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[Verse 1]
ToCok all of the bAmeer bottles frFom the whole block iGn my red wagon
CrCoss the highway, Amin the vacant lFot, I got an orange knee-hiGgh
BaseFball cardsC  G  
MaCria broke the secAmond-story window
WiFth her head and the baGck of her hand
DCad wrapped it up Amin an old bedsheet
AFnd her husband stood aroGund at the end of the blFockC  G  C  
[Chorus]
DmI saved every little thGing
'CEmause it's hard to thFrow it all away
DmIt's all part of my permGanent record
ACnd I'm gonna go thrFough it all somGedayC  
[Verse 2]
BouCght a transistor raAmdio
FFor a dollar at BranGdon's house
CI took it apart then I pAmut it back together
IFn a spaceship maGde from a refrigFerator boxC  G  
CI made my own FrAmench horn
WiFth a funnel and some garGden hose
CI left it out in the kAmnee-high grass
NiFght fell, aGnd I never saw it agFainC  G  C  
[Chorus]
DmI saved every little thGing
'CEmause it's hard to thFrow it all away
DmIt's all part of my permGanent record
ACnd I'm gonna go thrFough it all somGedayC  
[Bridge]
EvGery little word is a dagFgerC  
EvGery single look is a diaFmond riCng
NotGhing can erase this momFentC  
It's aAmll there is, it's everyFthing
  C    F   G(x4)
[Verse 3]
RoCde to my graAmndpa's funeral
BackFseat of a PonGtiac Pinto
BCig boy, with my aAmunt and my uncle
WFas the first tiGme I wore a seFat beltC  G  
CI loved a girl naAmmed Shannon
IFn my third grade clGass
CI never told her that her hAmair was golden
ThFen I moved awGay to CalifForniaC  G  C  
[Chorus]
DmI saved every little thGing
'CEmause it's hard to thFrow it all away
DmIt's all part of my permGanent record
ACnd I'm gonna go thrFough it all somGeday
[Outro]
ACnd I'm gonna go thrFough it all somGeday
Yea, IC'm gonna go thrFough it all somGeday
   CSomFedayG  C  

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Permanent Record

by Matt the Electrician

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[Verse 1]

C Am F G

Took all of the beer bottles from the whole block in my red wagon

C Am F G

Cross the highway, in the vacant lot, I got an orange knee-high

F C G

Baseball cards

C Am

Maria broke the second-story window

F G

With her head and the back of her hand

C Am

Dad wrapped it up in an old bedsheet

F G F C G C

And her husband stood around at the end of the block

[Chorus]

Dm G

I saved every little thing

Em F

'Cause it's hard to throw it all away

Dm G

It's all part of my permanent record

C F G C

And I'm gonna go through it all someday

[Verse 2]

C Am

Bought a transistor radio

F G

For a dollar at Brandon's house

C Am

I took it apart then I put it back together

F G F C G

In a spaceship made from a refrigerator box

C Am

I made my own French horn

F G

With a funnel and some garden hose

C Am

I left it out in the knee-high grass

F G F C G C

Night fell, and I never saw it again

[Chorus]

Dm G

I saved every little thing

Em F

'Cause it's hard to throw it all away

Dm G

It's all part of my permanent record

C F G C

And I'm gonna go through it all someday

[Bridge]

G F C

Every little word is a dagger

G F C

Every single look is a diamond ring

G F C

Nothing can erase this moment

Am F

It's all there is, it's everything

C F G

(x4)

[Verse 3]

C Am

Rode to my grandpa's funeral

F G

Backseat of a Pontiac Pinto

C Am

Big boy, with my aunt and my uncle

F G F C G

Was the first time I wore a seat belt

C Am

I loved a girl named Shannon

F G

In my third grade class

C Am

I never told her that her hair was golden

F G F C G C

Then I moved away to California

[Chorus]

Dm G

I saved every little thing

Em F

'Cause it's hard to throw it all away

Dm G

It's all part of my permanent record

C F G

And I'm gonna go through it all someday

[Outro]

C F G

And I'm gonna go through it all someday

C F G

Yea, I'm gonna go through it all someday

C F G C

Someday

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