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Shoulders by Austin Lucas from Somebody Loves You
Standard tuning
verse 1
                           Em              Chammer on the D string, walk the A string down to the next G chord
Someone had stolen me, And choked the life I crave
On a Gpale horse he did ride, And sDing my songs
I tEmouched you then and feared, That the Cdark would spread indeed
And leGave hollow shells of friends and Dstrangers all
But Fstill I bore the gCift of life, sGomehow
And youEm?d ask me, If my breast was filled with emCbers or with ash
Was hopGe or but despair Dupon my crown
MotEmher, sweet mother don?t you wCorry on your son
For my heGart contains a fire that Dshall burn long
chorus
And I shall lCay my hDead
In the vaGlley wiF#th my friEmends
I?ll qCuit my scheming wDays and rest aEmgain
Cause I shall Clay my hDead
On the Gshoulders F#of great Emmen
And liCve my life untiDl its hoGnest end
          G         D   Gthen go into the second verse, same as the first 
verse 2 
And so brick by brick I tell myself
Oh, slowly build a home
Anchor now before the storm rolls on
Found a new Jerusalem and build your wailing wall
But seek not the sea and life wandering alone
chorus x2
Oh yes lay your head
In the valley with your friends
Oh quit your scheming ways and rest again
Oh yes lay your head
On the shoulders of great men
And live your life until its honest end
Oh yes lay your head
On the shoulders of great men
And live your life until its honest end.

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Shoulders

by Austin Lucas

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Shoulders by Austin Lucas from Somebody Loves You

Standard tuning

verse 1

Em C

hammer on the D string, walk the A string down to the next G chord

Someone had stolen me, And choked the life I crave

G D

On a pale horse he did ride, And sing my songs

Em C

I touched you then and feared, That the dark would spread indeed

G D

And leave hollow shells of friends and strangers all

F C G

But still I bore the gift of life, somehow

Em C

And you?d ask me, If my breast was filled with embers or with ash

G D

Was hope or but despair upon my crown

Em C

Mother, sweet mother don?t you worry on your son

G D

For my heart contains a fire that shall burn long

chorus

C D

And I shall lay my head

G F# Em

In the valley with my friends

C D Em

I?ll quit my scheming ways and rest again

C D

Cause I shall lay my head

G F# Em

On the shoulders of great men

C D G

And live my life until its honest end

G D G

then go into the second verse, same as the first

verse 2

And so brick by brick I tell myself

Oh, slowly build a home

Anchor now before the storm rolls on

Found a new Jerusalem and build your wailing wall

But seek not the sea and life wandering alone

chorus x2

Oh yes lay your head

In the valley with your friends

Oh quit your scheming ways and rest again

Oh yes lay your head

On the shoulders of great men

And live your life until its honest end

Oh yes lay your head

On the shoulders of great men

And live your life until its honest end.

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