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The Child Is Gone

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[Intro]
G   Dm   G   Dmx2
[Verse 1]
GDarling, give Dmme your aGbsence Dmtonight
GTake the shadDme from the canvas aGnd leave me the Dmwhite
GmLet me sink in the D7silence that eGmchoes iD7nside
GmAnd don't bother Gm/Fleaving the lighC7t on
[Pre-Chorus]
Fm'Cause I suddenly Bbfeel like a dFmifferent Bbperson
FmFrom the roots of my Bbsoul Fmcome a gentle Bb7coercion
FmAnd I ran my Abhand O'er a sBbtrange Gbinversion
Fm7A vacancy that Ab/Ebjust did not beloBbngBb7  
[Chorus]
Bbm7  Bb7The child is goFmneBbm  Fm  Bbm  
[Bridge]
EbHoney Chelp me oFmut of this mess
Ebm7I'm a stAbranger to myBbm7selfBbm6  
Bbm6But don't rC7each for me IBbm6'm too far C7away
Bbm6I don't wanna taC7lk 'Cause there's
Bbm6Nothing left tC7o say
[Verse 2]
GSo my Darling, Dmgive me yGour absence tDmonight
GTake all of your Dmsympathy and Gleave it Dmoutside
Gm'Cause there's no kind of D7loving that can MGmake this aD7lright
GmI'm trying to find a Gm/Fplace I belC7ong
[Pre-Chorus]
Fm'Cause I suddenly Bbfeel like a dFmifferent Bbperson
FmFrom the roots of my Bbsoul Fmcome a gentle Bb7coercion
FmAnd I ran my Abhand O'er a sBbtrange Gbinversion
Fm7As the darknesAb/Ebs turned into the BbdawBb7n
[Chorus]
Bbm7  Bb7The child is goFmneBbm  
The child is FmgoneBbm  
[Outro]
Fm   Bbm   Fm   Bbmx2
Fm
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