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Dustin Kensrue - Gallows
Capo 5
Em  Am
[Verse 1]
You work like Emevery nail sunk
Every floorboard laid
Is Amanother deed erased
Another debt that's paid
Like every Emstory you've erected’s gonna raise you up
So you keep Amslaving but it never seems to be enough
[Pre-Chorus]
And now you're Cscared that it's all gonna crash to the ground
So you Emtied a knot and started Dclimbing your way Cdown
When you Cfind that you've come to the end of your rope
Take a Emlook and see where you were Dputting all your Chope
[Chorus]
Cause you built these Emgallows you've been hanging from
You've been Dholding to a Gnoose
So just let Cgo, just let go
You Dbuilt these Emgallows you've been hanging from
And you got Dnothing to Glose
So just let Cgo, just let go
Em  Am
[Verse 2]
I love the Emwood's already rotting
Though you made it clean
You've Amhated every short cut
Concealed it’s crooked seam
But every Emflaw will be revealed
Each imperfection shown
Oh, I can Amhear the wind howl and the timber groan
[Pre-Chorus]
And now you're Cscared that it's all gonna crash to the ground
So you Emtied a knot and started Dclimbing your way Cdown
When you Cfind that you've come to the end of your rope
Take a Emlook and see where you were Dputting all your Chope
[Chorus] (x3)
Cause you built these Emgallows you've been hanging from
You've been Dholding to a Gnoose
So just let Cgo, just let go
You Dbuilt these Emgallows you've been hanging from
And you got Dnothing to Glose
So just let Cgo, just let go

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Gallows

by Dustin Kensrue

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Dustin Kensrue - Gallows

Capo 5

Em Am

[Verse 1]

You work like every nail sunk

Every floorboard laid

Is another deed erased

Another debt that's paid

Like every story you've erected’s gonna raise you up

So you keep slaving but it never seems to be enough

[Pre-Chorus]

And now you're scared that it's all gonna crash to the ground

Em D C

So you tied a knot and started climbing your way down

When you find that you've come to the end of your rope

Em D C

Take a look and see where you were putting all your hope

[Chorus]

Cause you built these gallows you've been hanging from

D G

You've been holding to a noose

So just let go, just let go

D Em

You built these gallows you've been hanging from

D G

And you got nothing to lose

So just let go, just let go

Em Am

[Verse 2]

I love the wood's already rotting

Though you made it clean

You've hated every short cut

Concealed it’s crooked seam

But every flaw will be revealed

Each imperfection shown

Oh, I can hear the wind howl and the timber groan

[Pre-Chorus]

And now you're scared that it's all gonna crash to the ground

Em D C

So you tied a knot and started climbing your way down

When you find that you've come to the end of your rope

Em D C

Take a look and see where you were putting all your hope

[Chorus] (x3)

Cause you built these gallows you've been hanging from

D G

You've been holding to a noose

So just let go, just let go

D Em

You built these gallows you've been hanging from

D G

And you got nothing to lose

So just let go, just let go

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