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David Francey - Things They Do
CAPO: 4th Fret
INTRO:       C    Am  G  
CTwo little Fgirls, Ghand in Chand
                  F      Am  Am-G  
Wait in the winter rain
They Csaid their good-Fbyes and they Gopened their Ceyes
                                F       Am  Am-G  
And they stared down a westbound train
I Cread in my Fpaper they were Gfeeling so Cbad
                        F      Am  Am-G  
About this and the other thing
But Call I could Fthink of were the Gparents back Chome
                       F       Am  Am-  G  C  
Waiting on the phone to ring
                  G             C       Am  Am-G-C  
Why do they do the things they do?
                  G             C       Am  Am-G  
Why do they do the things they do?
CBilly said, "FTake them, I won't Gneed them anyCmore"
                                       F      Am  Am-G  
And we laughed at what we thought was a joke
He Cwent down Monday Fmorning to the Ghardware Cstore
                                    F      Am  Am-G  
And they found him at the end of his rope
For a Clong while Fafter I was Gwalking aCround
                           F       Am  Am-G  
With a terrible case of the blues
I Ccouldn't hear Flaughter, I could Gjust hear the Csound
                             F       Am  Am-  G  C  
Of my feet in that dead man's shoes
                  G             C       Am  Am-G-C  
Why do they do the things they do? 
                  G             C       Am  Am-G-C  
Why do they do the things they do?
INSTRUMENTAL:   G    C    F     C     F     C    G    C    F     C    G  
They Cleave in the Fmorning, Gleaving no Cwarning
                           F     Am  Am-G  
Sometimes they spell it all out
They Cleave in the Fevening, Gno one beClieving
                          F      Am  Am-G  
That this could have come about
They Cdwell on the Fsadness, GanticiCpating
                        F      Am  Am-G  
The dream of a dreamless night
They Clive with the Fdarkness, and for Gall their Cwaiting
                          F       Am  Am-  G  C  
They never see the morning light
                  G             C       Am  Am-G-C  
Why do they do the things they do?
                  G             C       Am  Am-G-C  
Why do they do the things they do?
                  G             C       Am  Am-G-C  
Why do they do the things they do?
                  G             C       Am  Am-G-C  
Why do they do the things they do?
Why do they Gdo the Cthings they Amdo?

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Things They Do

by David Francey

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

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David Francey - Things They Do

CAPO: 4th Fret

C Am G

INTRO:

C F G C

Two little girls, hand in hand

F Am Am G

Wait in the winter rain

C F G C

They said their good-byes and they opened their eyes

F Am Am G

And they stared down a westbound train

C F G C

I read in my paper they were feeling so bad

F Am Am G

About this and the other thing

C F G C

But all I could think of were the parents back home

F Am Am G C

Waiting on the phone to ring

G C Am Am G C

Why do they do the things they do?

G C Am Am G

Why do they do the things they do?

C F G C

Billy said, "Take them, I won't need them anymore"

F Am Am G

And we laughed at what we thought was a joke

C F G C

He went down Monday morning to the hardware store

F Am Am G

And they found him at the end of his rope

C F G C

For a long while after I was walking around

F Am Am G

With a terrible case of the blues

C F G C

I couldn't hear laughter, I could just hear the sound

F Am Am G C

Of my feet in that dead man's shoes

G C Am Am G C

Why do they do the things they do?

G C Am Am G C

Why do they do the things they do?

G C F C F C G C F C G

INSTRUMENTAL:

C F G C

They leave in the morning, leaving no warning

F Am Am G

Sometimes they spell it all out

C F G C

They leave in the evening, no one believing

F Am Am G

That this could have come about

C F G C

They dwell on the sadness, anticipating

F Am Am G

The dream of a dreamless night

C F G C

They live with the darkness, and for all their waiting

F Am Am G C

They never see the morning light

G C Am Am G C

Why do they do the things they do?

G C Am Am G C

Why do they do the things they do?

G C Am Am G C

Why do they do the things they do?

G C Am Am G C

Why do they do the things they do?

G C Am

Why do they do the things they do?

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