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Divided
Court Yard Hounds
Capo on 2nd Fret
Verse 1
BmWe've been divAiding eveDrything that we have bGuilt between us
BmWe spend our daAys together, Gnights we spend aDlone
BmA dresser full of Alove notes and a Dwaltz around the Gkitchen table
BmIs all you'll have lAeft mGe when you Dgo
Chorus
DSo, stAay a littEmle longerD  
DDon't let this feAeling go to wDasteA  
AAnd when the suEmn comes up
DI want to be Athere when you Dwake
Verse 2
BmDandelAion was the nDame that you gGave to me when
BmWe drove from NAew England, the Gyear that we first mDet
BmAnd they were the oAnly things sDtanding as the WiGnter melted
BmYou haven't given uAp on me in aGll this time since Dthen
Chorus
DSo, staAy, a lEmittle longerD  
DDon't let this feAeling go to wDasteA  
And when the sEmun comes up
DI want to be Athere when you Dwake
Instrumental
- Repeat chords from verse
Verse 3
BmWork is wild aAlong the miles of Dplaying songs and Gseeing faces
BmI board a plane in AAustin 'cause they Gneed me on the Dcoast
BmI hate to leave you aAll the while Dknowing that we're cGompromising
BmI wish you'd call me oAne last time and Gbeg me not to Dgo
Chorus
DAnd I'll stayA, a liEmttle longerD  
DDon't let this feAeling go to wDasteA  
AAnd when the suEmn comes up
DI want to be Athere when you Dwake
*Not sure if the lyrics for the first line of the last verse are correct

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Divided

by Court Yard Hounds

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

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Divided

Court Yard Hounds

Capo on 2nd Fret

Verse 1

Bm A D G

We've been dividing everything that we have built between us

Bm A G D

We spend our days together, nights we spend alone

Bm A D G

A dresser full of love notes and a waltz around the kitchen table

Bm A G D

Is all you'll have left me when you go

Chorus

D A Em D

So, stay a little longer

D A D A

Don't let this feeling go to waste

A Em

And when the sun comes up

D A D

I want to be there when you wake

Verse 2

Bm A D G

Dandelion was the name that you gave to me when

Bm A G D

We drove from New England, the year that we first met

Bm A D G

And they were the only things standing as the Winter melted

Bm A G D

You haven't given up on me in all this time since then

Chorus

D A Em D

So, stay, a little longer

D A D A

Don't let this feeling go to waste

And when the sun comes up

D A D

I want to be there when you wake

Instrumental

- Repeat chords from verse

Verse 3

Bm A D G

Work is wild along the miles of playing songs and seeing faces

Bm A G D

I board a plane in Austin 'cause they need me on the coast

Bm A D G

I hate to leave you all the while knowing that we're compromising

Bm A G D

I wish you'd call me one last time and beg me not to go

Chorus

D A Em D

And I'll stay, a little longer

D A D A

Don't let this feeling go to waste

A Em

And when the sun comes up

D A D

I want to be there when you wake

*Not sure if the lyrics for the first line of the last verse are correct

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