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 G   G/F#   Em   C(x2)
GNoboG/F#dy will cEmallC  
Not as long Gas I kG/F#eep my phone Emoff the lineC  
Not as long Gas I keep G/F#my voice Emdown inside of Cmy mouthG  G/F#  Em  C  
But iGt's getting harG/F#der to hideEm  C  
And the brighGtness of the colors maG/F#kes it hard to desEmcribeC  
And the voices Gthat seem to G/F#come from Emall sidesC  
Makes it hard Gto decideG/F#  Em  C  
EmBlack,   BlCue,   HGer,    YouD  C  
GI know a womaG/F#n who saidEm  C  
'Oh if I Gcould onlG/F#y just tuEmrn back the clockC  
When I wGas still scareG/F#d and my hair was Emstill darkC  
And my hands Gwere cleanG/F#  Em  C  
But noGw all my choiceG/F#s are spentEm  C  
And the men Gthat I've known thG/F#ey don't know what I EmmeantC  
And cupGid's arroG/F#w is backEmwards and bentC  
When it's flyiGng for meG/F#  Em  C  
EmBlack,   BlCue,   HGer,   YoDu,   WhitEme,   GreenC,   Him,   GMeD  C  
GNoboG/F#dy will sEmayC  
Oh whaGt a fine G/F#young upstanEmding manC  
With his duckGs in a row aG/F#nd his 50 year EmplanC  
CompleGte with an endingG/F#  Em  C  
But itG's getting harG/F#der to seeEm  C  
And the time Gbetween daylight G/F#seems longer to mEmeC  
And the persGon I am aG/F#nd the person IEm'll beC  
RefGuse to meeG/F#tEm  C  
EmBlack,   BlCue,   HGer,   YoDu,   WhitEme,   GreeCn,   Him,   GMeD  C  

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Black Blue

by The Avett Brothers

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G/F#

G G/F# Em C

(x2)

G G/F# Em C

Nobody will call

G G/F# Em C

Not as long as I keep my phone off the line

G G/F# Em C G G/F# Em C

Not as long as I keep my voice down inside of my mouth

G G/F# Em C

But it's getting harder to hide

G G/F# Em C

And the brightness of the colors makes it hard to describe

G G/F# Em C

And the voices that seem to come from all sides

G G/F# Em C

Makes it hard to decide

Em C G D C

Black, Blue, Her, You

G G/F# Em C

I know a woman who said

G G/F# Em C

'Oh if I could only just turn back the clock

G G/F# Em C

When I was still scared and my hair was still dark

G G/F# Em C

And my hands were clean

G G/F# Em C

But now all my choices are spent

G G/F# Em C

And the men that I've known they don't know what I meant

G G/F# Em C

And cupid's arrow is backwards and bent

G G/F# Em C

When it's flying for me

Em C G D Em C G D C

Black, Blue, Her, You, White, Green, Him, Me

G G/F# Em C

Nobody will say

G G/F# Em C

Oh what a fine young upstanding man

G G/F# Em C

With his ducks in a row and his 50 year plan

G G/F# Em C

Complete with an ending

G G/F# Em C

But it's getting harder to see

G G/F# Em C

And the time between daylight seems longer to me

G G/F# Em C

And the person I am and the person I'll be

G G/F# Em C

Refuse to meet

Em C G D Em C G D C

Black, Blue, Her, You, White, Green, Him, Me

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