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To Ework like the devil for BYour pay
Was the C#mold song that He used to siAng
Before the waking hoEurs
Rolled out Bacross the open gEroundA  E  
Now I Esee Him through the window at a tBable 
Drinking His cC#moffee and talking about the Adays
Before the time that EWe knew 
Would not Breturn to this old AtownE  
 F#mHe's waiting fAor somebody Belse to save His Eday
 F#mOr at least to Asee some light bBefore 
It fades aF#mway....A.     Yeah, EyeahA  E  
To cEhoose no companion It fell right in Bline
With all the C#mothers she had known had laid by His Aside
Before the sleepless mEorning
Showed its Bface without a Esound.  AWiEthout a sound
Now wEhere did the time go all these Byears
After the picturC#mes had been burned And the names have all been clAeared
From all that She reEmembers 
It adds up in tBime  To not a thAing, 
No not a tEhing
 F#mShe's waiting Afor somebody Belse to save Her Eday
 F#mOr at least to sAee His face beBfore 
He goes F#maway......       AYeah,yEeah,  AOh Eyeah
Before He goes F#maway......    AOh.Yeah,YeahE,yeah, A  E  
Before He goes F#maway......A  
Before He goes F#maway
She jAust wants to see His face before He goes away
 F#mBefore He goes away  (Repeat to fade)

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Open Ground

by Neal Casal

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C#m

F#m

E B

To work like the devil for Your pay

C#m A

Was the old song that He used to sing

Before the waking hours

B E A E

Rolled out across the open ground

E B

Now I see Him through the window at a table

C#m A

Drinking His coffee and talking about the days

Before the time that We knew

B A E

Would not return to this old town

F#m A B E

He's waiting for somebody else to save His day

F#m A B

Or at least to see some light before

F#m A E A E

It fades away..... Yeah, yeah

E B

To choose no companion It fell right in line

C#m A

With all the others she had known had laid by His side

Before the sleepless morning

B E A E

Showed its face without a sound. Without a sound

E B

Now where did the time go all these years

C#m A

After the pictures had been burned And the names have all been cleared

From all that She remembers

B A

It adds up in time To not a thing,

No not a thing

F#m A B E

She's waiting for somebody else to save Her day

F#m A B

Or at least to see His face before

F#m A E A E

He goes away...... Yeah,yeah, Oh yeah

F#m A E A E

Before He goes away...... Oh.Yeah,Yeah,yeah,

F#m A

Before He goes away......

F#m

Before He goes away

She just wants to see His face before He goes away

F#m

Before He goes away (Repeat to fade)

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