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So F#min the groDund
In frC#mozen wood
The fathDer lies
And F#mall the wrDongs
He'd C#mever tried were Dput to rest
C#mBore but two sons to Dfollow him
C#mBoth wrestled long, but Dyounger wins
 F#m   D   Ex13 
F#m
DAfter long C#mwinter's gDone
Seems C#mthat all is wDell, C#mall is Dwell
  F#m   D   Ex2
 F#m
DAnd the rose C#mwakens Dnow
In the C#mjoyful Dair, C#min the Dsun
 F#m   D   Ex2
F#m
DThere among the C#mruined Dones
Are C#mthose who've Dplayed
And C#mthose who've Dsung  F#m  D  E  F#m  
WhDile the end reC#mmains unDseen
C#mLet us Dplay, C#mlet us Dsing  F#m  D  E  F#m  
BrDing the town
FrC#mom all her Dcries
C#mFrom her Dwounds
C#mFrom her DsigC#mhs
And she'll Dtry
C#mMending Dall she can 
 F#m   D   Ex2

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In The Ground

by Midlake

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F#m

C#m

F#m D

So in the ground

C#m

In frozen wood

The father lies

F#m D

And all the wrongs

C#m D

He'd ever tried were put to rest

C#m D

Bore but two sons to follow him

C#m D

Both wrestled long, but younger wins

F#m D E

x13

F#m

D C#m D

After long winter's gone

C#m D C#m D

Seems that all is well, all is well

F#m D E

F#m

D C#m D

And the rose wakens now

C#m D C#m D

In the joyful air, in the sun

F#m D E

F#m

D C#m D

There among the ruined ones

C#m D

Are those who've played

C#m D F#m D E F#m

And those who've sung

D C#m D

While the end remains unseen

C#m D C#m D F#m D E F#m

Let us play, let us sing

Bring the town

C#m D

From all her cries

C#m D

From her wounds

C#m D C#m

From her sighs

And she'll try

C#m D

Mending all she can

F#m D E

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