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The Story So Far
Four Years
Under Soil And Dirt
2011 Pure Noise Records
Key: D
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 D-    xx0232
 A-    x02220
 Bm-   x24432
 G-    320033
 F#m-  244222
 D/F#- 2x023x
Intro:
Bm-A-G--F#m-
Bm-G-D-A-
Verse 1:
BmAll my friends Ahave
Ggone away Sailing
vessels leaving the
F#mbay For the Bmbest
four years Aand the
Gpromise of pay But
they Ddon’t even know
what they’re Achasing
GGreater men have
Bmtried and Afailed
Chorus 1:
And Gall this time
I Dthought that BmI’d
stay AAs a ghost who
would Bmhaunt this
mounD/F#tain And Gall
this time I Dthought
that I’d sBmtay AAlive
in the ground
digging Bmout my AcoffinD  
Verse 2:
GTime was short on
courts and pavement
We knew we had to
leave But did I Dmake
the most of every day
And did I give to not
receive? Are there Gany
better words to express
the full extent of my
grief? GIt hits D/F#home
  AIt hits Dhome when
you’re not Bmhome
Awhere you’re not Ghome
There’s no sD/F#pace to
grow and Aall this
time not Dmuch to BmshowA  
Chorus 2:
And Gall this time
I Dthought that BmI’d
stay AAs a ghost who
would Bmhaunt this
mounD/F#tain GMaybe I
should Dhold my Bmtongue
And do my Abest to live
with the sBmtress that’s
Amounting GI never thought
I Dnever thought  Bma Abond
was something we BmlackedD/F#  
  GI gotta find aDnother wayBm  
                A    Bm   AG(hold)
to keep myself intact
Interlude:  G   D/F#   A   G   D/F#   Dx2
Bridge:
I Gunderstand we all
went aD/F#way so we could
Ahave the sGtories to
share when we’re D/F#backD  
  GTry to pass the D/F#same
old Ashit to get a aGhead
and start your paper
sD/F#tack   D   GI never thought
I D/F#never Athought a Gbond
was something we D/F#lackedD  
  GI guess some of us just
D/F#needed a Achange to Gheal
the bones we D/F#crackedD  
Interlude:  G   D/F#   A   D   Bm   Ax2
Outro:
It takes Gfour yearsD/F#  A  
aDway from your Bmfriends
To Amake you Gall forD/F#get
        A           D    Bm   AG(hold)
how much time you spent

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Four Years

by The Story So Far

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F#m

D/F#

The Story So Far

Four Years

Under Soil And Dirt

2011 Pure Noise Records

Key: D

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- xx0232

- x02220

- x24432

- 320033

F#m

- 244222

D/F#

- 2x023x

Intro:

Bm-A-G--F#m-

Bm-G-D-A-

Verse 1:

Bm A

All my friends have

gone away Sailing

vessels leaving the

F#m Bm

bay For the best

four years and the

promise of pay But

they don’t even know

what they’re chasing

Greater men have

Bm A

tried and failed

Chorus 1:

And all this time

D Bm

I thought that I’d

stay As a ghost who

would haunt this

D/F# G

mountain And all

this time I thought

Bm A

that I’d stay Alive

in the ground

Bm A D

digging out my coffin

Verse 2:

Time was short on

courts and pavement

We knew we had to

leave But did I make

the most of every day

And did I give to not

receive? Are there any

better words to express

the full extent of my

G D/F#

grief? It hits home

A D

It hits home when

you’re not home

A G

where you’re not home

D/F#

There’s no space to

grow and all this

D Bm A

time not much to show

Chorus 2:

And all this time

D Bm

I thought that I’d

stay As a ghost who

would haunt this

D/F# G

mountain Maybe I

D Bm

should hold my tongue

And do my best to live

with the stress that’s

A G

mounting I never thought

D Bm A

I never thought a bond

Bm D/F#

was something we lacked

G D Bm

I gotta find another way

A Bm A

G(hold)

to keep myself intact

G D/F# A G D/F# D

Interlude: x2

Bridge:

I understand we all

D/F#

went away so we could

A G

have the stories to

D/F# D

share when we’re back

G D/F#

Try to pass the same

A G

old shit to get a ahead

and start your paper

D/F# D G

stack I never thought

D/F# A G

I never thought a bond

D/F# D

was something we lacked

I guess some of us just

D/F# A G

needed a change to heal

D/F# D

the bones we cracked

G D/F# A D Bm A

Interlude: x2

Outro:

G D/F# A

It takes four years

D Bm

away from your friends

A G D/F#

To make you all forget

A D Bm A

G(hold)

how much time you spent

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