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Dam Would Break

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capo 6th fret
[intro] 
 Am   Dm   G(x2)
   AmIs it this Dmplace that makes me fall frGom you         Am  
   AmForget the wordDms that once rang Gso trueAm  
AmDid we expect Dmthat life wGas ever fair, my goAmd
AmI sowed a field Dmof rose and reaped a whiGpping rod
FAnd everything I've held too tight insideG  
EmCould make a part of me die
FAnd if my lips could only speak the nameG  
EmThe dam would break
 Am   Dm   G(x2)
  AmWhat is this Dmice that gGathers round my heartAm  
  AmTo stop the floDmod of warmth before it eGven startsAm  
AmIt would make me blind to whDmat I thought would alGways beAm  
AmThe only constDmant in the Gworld for me
FAnd every hour of every day I need toG  
Emfight from pulling away
FAnd if my mind could only loose the chainG  
EmThe dam would break
AmFor all the things I hid awayG  Em  
AmAnd all the words I could not sayG  
EmThe dam would break
[Outro]
Amend Dmon GAm

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Dam Would Break

by Glen Phillips

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 6 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

capo 6th fret

[intro]

Am Dm G

(x2)

Am Dm G Am

Is it this place that makes me fall from you

Am Dm G Am

Forget the words that once rang so true

Am Dm G Am

Did we expect that life was ever fair, my god

Am Dm G

I sowed a field of rose and reaped a whipping rod

F G

And everything I've held too tight inside

Could make a part of me die

F G

And if my lips could only speak the name

The dam would break

Am Dm G

(x2)

Am Dm G Am

What is this ice that gathers round my heart

Am Dm G Am

To stop the flood of warmth before it even starts

Am Dm G Am

It would make me blind to what I thought would always be

Am Dm G

The only constant in the world for me

F G

And every hour of every day I need to

fight from pulling away

F G

And if my mind could only loose the chain

The dam would break

Am G Em

For all the things I hid away

Am G

And all the words I could not say

The dam would break

[Outro]

Am Dm G

end on Am

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