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Hush A Bye

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DNail and stoA7sus4ne it was F#Mmy life Asus4  
And dreamGs were alwA7sus4ays grown. D  
DI'd build Asus4lovers   iF#mnto wives Bm  
GAnd dreams into fiEmne homes. A  
BmAs simple as F#mit seemed Bmto me,F#m  
YBmou would not Asee me smiling, D  
GAnd I wouF#mld cry to watBmch you try A  
GTo live D/F#your life to Emdie. A  
DSo hush a byeA7sus4  
F#mDon't you cry A7sus4  
DGo to slA7sus4eep my lovGe; D/F#  Em  A7sus4  
DDry your eyesA7sus4  
F#mAnd dream of A7sus4  
GYoD/F#u're Emthe A7sus4one I Dlove. 
I did pray to be like you 
To be part of your life, 
But you were lost to richer lands 
Your friends to foot the price. 
And somewhere I just saw clearly 
What you were thinking of 
The diff'rence 'tween us must have been 
That someone gave me love. 
So hush a bye 
Don't you cry 
Go to sleep my love; 
Dry your eyes 
And dream of 
You're the one I love.

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Hush A Bye

by Livingston Taylor

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A7sus4

F#M

Asus4

D/F#

D A7sus4 F#M Asus4

Nail and stone it was my life

G A7sus4 D

And dreams were always grown.

D Asus4 F#m Bm

I'd build lovers into wives

G Em A

And dreams into fine homes.

Bm F#m Bm F#m

As simple as it seemed to me,

Bm A D

You would not see me smiling,

G F#m Bm A

And I would cry to watch you try

G D/F# Em A

To live your life to die.

D A7sus4

So hush a bye

F#m A7sus4

Don't you cry

D A7sus4 G D/F# Em A7sus4

Go to sleep my love;

D A7sus4

Dry your eyes

F#m A7sus4

And dream of

G D/F# Em A7sus4 D

You're the one I love.

I did pray to be like you

To be part of your life,

But you were lost to richer lands

Your friends to foot the price.

And somewhere I just saw clearly

What you were thinking of

The diff'rence 'tween us must have been

That someone gave me love.

So hush a bye

Don't you cry

Go to sleep my love;

Dry your eyes

And dream of

You're the one I love.

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