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ORDER: I V1 PC1 INT1 V2 PC2 C INT V3 V4 PC3 C O
[INTRO]
Cm7(drums)
 Cm7| | | |
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[VERSE 1]
    Cm7Lord, keep these mouths from longing,
    Cm7Keep these walls from falling.
    Cm7I put my time in plenty.
    Cm7Provide for my family.
[PRE-CHORUS 1] - ending chords are implied
           CmOr have I been remiss? (Or have I, have I been remiss?)
           Or have CmI been remiss?
          (Or have I, have I been
      Cm/Eb       Gm7/Dhave I been reCmmiss?)
[INTERLUDE 1]
 Cm| | | |
[VERSE 2]
    Cm7Her heart is cooling on me. (On the road again)
    Cm7We confer through our baby. (On the road again)
    Cm7He’s walking talking New Orleans. (On the road again)
    Cm7What am I to my family? (On the road again.)
[PRE-CHORUS 2]
  CmOh, have I been, have I been remiss?
[CHORUS]
And we’ve Flived behind walls that have Cmmade us alone
FSearching for pieces that Cmmay be a home
FHow in the world is aCmnother one gone?
EbHowling the words
DDown, down, Cdown...
[INTERLUDE]
(  Cm) | | | |
       | | | |
[VERSE 3]
   Cm7(...)
    Lord, keep these wheels a turning,
   Cm7(I’m always rolling through the world)
    Keep, these roads from burning.
   Cm7(She’s walking talking, louder again)
    I put my time in. Spare me.
   Cm7(It’s never stopping, you know)
    Have mercy, forgive me.
[VERSE 4]
    Cm7So, trip the path unbeaten
    Cm7Its all I know to give them
    Cm7Whisper a prayer in tatters
    Cm7And hope it matters.
[PRE-CHORUS 3]
    CmAnd hope it matters.
    I hope it matters...
[CHORUS]
And we’ve Flived behind walls that have Cmmade us alone
FSearching for pieces that Cmmay be a home
FHow in the world is aCmnother one gone?
EbHowling the words
DDown, down, Cmdown...
[OUTRO]
 Cm| |  Bb/C|     Bb|
 Cm| |  Bb/C|     Bb|
 Cm| |  Bb/C|     Bb|
 Ab| |    Gm|  Fm   Eb|
 Cm| | | |
   | | | |
   | | | |
   | | | |
   | | | |
   | | |
 F/C| |
  Cm| |
 Eb

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Forgive Me

by Devin Townsend

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cm7

Cm/Eb

Gm7/D

Bb/C

F/C

ORDER: I V1 PC1 INT1 V2 PC2 C INT V3 V4 PC3 C O

[INTRO]

Cm7

(drums)

Cm7

| | | |

[VERSE 1]

Cm7

Lord, keep these mouths from longing,

Cm7

Keep these walls from falling.

Cm7

I put my time in plenty.

Cm7

Provide for my family.

[PRE-CHORUS 1] - ending chords are implied

Or have I been remiss? (Or have I, have I been remiss?)

Or have I been remiss?

(Or have I, have I been

Cm/Eb Gm7/D Cm

have I been remiss?)

[INTERLUDE 1]

| | | |

[VERSE 2]

Cm7

Her heart is cooling on me. (On the road again)

Cm7

We confer through our baby. (On the road again)

Cm7

He’s walking talking New Orleans. (On the road again)

Cm7

What am I to my family? (On the road again.)

[PRE-CHORUS 2]

Oh, have I been, have I been remiss?

[CHORUS]

F Cm

And we’ve lived behind walls that have made us alone

F Cm

Searching for pieces that may be a home

F Cm

How in the world is another one gone?

Howling the words

D C

Down, down, down...

[INTERLUDE]

( ) | | | |

| | | |

[VERSE 3]

Cm7

(...)

Lord, keep these wheels a turning,

Cm7

(I’m always rolling through the world)

Keep, these roads from burning.

Cm7

(She’s walking talking, louder again)

I put my time in. Spare me.

Cm7

(It’s never stopping, you know)

Have mercy, forgive me.

[VERSE 4]

Cm7

So, trip the path unbeaten

Cm7

Its all I know to give them

Cm7

Whisper a prayer in tatters

Cm7

And hope it matters.

[PRE-CHORUS 3]

And hope it matters.

I hope it matters...

[CHORUS]

F Cm

And we’ve lived behind walls that have made us alone

F Cm

Searching for pieces that may be a home

F Cm

How in the world is another one gone?

Howling the words

D Cm

Down, down, down...

[OUTRO]

Cm Bb/C Bb

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Cm Bb/C Bb

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Cm Bb/C Bb

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Ab Gm Fm Eb

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F/C

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