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DA thousand miles from Indiana, 
but IG'm nAot EmmoviAng; IG'm nAot lEmeaviAng. 
DA thousand miles from who I want to be, 
but IG'm Anot dEmead yAet. IG'm stAill bEmreathAing, 
And pAatiently, I eDxist. 
DYou stand out, in a crowd 
but GI wAant yEmou deAad, IG'm nAot yEmou yAet. 
DYou got friends, you're great with them. 
But IG'm nAot dEmead Ayet, IG'm sAtill EmbreathiAng. 
APatiently, and with certainty, I wait. 
D    A
BmIt just isn't right, 
the time of your lEmife spent A  
Bmright where you wanna Embe, 
Aimpatiently... 
DAnd you just talk but you don't stop
(A thousand miles from Indiana)
But IG'm nAot Emdead Ayet, IG'm stAill EmbreathAing 
Apatiently, and with certainty. 
D   A
BmIt just isn't right, 
the time of your lEmife spent A  
Bmright where you wanna Embe 
D   A
BmProviding for mouths, pursuing a fEmamily 
Aright where she wants you to Embe. 
Resigned to these hisAtories, we exDist.
e|-----5--2--0--2-----|-----5--2--0--------|
B|--3-----------------|--3-----------2-----|
G|-----------------2--|-----------------2--|
D|--------------------|--------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|

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Patiently

by Rilo Kiley

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A thousand miles from Indiana,

G A Em A G A Em A

but I'm not moving; I'm not leaving.

A thousand miles from who I want to be,

G A Em A G A Em A

but I'm not dead yet. I'm still breathing,

A D

And patiently, I exist.

You stand out, in a crowd

G A Em A G A Em A

but I want you dead, I'm not you yet.

You got friends, you're great with them.

G A Em A G A Em A

But I'm not dead yet, I'm still breathing.

Patiently, and with certainty, I wait.

D A

It just isn't right,

Em A

the time of your life spent

Bm Em

right where you wanna be,

impatiently...

And you just talk but you don't stop

(A thousand miles from Indiana)

G A Em A G A Em A

But I'm not dead yet, I'm still breathing

patiently, and with certainty.

D A

It just isn't right,

Em A

the time of your life spent

Bm Em

right where you wanna be

D A

Bm Em

Providing for mouths, pursuing a family

A Em

right where she wants you to be.

A D

Resigned to these histories, we exist.

e|-----5--2--0--2-----|-----5--2--0--------|

B|--3-----------------|--3-----------2-----|

G|-----------------2--|-----------------2--|

D|--------------------|--------------------|

A|--------------------|--------------------|

E|--------------------|--------------------|

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