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[INTRO]
A D A E
A D A E A
[VERSE 1]
AFive years from Dnow
I cAan't say that EI'll be F#maround
cause Ayou are so Dsweet
but Aother things Ecall to Ame
[CHORUS]
They sing Ao-o-Eo-oh
F#mForget where you Dcome from
and Alose yourself Bmover the Ebow
and Aworms that Ecrawl F#maround in your Dskull
Awon't get the Ebest of you Anow
Doh no
They Awon't get the Ebest of you Anow
[VERSE 2]
AYou dream so Dlong
of a Agirl who would Eswallow your F#mtongue
So Adeep, dark, and Dtrue
ASilent she Ewaits for Ayou
[CHORUS]
She sings Ao-o-Eo-oh
F#mForget where you Dcome from
and Alose yourself Bmover the Ebow
and Aworms that Ecrawl F#maround in your Dskull
Awon't get the Ebest of you Anow
Doh no
They Awon't get the Ebest of you Anow
[OUTRO]
Hand over Dhand my friend
You're holding up Aeverything
On shoulders like Esplintered pine
Narrow and BmfineE  
Oh so narrow and BmfineE  
Water like Dporcelain
To mirror your Asee through skin
Bones that the Ewaves licked clean
It's nothing you've BmseenE  
oh it's nothing you've BmseenE  
Hand over Dhand my son
You're holding up Aeveryone
Can't be the Ething you're for
There has to be F#mmore

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Over The Bow

by Jenny Owen Youngs

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F#m

[INTRO]

A D A E

A D A E A

[VERSE 1]

A D

Five years from now

A E F#m

I can't say that I'll be around

A D

cause you are so sweet

A E A

but other things call to me

[CHORUS]

A E

They sing o-o-o-oh

F#m D

Forget where you come from

A Bm E

and lose yourself over the bow

A E F#m D

and worms that crawl around in your skull

A E A

won't get the best of you now

oh no

A E A

They won't get the best of you now

[VERSE 2]

A D

You dream so long

A E F#m

of a girl who would swallow your tongue

A D

So deep, dark, and true

A E A

Silent she waits for you

[CHORUS]

A E

She sings o-o-o-oh

F#m D

Forget where you come from

A Bm E

and lose yourself over the bow

A E F#m D

and worms that crawl around in your skull

A E A

won't get the best of you now

oh no

A E A

They won't get the best of you now

[OUTRO]

Hand over hand my friend

You're holding up everything

On shoulders like splintered pine

Bm E

Narrow and fine

Bm E

Oh so narrow and fine

Water like porcelain

To mirror your see through skin

Bones that the waves licked clean

Bm E

It's nothing you've seen

Bm E

oh it's nothing you've seen

Hand over hand my son

You're holding up everyone

Can't be the thing you're for

F#m

There has to be more

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