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CYou can START A FAMILY
Or you Gcan start a war
BegDman with good intentions
Now you don't knCow what you're fiGghting Dmfor
CThere's no way of knowing
GThe way you are today
DmWhen I look up to the sky
There's only oCne thing that I Gwanna sDmay
           (Chorus)
CLay down, try and talk about it
GLay down, don't scream or cry or shout it
DmStay down, don't deny or doubt it
GNo one knows you better than me
      (SpoDmken)
CThere's no way of knowing
GThe way you are today
DmWhen I look up to the sky
There's only Cone thing that I wGanna Dmsay
           (Chorus x2)
CThe world's a little darker
GThrough your tinted view
DmWhen the times get harder
Know I'll alCways be therGe for DMyou
But there's no way of knowing
But I guess if I may
When I look up to you
There's only one thing that I wanna say
(x2)
Lay down, try and talk about it
Lay down, don't scream or cry or shout it
Stay down, don't deny or doubt it
No one knows you better than me

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Start A Family

by Texas

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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You can START A FAMILY

Or you can start a war

Began with good intentions

C G Dm

Now you don't know what you're fighting for

There's no way of knowing

The way you are today

When I look up to the sky

C G Dm

There's only one thing that I wanna say

(Chorus)

Lay down, try and talk about it

Lay down, don't scream or cry or shout it

Stay down, don't deny or doubt it

No one knows you better than me

(Spoken)

There's no way of knowing

The way you are today

When I look up to the sky

C G Dm

There's only one thing that I wanna say

(Chorus x2)

The world's a little darker

Through your tinted view

When the times get harder

C G DM

Know I'll always be there for you

But there's no way of knowing

But I guess if I may

When I look up to you

There's only one thing that I wanna say

(x2)

Lay down, try and talk about it

Lay down, don't scream or cry or shout it

Stay down, don't deny or doubt it

No one knows you better than me

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