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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Capo 5. Chords are standard except G* below:
G*
e|--3-----|
B|--------|
G|--------|
D|--------|
A|-2------|
E|-2------|
EmNovember in a rainstorm, the tCruest truth I ever heard 
DThe sound of babies crying in a B7hospital ward 
EmOh, like a bed of rushes, they spread Clove out on the concrete floor 
DNames, and dates, and faces I B7really can't remember aCnymore
EmWe could hardly tell the difference Cbetween one year and another 
DSun like pouring whiskey, snow like B7shedding skins of lovers 
EmAnd, I grew up with magic; fCree and wild as bindweed 
DPushing for the boundary, B7pushing through the edges of the cConcrete
                                     GG*        Em  
I'm the girl that bought a round-trip cross the Rubicon 
B7And I'm not sure that even I know where I'm cComing fromEm  
EmSentimental tango when I Cwas just fourteen 
DI could hear Astaire and Rogers tap theiB7r way across the screen 
EmOh, bullied and belittled, until thCe sun set in the concrete 
DI wore my sister's black skirt, B7all dressed up for HCalloween
EmWe could hardly tell the difference between the Cshouting and the quiet 
DIt was the path of least resistance to stage my B7own private riot 
EmAnd the walls tumbled like Babel, dCown around my feet 
DRhyme came in deliverance B7rising through the wreckage and the Cconcrete
                                     GG*        Em  
I'm the girl that bought a round-trip cross the Rubicon 
B7I'm not sure that even I know where I'm Ccoming fromEm  
EmFor a girl who loves her words, yeah, Cshe loves her silence more 
DFound a better example of what B7hearts and tongues are for 
EmThere is truth in your arm's love, tChere is truth in this song 
DThere is truth in the concrete and the nB7ails that our lives are Cbuilt upon

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Concrete

by Thea Gilmore

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 5. Chords are standard except G* below:

e|--3-----|

B|--------|

G|--------|

D|--------|

A|-2------|

E|-2------|

Em C

November in a rainstorm, the truest truth I ever heard

D B7

The sound of babies crying in a hospital ward

Em C

Oh, like a bed of rushes, they spread love out on the concrete floor

D B7 C

Names, and dates, and faces I really can't remember anymore

Em C

We could hardly tell the difference between one year and another

D B7

Sun like pouring whiskey, snow like shedding skins of lovers

Em C

And, I grew up with magic; free and wild as bindweed

D B7 C

Pushing for the boundary, pushing through the edges of the concrete

G Em

I'm the girl that bought a round-trip cross the Rubicon

B7 C Em

And I'm not sure that even I know where I'm coming from

Em C

Sentimental tango when I was just fourteen

D B7

I could hear Astaire and Rogers tap their way across the screen

Em C

Oh, bullied and belittled, until the sun set in the concrete

D B7 C

I wore my sister's black skirt, all dressed up for Halloween

Em C

We could hardly tell the difference between the shouting and the quiet

D B7

It was the path of least resistance to stage my own private riot

Em C

And the walls tumbled like Babel, down around my feet

D B7 C

Rhyme came in deliverance rising through the wreckage and the concrete

G Em

I'm the girl that bought a round-trip cross the Rubicon

B7 C Em

I'm not sure that even I know where I'm coming from

Em C

For a girl who loves her words, yeah, she loves her silence more

D B7

Found a better example of what hearts and tongues are for

Em C

There is truth in your arm's love, there is truth in this song

D B7 C

There is truth in the concrete and the nails that our lives are built upon

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