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Great song, very simple to play. I tend to barre most of the chords as it sounds 
 ASo soon we're, Aso soon we're, Aso soon we're too oDld to Dcarry
 AWe knew we, Awe knew we, Awe knew we only Dhad a Dlittle while
 AIn the middleA,in the middleA,in the middle,just Dkeep ticking Dover
 AAnd Before you know itA,and before you know it, Aand before you know it,
Dparent a Dparent
A A A D D A A A D D
 ATo have it all, Ato have it all, Ato have it all and Dstill want Dmore
 AOne things for sureA, one things for sureA, one things for sure we're Dall    
getting Dolder
 ASo we take a lover, Aso we take a lover, Aso we take a lover Dwaiting in the 
Dcorner
 ABefore you know it, Abefore you know it, Abefore you know it Dpushing up the 
Ddaisies
A A A D D A A A D D
And we Ago back to where we caGme from
And kCnow its the ever and the Emmore
 AIn the end, Ain the end, Ain the end Dnothing comes Deasy
 ASo you find a way, Aso you find a way, Aso you find a way to Dtake a little 
Dwith you
 AFor the ones you love, Afor the ones you love, Afor the ones you love, Dthere 
if they Dneed to
 APharaoh, Apharaoh, Apharaoh they're Dnot coming Dwith you.
A A A D D A A A D D
And we Ago back to where we Gcame from
And knCow its the ever and the Emmore
 ASo soon we're, Aso soon we're, Aso soon we're too Dold to Dcarry
 AWe knew we, Aknew we, Awe knew we only Dhad a Dlittle while
 AIn the middle, Ain the middle, Ain the middle,just Dkeep ticking Dover
 AAnd Before you know it, Aand before you know it, Aand before you know it,
Dparent a Dparent
A A A D D A A A D D
And we Ago back to where we caGme from
And knCow its the ever and the Emmore

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Pelican

by The Maccabees

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Great song, very simple to play. I tend to barre most of the chords as it sounds

A A A D D

So soon we're, so soon we're, so soon we're too old to carry

A A A D D

We knew we, we knew we, we knew we only had a little while

A A A D D

In the middle,in the middle,in the middle,just keep ticking over

A A A

And Before you know it,and before you know it, and before you know it,

D D

parent a parent

A A A D D A A A D D

A A A D D

To have it all, to have it all, to have it all and still want more

A A A D

One things for sure, one things for sure, one things for sure we're all

getting older

A A A D

So we take a lover, so we take a lover, so we take a lover waiting in the

corner

A A A D

Before you know it, before you know it, before you know it pushing up the

daisies

A A A D D A A A D D

A G

And we go back to where we came from

C Em

And know its the ever and the more

A A A D D

In the end, in the end, in the end nothing comes easy

A A A D

So you find a way, so you find a way, so you find a way to take a little

with you

A A A D

For the ones you love, for the ones you love, for the ones you love, there

if they need to

A A A D D

Pharaoh, pharaoh, pharaoh they're not coming with you.

A A A D D A A A D D

A G

And we go back to where we came from

C Em

And know its the ever and the more

A A A D D

So soon we're, so soon we're, so soon we're too old to carry

A A A D D

We knew we, knew we, we knew we only had a little while

A A A D D

In the middle, in the middle, in the middle,just keep ticking over

A A A

And Before you know it, and before you know it, and before you know it,

D D

parent a parent

A A A D D A A A D D

A G

And we go back to where we came from

C Em

And know its the ever and the more

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