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Eminor

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Intro:
Em G
Em G
Em
EmYou spend your Gwhole life Emjust to rGemember the Csound
EmWhen the world was Gbrighter, Embefore we Glearned to dim it Cdown
EmCall it Gsurvival, cEmall it the Gfreedom of wCill
EmWhere Gbreath is Emour own, our compass Gneedle standing Cstill
Em G Em G C
   Em  G/       G#      Em                G  C  
Our resignation only comes on beaten paths
Am D Am D
AmWhen the world Dwas flat we dreamt oAmf imagDes
EmIf love's Gelastic, Emthen were we Gborn to test its Creach?
EmIs it buried Gtreasure or Emjust a sGingle puzzle Cpiece?
EmIt's poison Givy Embeneath our Gbrave and trustCing feet
EmAll revelGations cEmome to uGs in rCecovery
AmCry wolf, cry Dmercy, cry the name of the Amone you were raised Dto believe
AmCry heart, cry yourself to sDleep, cry a storm of Amtears if it helps you Dbreath
   Em  GIf it helps youEm,  Gif it helps you breathC  

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Homesick

by Sleeping at Last

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Chords in this song · guitar

Intro:

Em G

Em G Em G C

You spend your whole life just to remember the sound

Em G Em G C

When the world was brighter, before we learned to dim it down

Em G Em G C

Call it survival, call it the freedom of will

Em G Em G C

Where breath is our own, our compass needle standing still

Em G Em G C

Em G G# Em G C

Our resignation only comes on beaten paths

Am D Am D

When the world was flat we dreamt of images

Em G Em G C

If love's elastic, then were we born to test its reach?

Em G Em G C

Is it buried treasure or just a single puzzle piece?

Em G Em G C

It's poison ivy beneath our brave and trusting feet

Em G Em G C

All revelations come to us in recovery

Am D Am D

Cry wolf, cry mercy, cry the name of the one you were raised to believe

Am D Am D

Cry heart, cry yourself to sleep, cry a storm of tears if it helps you breath

Em G Em G C

If it helps you, if it helps you breath

About Homesick Chords by Sleeping at Last

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