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 Db   Abx6
DbI shake 
Abmy head 
Dbat how 
Abperfect some song will sound in Dbmy car, 
Abdriving toward the country for Dbthe month. Ab  
DbI am 
Abstill on 
Dbthe make,                    
and tAbhis place is full of friends that IDb've known, 
they Absaw me too and laughed a warm lDbaugh again.Ab  
FmLay Abon 
the wDbarm grass of my lAbawn 
and sFmhake hAbands, 
"I've Dbmet you once beAbfore". 
FmCall Abto the neDbighbors down bAbelow, 
tell them "WFmake Abup! DbMa and Pa are gAbone!"
 Db   Abx2
DbDon't waste 
Aba breath. 
DbHow could 
Abyou spent your life on something Dbso cold?
it's flAbickered out you're lost and you're sDbcared now. Ab  
And DbI need 
Abthis life, 
Dbthese friends, 
Abmy home. I'm on the curb smDbiling
Abremember this 'cause things are never tDbhat bad.
 Eb   Db   Fmx2
EbYou fDbeel rFmight. 
EbI was prDbobably sFmcared. 
While EbI Dbwas gFmone, 
Ebyou were slDbeeping upFmstairs. 
When EbI fDbirst hFmeard
Ebyou baDbrely made a sFmound. 
And EbI fDbell fFmirst
Ebisn't Dbit perfect Fmhow?
it Dball cEbomes dAbown 
Dbto a mEboment like tAbhis
when DbI'm leEbaving Abfor 
soDbmething bEbigger than Abus. 
DbRemeEbmber tFmhat. 
DbRemeEbmber tFmhat? 
I cDballed my Ebmom and she sAbaid 
she's nDbever Ebbeen so impAbressed.
 Ab   Eb   Dbx4
Ab Bbm Db
 Ab    Eb   Dbx7

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Wake Up Ma And Pa Are Gone

by Bound Stems

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Bbm

Db Ab

I shake

my head

at how

Ab Db

perfect some song will sound in my car,

Ab Db Ab

driving toward the country for the month.

I am

still on

the make,

Ab Db

and this place is full of friends that I've known,

Ab Db Ab

they saw me too and laughed a warm laugh again.

Fm Ab

Lay on

Db Ab

the warm grass of my lawn

Fm Ab

and shake hands,

Db Ab

"I've met you once before".

Fm Ab Db Ab

Call to the neighbors down below,

Fm Ab Db Ab

tell them "Wake up! Ma and Pa are gone!"

Db Ab

Don't waste

a breath.

How could

Ab Db

you spent your life on something so cold?

Ab Db Ab

it's flickered out you're lost and you're scared now.

And I need

this life,

these friends,

Ab Db

my home. I'm on the curb smiling

Ab Db

remember this 'cause things are never that bad.

Eb Db Fm

You feel right.

Eb Db Fm

I was probably scared.

Eb Db Fm

While I was gone,

Eb Db Fm

you were sleeping upstairs.

Eb Db Fm

When I first heard

Eb Db Fm

you barely made a sound.

Eb Db Fm

And I fell first

Eb Db Fm

isn't it perfect how?

Db Eb Ab

it all comes down

Db Eb Ab

to a moment like this

Db Eb Ab

when I'm leaving for

Db Eb Ab

something bigger than us.

Db Eb Fm

Remember that.

Db Eb Fm

Remember that?

Db Eb Ab

I called my mom and she said

Db Eb Ab

she's never been so impressed.

Ab Eb Db

Ab Bbm Db

Ab Eb Db

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