you this time 
F#mWe're all just waiting on a sign 
Pre-Chorus:
EWanna feel your Dlove right now 
Wanna see the niEght and feel the day 
Ever try to toucDh somebody 
90 miles away E  
Chorus:
But it wF#mon't be the same Aagain D(you and I know, you and I) 
No, it wF#mon't be the same Aagain D(to the ending, to the end) 
I'll be F#mwith you until tAhe end D(you and I know, you and I) 
But it wF#mon't be the same A(won't be the same) 
Bridge:
We're brDoken, we're battF#mered
We're toF#mrn up and we're Eshattered 
We turn Dback on each othF#mer 
The momeF#mnt that it matteEred
The curtDain is shaking F#m  
It's benF#mding and it's brEeaking 
And I'll Dbe with you in the end (until the end) 
Chorus:
But it wF#mon't be the same Aagain D(you and I know, you and I) 
Can't go F#mback to the way Ait was D(to the ending, to the end) 
I'll be F#mwith you until tAhe end D(you and I know, you and I) 
But it wF#mon't be the sameA, won't Dbe the same again

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1961

by The Fray

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F#m

1961 by The Fray

Intro:

A F#m

Verse:

Two brothers, 1961

F#m

On a road 90 miles too long

Someone don't want us together but

F#m

We just keep on walking cause we're one,

A F#m

we're one

Verse:

I got a voice and you got a reason

F#m

For the glory we sing our broken song

Take a side and I'll take the other one

F#m

Two brothers under one nation

Pre-Chorus:

E D

Wanna feel your love right now

Wanna see the night and feel the day

Ever try to touch somebody

90 miles away

Chorus:

F#m A D

But it won't be the same again (won't be the same)

F#m A D

No, it won't be the same again (won't be the same)

Verse:

Third brother, 1989

F#m

Got through it, opened up the line

Stand tall, I'll follow you this time

F#m

We're all just waiting on a sign

Pre-Chorus:

E D

Wanna feel your love right now

Wanna see the night and feel the day

Ever try to touch somebody

90 miles away

Chorus:

F#m A D

But it won't be the same again (you and I know, you and I)

F#m A D

No, it won't be the same again (to the ending, to the end)

F#m A D

I'll be with you until the end (you and I know, you and I)

F#m A

But it won't be the same (won't be the same)

Bridge:

D F#m

We're broken, we're battered

F#m E

We're torn up and we're shattered

D F#m

We turn back on each other

F#m E

The moment that it mattered

D F#m

The curtain is shaking

F#m E

It's bending and it's breaking

And I'll be with you in the end (until the end)

Chorus:

F#m A D

But it won't be the same again (you and I know, you and I)

F#m A D

Can't go back to the way it was (to the ending, to the end)

F#m A D

I'll be with you until the end (you and I know, you and I)

F#m A D

But it won't be the same, won't be the same again

About 1961 Chords by The Fray

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