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From The Back Of A Broken Dream

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I looked all over and could not find correct chords for this song. Mostly just on the little
bridge part ("time won't hurry back...") but now it's all good. See below. I have been tabbing
and chording out songs for a long time so hopefully you find this to be more accurate than the
other versions.
 - neo-folk-kore, Jan.2015
From the Back of a Broken Dream
Flogging Molly
INTRO
C F C Am
C F G
C F C Am
C G C
CAs your soul drifts from the plate
FTo the floor where she is stCanding
CRising by the fire
From the torch you were Gburning
CMany years but many tears
FAnd many more will soon be aCrriving
But I drink this final drop
FTo enter youGr front doCor
CHORUS
GGone are the days 
When I pFoured from the Crain
GWhere once, once marched a man 
Going doFwn life's drainG  G  
COh in time in time you wilFl see 
CJust what you mean tFo me
CFor I have let an angeFl cliGp my winCgs
 C   F   C   Am-  C   G   C(like second half of intro)
CCome back young volunteer
FFor your war now it is Cover
Lay down your blackened gun
Not another baGd word spoken
CCome tell of all you've seen
To the soFul you're no longer kCilling
And rest your weary voice
The last Fbattle Gsong has cCried
CHORUS
GGone are the days 
When I pFoured from the Crain
GWhere once, once marched a man 
Going doFwn life's drainG  G  
COh in time in time you wilFl see 
CJust what you mean tFo me
CFor I have let an angeFl cliGp my winCgs
FOh an angel clipped my wings 
CFrom the back of this broken dream
FSo no ground need ever break my fall agaGin
CFor I retFurn to sinCg this Amtune 
FFrom the back of a Gbroken (dream)
BRIDGE
AmTime won’t huEmrry back
FTime won’t stCall
AmTime to forgeEmt the past
DmBrush the cobwebs frGom the wall
COh for I surFvived to siCng this tAmune 
FFrom the back of a Gbroken drCeamC  
FFor an angel clipped my wings 
From the baCck of a broken dream
FSo no ground need ever break my fall agGain
CFor I retuFrn to sCing this tuAmne
FFrom the back of a bGroken 
CFor I retuFrn to sCing this tuAmne
FFrom the back of a bGroken dreaCm

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From The Back Of A Broken Dream

by Flogging Molly

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I looked all over and could not find correct chords for this song. Mostly just on the little

bridge part ("time won't hurry back...") but now it's all good. See below. I have been tabbing

and chording out songs for a long time so hopefully you find this to be more accurate than the

other versions.

- neo-folk-kore, Jan.2015

From the Back of a Broken Dream

Flogging Molly

INTRO

C F C Am

C F G

C F C Am

C G C

As your soul drifts from the plate

F C

To the floor where she is standing

Rising by the fire

From the torch you were burning

Many years but many tears

F C

And many more will soon be arriving

But I drink this final drop

F G C

To enter your front door

CHORUS

Gone are the days

F C

When I poured from the rain

Where once, once marched a man

F G G

Going down life's drain

C F

Oh in time in time you will see

C F

Just what you mean to me

C F G C

For I have let an angel clip my wings

C F C Am C G C

- (like second half of intro)

Come back young volunteer

F C

For your war now it is over

Lay down your blackened gun

Not another bad word spoken

Come tell of all you've seen

F C

To the soul you're no longer killing

And rest your weary voice

F G C

The last battle song has cried

CHORUS

Gone are the days

F C

When I poured from the rain

Where once, once marched a man

F G G

Going down life's drain

C F

Oh in time in time you will see

C F

Just what you mean to me

C F G C

For I have let an angel clip my wings

Oh an angel clipped my wings

From the back of this broken dream

F G

So no ground need ever break my fall again

C F C Am

For I return to sing this tune

F G

From the back of a broken (dream)

BRIDGE

Am Em

Time won’t hurry back

F C

Time won’t stall

Am Em

Time to forget the past

Dm G

Brush the cobwebs from the wall

C F C Am

Oh for I survived to sing this tune

F G C C

From the back of a broken dream

For an angel clipped my wings

From the back of a broken dream

F G

So no ground need ever break my fall again

C F C Am

For I return to sing this tune

F G

From the back of a broken

C F C Am

For I return to sing this tune

F G C

From the back of a broken dream

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