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James - Sound 
Capo 5
Verse 1
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GApe your father's Csins
Your mother's Fmood swings 
GTo perfection
GFall into a Cspin
Shed another Fskin
Strip away all your Gprotection
GLaugh at the wonder of it Call
Laugh so loud you break your Ffall
And you see the gathering Gclouds
GCry at the sadness of the Cworld
Cry so long you break it's Fcold
And you hear the gathering Gsound
Chorus
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GMother oooooh 
CMother oooooh
FOoooh etc....  oGoooooh
Verse 2
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GDo everything you Cfear
In this there's Fpower
Fear is not to be Gafraid of
GLaugh at the wonder of it Call
Laugh so loud you break your Ffall
And you hear the gathering Gsound
Repeat Chorus
Verse 3
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GCome, dip on in
Leave your Cbones, leave your skin
Leave your Fpast, leave your craft
Leave your Gsuffering heart
GI call upon your heart, I call upon your love
CI call upon you witnesses to be guiding, to ignite
FI call upon my father's spirit
GWatching over me
Repeat Chorus

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Sound

by James

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

Chords in this song · guitar

James - Sound

Capo 5

Verse 1

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G C

Ape your father's sins

Your mother's mood swings

To perfection

G C

Fall into a spin

Shed another skin

Strip away all your protection

G C

Laugh at the wonder of it all

Laugh so loud you break your fall

And you see the gathering clouds

G C

Cry at the sadness of the world

Cry so long you break it's cold

And you hear the gathering sound

Chorus

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Mother oooooh

F G

Ooooh etc.... ooooooh

Verse 2

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G C

Do everything you fear

In this there's power

Fear is not to be afraid of

G C

Laugh at the wonder of it all

Laugh so loud you break your fall

And you hear the gathering sound

Repeat Chorus

Verse 3

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Come, dip on in

Leave your bones, leave your skin

Leave your past, leave your craft

Leave your suffering heart

I call upon your heart, I call upon your love

I call upon you witnesses to be guiding, to ignite

I call upon my father's spirit

Watching over me

Repeat Chorus

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