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Intro:  C   F   C   F   C   F   Dm  G  
There's soCmethings you nFever get CoverF  
WhateCver your pFarents sDmayG  
FirCst on my lFist of thCese three thFings
Is the siDmght of my father waFlking away
NCext on my Flist would be CheaveFn
I aClready knFow what it's DmlikeG  
Cause CI fell in lFove when CI was 1F6 with the Dmabsolute love of my liFfe
LaCst on my lFist would be lCosingF  
But soCmeone aFlways needs to DmwinG  
And thuCmbing your nFose at the bCoss I supFpose just fDmeels like a beautiful thFing
And it's somFething that nobody teGlls you
You fAmigure it oGut if you cFanC  
Well there's oCne thing on eaFrth that nCo one can toFuch
It's the slAmeep of a saGtisfied FmanC  
Yeah the slAmeep of a saGtisfied FmanC  
And I donC't know why FI love thCe leFaving
But it's nCot from lack Fof lovDming yGou
YCou can't remFember when yCou stopped breFathing and DmI can't remember it tFoo
BCut I'm coming hFome tomCorrowF  
And CI wanted yFou to kDmnowG  
That the paCrt of mFe that can mCake you smFile is the sDmame part that needed to gFo
And it's somFething that nobody teGlls you
You fAmigure it oGut if you cFanC  
Well they caCn't interFfere or gCet inside heFre
It's the slAmeep of a saGtisfied FmanC  
Yeah the slAmeep of a saGtisfied FmanC  
OFf all the things I've had to leGarn
One won't quAmit
No matGter how FI tCry
One won't quAmit
It's aGll that I can FstandC  
One won't quitAm  
I'll never leGarn to say goodFbyeC  
But I hFope for your sake that you cGan
And oCn April 2Fnd the biCrth of my heFart
The dCay that the zomFbie awDmoke with a stGart
When CI fell for ButFton and shCe fell for mFe
BaDmck in the spring of 19F93
JanCuary 7Fth C200F5 the biCrth of my blFood came fulDmly to liGfe
When CI see St. PeFter and aCsk for my wiFngs
Just leDmave me that memory and the jFoy that it brings
It's someFthing that nobody teGlls you
You fiAmgure it oGut if you cFanC  
It's the thiCngs that yoFu never get CoverF  
Build the chAmaracter of a manG  
And if heFaven and family and chiGldren
Are whAmat's left of mGe when I dFieC  
Then I hoCpe for your sFake that you're beCtter than mFe at this leaAmrning to sGay gFoodbyCe
Yeah if heFaven and family and chiGldren
Are what's leAmft of the raGce that I rFanC  
Then I'll quiCetly slFip to the slumbCering peFace of the
slAmeep of a sGatisfied FmanC  
Yeah the slAmeep of a satGisfied mFanC  
Yeah the sAmleep of a satGisfied mFanC  
I'm satisfied 
Outro:  C   F   C   F   C   F   Dm   G  C  

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Satisfied Man

by Stephen Kellogg

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C F C F C F Dm G

Intro:

C F C F

There's somethings you never get over

C F Dm G

Whatever your parents say

C F C F

First on my list of these three things

Dm F

Is the sight of my father walking away

C F C F

Next on my list would be heaven

C F Dm G

I already know what it's like

C F C F Dm F

Cause I fell in love when I was 16 with the absolute love of my life

C F C F

Last on my list would be losing

C F Dm G

But someone always needs to win

C F C F Dm F

And thumbing your nose at the boss I suppose just feels like a beautiful thing

F G

And it's something that nobody tells you

Am G F C

You figure it out if you can

C F C F

Well there's one thing on earth that no one can touch

Am G F C

It's the sleep of a satisfied man

Am G F C

Yeah the sleep of a satisfied man

C F C F

And I don't know why I love the leaving

C F Dm G

But it's not from lack of loving you

C F C F Dm F

You can't remember when you stopped breathing and I can't remember it too

C F C F

But I'm coming home tomorrow

C F Dm G

And I wanted you to know

C F C F Dm F

That the part of me that can make you smile is the same part that needed to go

F G

And it's something that nobody tells you

Am G F C

You figure it out if you can

C F C F

Well they can't interfere or get inside here

Am G F C

It's the sleep of a satisfied man

Am G F C

Yeah the sleep of a satisfied man

F G

Of all the things I've had to learn

One won't quit

G F C

No matter how I try

One won't quit

G F C

It's all that I can stand

One won't quit

G F C

I'll never learn to say goodbye

F G

But I hope for your sake that you can

C F C F

And on April 2nd the birth of my heart

C F Dm G

The day that the zombie awoke with a start

C F C F

When I fell for Button and she fell for me

Dm F

Back in the spring of 1993

C F C F C F Dm G

January 7th 2005 the birth of my blood came fully to life

C F C F

When I see St. Peter and ask for my wings

Dm F

Just leave me that memory and the joy that it brings

F G

It's something that nobody tells you

Am G F C

You figure it out if you can

C F C F

It's the things that you never get over

Am G

Build the character of a man

F G

And if heaven and family and children

Am G F C

Are what's left of me when I die

C F C F Am G F C

Then I hope for your sake that you're better than me at this learning to say goodbye

F G

Yeah if heaven and family and children

Am G F C

Are what's left of the race that I ran

C F C F

Then I'll quietly slip to the slumbering peace of the

Am G F C

sleep of a satisfied man

Am G F C

Yeah the sleep of a satisfied man

Am G F C

Yeah the sleep of a satisfied man

I'm satisfied

C F C F C F Dm G C

Outro:

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