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Dave Matthews Band - Sister
Capo.=2. (without capo conversion song from A)
Dave plays F#m = xx2002 (EBGDAE)
GPassing time with Fmaj7you in mind
It’s another Cquiet night
Feel the ground Dagainst my back
Counting stars Gagainst the black
GThink about anothFmaj7er day
Wishing I waCs far away
Wherever I dreaDmed I was
You were there Gwith me
(Chorus)
CSister, I hear you Dlaugh
My heart fills Gfull up
EmKeep F#mme please
CSister, when you Dcry
I feel your Gtears
Running Emdown F#mmy face
CSister, Dsister, keep me
GI hope you always Fmaj7know it’s true
I would never Cmake it through
You could make the Dsun go DARK 
Just by walkinGg away
GPlaying like we uFmaj7sed to play
Like it woulCd never go away
I feel you beatDing in my chest
I’d be dead wiGthout
(Chorus)
CSister, I hear you Dlaugh
My heart fills Gfull up
EmKeep F#mme please
CSister, when you Dcry
I feel your Gtears
Running Emdown F#mmy face
CSister, Dsister, you keep me
GI hope you always Fmaj7know it’s true
I would never Cmake it through
You could make the Dheavens fall
Just by walkinGg away
(Chorus)
CSister, I hear you Dlaugh
My heart fills Gfull up
EmKeep F#mme please
CSister, when you Dcry
I feel your Gtears
Running Emdown F#mmy face
CSister, Dsister, you keep me

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Sister

by Dave Matthews Band

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Fmaj7

F#m

Dave Matthews Band - Sister

Capo.=2. (without capo conversion song from A)

Dave plays F#m = xx2002 (EBGDAE)

G Fmaj7

Passing time with you in mind

It’s another quiet night

Feel the ground against my back

Counting stars against the black

G Fmaj7

Think about another day

Wishing I was far away

Wherever I dreamed I was

You were there with me

(Chorus)

C D

Sister, I hear you laugh

My heart fills full up

Em F#m

Keep me please

C D

Sister, when you cry

I feel your tears

Em F#m

Running down my face

C D

Sister, sister, keep me

G Fmaj7

I hope you always know it’s true

I would never make it through

You could make the sun go DARK

Just by walking away

G Fmaj7

Playing like we used to play

Like it would never go away

I feel you beating in my chest

I’d be dead without

(Chorus)

C D

Sister, I hear you laugh

My heart fills full up

Em F#m

Keep me please

C D

Sister, when you cry

I feel your tears

Em F#m

Running down my face

C D

Sister, sister, you keep me

G Fmaj7

I hope you always know it’s true

I would never make it through

You could make the heavens fall

Just by walking away

(Chorus)

C D

Sister, I hear you laugh

My heart fills full up

Em F#m

Keep me please

C D

Sister, when you cry

I feel your tears

Em F#m

Running down my face

C D

Sister, sister, you keep me

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