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Kris Delmhorst - Gave It Away
CAPO: 2nd Fret
INTRO:   C    G    F    C  Am  
You live in your prFison, Amthe one that you FchooseAm  
You'd do anything Fto have nothing to Glose Am  
You got scared of esFcaping Amjust a little too FsoonAm  
You give up your Fshovel and dig with a Gspoon 
CHORUS:
You gave it aCway
Gave it aGway
COh love, now you're Gout in the cold with your Frock-a-bye body
Your Cbutterfly soul
Oh no, Gdon't you grow old
You're just Ffinding your wayAm  
With the current beFhind Amyou, a clear summer FskyAm  
You call yourself Fstranded, a boat by your Gside Am  
And your fistful of Fwishes, Amand your handful of FhopesAm  
You stash them aFway in the pit of your Gthroat
CHORUS:
You save them aCway
Save them aG7way
COh no, but it's Gtaking its toll on your Frock-a-bye body
Your Clullaby soul
Oh no, Gdon't you grow old
You're just Ffinding your way
Finding G  
INTERLUDE:   G    C      G    F    C    G  Am  
I got a dream for yFou sometime, Amthat you'll admit to the FtideAm  
You'll push out in the Focean and go Gfor a ride
CHORUS:
You're sailing aCway
Sailing aGway
COh no, Gdon't you let go of your Frock-a-bye body
Your Cbutterfly soul
Oh no, Gdon't you grow old
You just Ffind your way, find your way
Find your way back to Cme_G___Am__F  
Back to Cme_G___Am__ F  C  

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Gave It Away

by Kris Delmhorst

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

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Kris Delmhorst - Gave It Away

CAPO: 2nd Fret

C G F C Am

INTRO:

F Am F Am

You live in your prison, the one that you choose

F G Am

You'd do anything to have nothing to lose

F Am F Am

You got scared of escaping just a little too soon

F G

You give up your shovel and dig with a spoon

CHORUS:

You gave it away

Gave it away

C G F

Oh love, now you're out in the cold with your rock-a-bye body

Your butterfly soul

Oh no, don't you grow old

F Am

You're just finding your way

F Am F Am

With the current behind you, a clear summer sky

F G Am

You call yourself stranded, a boat by your side

F Am F Am

And your fistful of wishes, and your handful of hopes

F G

You stash them away in the pit of your throat

CHORUS:

You save them away

Save them away

C G F

Oh no, but it's taking its toll on your rock-a-bye body

Your lullaby soul

Oh no, don't you grow old

You're just finding your way

Finding

G C G F C G Am

INTERLUDE:

F Am F Am

I got a dream for you sometime, that you'll admit to the tide

F G

You'll push out in the ocean and go for a ride

CHORUS:

You're sailing away

Sailing away

C G F

Oh no, don't you let go of your rock-a-bye body

Your butterfly soul

Oh no, don't you grow old

You just find your way, find your way

C G Am F

Find your way back to me______

C G Am F C

Back to me______

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