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[Intro]
 C   F   Am   Fx2 
FIf ever I do Churt you
FMake your willows AmbenEmdAm  
AmIf ever GmI dDeceive you
FDarlin, do not hang your Chead
FIf ever I Cbetray you
FCast shadows on your Amlight
I pray that you maDy pardon 
FAnd forgive me Amby and Cby
DOh my, baby Fcast another light
COh Dmy, baby Fcast another Clight
FCause in our greatest Cconquest
FWe are what fate Amdepends
GmThat's the heroes we once Ddreamt of 
FWhen we were children in our Cbeds
FAnd in our greatest Amtriumphs 
FWe cannot shake the Amfear
GmThat the ones we once Dtreasured 
FMay at any given second Cdisappear
DMy dear, may we Fnever Cdisappear 
DMy dear, may we Fnever Cdisappear
AmCause we are just Canimals
Living in the Fwild
DBut we too, can be civil friend
EmI'd like to try that Dnow
FI'd like to try that Cnow
D F C F
FSo I know I don't Cdeserve you
FBut if I ever dare Amforget
AmMay you help my heart Dremember
FAnd bring me Amhome Cagain

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Do Not Hang Your Head

by Elizabeth & The Catapult

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C F Am F

F C

If ever I do hurt you

F Am Em Am

Make your willows bend

Am Gm D

If ever I deceive you

F C

Darlin, do not hang your head

F C

If ever I betray you

F Am

Cast shadows on your light

I pray that you may pardon

F Am C

And forgive me by and by

D F

Oh my, baby cast another light

C D F C

Oh my, baby cast another light

F C

Cause in our greatest conquest

F Am

We are what fate depends

Gm D

That's the heroes we once dreamt of

F C

When we were children in our beds

F Am

And in our greatest triumphs

F Am

We cannot shake the fear

Gm D

That the ones we once treasured

F C

May at any given second disappear

D F C

My dear, may we never disappear

D F C

My dear, may we never disappear

Am C

Cause we are just animals

Living in the wild

But we too, can be civil friend

Em D

I'd like to try that now

F C

I'd like to try that now

D F C F

F C

So I know I don't deserve you

F Am

But if I ever dare forget

Am D

May you help my heart remember

F Am C

And bring me home again

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