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Sounds best with barre chords.
EWell it all began like a new routine
We were drunk, we were tired, we were sick, we were in between  C  C#m  D  
EAnd the jig was up when the sun went down 
It was dark, it was mean, it was black, there was not a sound C  C#m  D  
And when the Amorning papers did not come
We Cshook our heads, We knew that we were done
And so we Gsat and prayed for just another Btry 
EThrow your babies in the wDater
Dah Dah DaAh, Let your hair down like you F#used to 
EAnd tell all your sons and Ddaughters
Dah Dah DaAh, They don't have to grow up F#like you
They're not Asupposed to 
ENow the birds don't sing and the cars won't go
There's a lump in your throat, There's no songs on the radio C  C#m  D  
And the Ewalls caved in, and the well went dry, and the mountain shook
And the people all wondered why C  C#m  D  
And in the Amorning I woke up to find there's Csomeone here 
There's someone in mind and so I hGung my head and
And began to Bcry 
EThrow your babies in the wDater
Dah Dah DaAh, Let your hair down like you F#used to 
EAnd tell all your sons and Ddaughters
Dah Dah DaAh, They don't have to grow up F#like you
They're not Asupposed to
BCradled whipped and Amother's tongue
G#mIt's not hard to C#msee what went wrong B  
[only drums]
If I told you once like I done told you twice,
You can beg you can kneel you can pray, you'll be sacrificed C  C#m  D  
And when the Amorning papers did not come
We Cshook our heads, We knew that we were done
And so we Gsat and prayed for just another Btry 
EThrow your babies in the wDater
Dah Dah DaAh, Let your hair down like you F#used to 
EAnd tell all your sons and Ddaughters
Dah Dah DaAh, They don't have to grow up F#like you
They're not Asupposed to
EThrow your babies in the wDater
Dah Dah DaAh, Let your hair down like you F#used to 
EAnd tell all your sons and Ddaughters
Dah Dah DaAh, They don't have to grow up F#like you
They're not Asupposed toE  

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Sons And Daughters

by The 88

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

G#m

Sounds best with barre chords.

Well it all began like a new routine

C C#m D

We were drunk, we were tired, we were sick, we were in between

And the jig was up when the sun went down

C C#m D

It was dark, it was mean, it was black, there was not a sound

And when the morning papers did not come

We shook our heads, We knew that we were done

G B

And so we sat and prayed for just another try

E D

Throw your babies in the water

A F#

Dah Dah Dah, Let your hair down like you used to

E D

And tell all your sons and daughters

A F#

Dah Dah Dah, They don't have to grow up like you

They're not supposed to

Now the birds don't sing and the cars won't go

C C#m D

There's a lump in your throat, There's no songs on the radio

And the walls caved in, and the well went dry, and the mountain shook

C C#m D

And the people all wondered why

A C

And in the morning I woke up to find there's someone here

There's someone in mind and so I hung my head and

And began to cry

E D

Throw your babies in the water

A F#

Dah Dah Dah, Let your hair down like you used to

E D

And tell all your sons and daughters

A F#

Dah Dah Dah, They don't have to grow up like you

They're not supposed to

B A

Cradled whipped and mother's tongue

G#m C#m B

It's not hard to see what went wrong

[only drums]

If I told you once like I done told you twice,

C C#m D

You can beg you can kneel you can pray, you'll be sacrificed

And when the morning papers did not come

We shook our heads, We knew that we were done

G B

And so we sat and prayed for just another try

E D

Throw your babies in the water

A F#

Dah Dah Dah, Let your hair down like you used to

E D

And tell all your sons and daughters

A F#

Dah Dah Dah, They don't have to grow up like you

They're not supposed to

E D

Throw your babies in the water

A F#

Dah Dah Dah, Let your hair down like you used to

E D

And tell all your sons and daughters

A F#

Dah Dah Dah, They don't have to grow up like you

A E

They're not supposed to

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