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Amnesty

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[Intro]
E
[Verse 1]
EKisses at the door, gather 'round the table
C#mPapers lay in wait, envelopes to mail
ABarking at my heels and trying to be stablEe
EJust leave me in the bag, I'm goin' soon again
C#mDreamin' of unpacking, someday I can stay
I'll Acall you when I can, it's just another daEyB  
[Chorus 1]
      AE           B  
Ho-o-o-ome feels a million miles tonight
AHo-o-o-Eope feels a Blittle hard to Afind
I'm here to catch some kind of Espark
   B            C#*
In every face I see
          C#m*  A/E
And offer amnesty
And offer amnesty
[Interlude 1]
E7* Eb* B* A* B**
[Verse 2]
EPoints along a path, moments strung together
C#mGive up on arrival, tryin' to remember
AEverything should matter, nothin' lasts forevEer
Ah, Ehow could i have known, it's braver to surrender
C#mCast off your coat, shiver in the weather
AAll the time I wasted, chasin' buried treasEure
[Chorus 2]
      AE           B  
Ho-o-o-ome feels a million miles tonight
AHo-o-o-Eope feels a Blittle hard to Afind
I'm tryin' to get some glimpse of Egrace
      B                  C#*
From across this endless sea
                C#m* A/E
Would you offer amnesty? 
Would you offer amnesty?
[Interlude 2]
E7* Eb* B* A* B**
E7* Eb* B* A* B**
[Bridge]
     BAnd I can't go C#mhome now
ANo-o  I can't go home 
ACan't go 
BCan't go 
[Verse 3]
      AE           B  
Ho-o-o-ome feels a million miles tonight
AHo-o-o-Eope feels a Blittle hard to Afind
We're all stumblin' towards the Elight
       B           C#*  
And we beg to be released
                C#m* A/E
Would you offer amnesty?
Would you offer amnesty?
[Outro]
E7* Eb* B* A*              B**
           Would you offer amnesty?
E7* Eb* B* A*              B**  E
           Would you offer amnesty?
  C#*  C#m* E7*  Eb*  B*  A*  B**
e--2---------0----0---0---0---0---
b--2---------0----0---0---0---0---
g--4---------9----8---4---8---9---
d--4----4----0----0---0---7---9---
a--4----4----7----6---2---0---0---
e-------4----0----0---0---0---0---

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Amnesty

by Glen Phillips

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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C#m

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

Kisses at the door, gather 'round the table

C#m

Papers lay in wait, envelopes to mail

A E

Barking at my heels and trying to be stable

Just leave me in the bag, I'm goin' soon again

C#m

Dreamin' of unpacking, someday I can stay

A E B

I'll call you when I can, it's just another day

[Chorus 1]

A B

Ho-o-o-ome feels a million miles tonight

A E B A

Ho-o-o-ope feels a little hard to find

I'm here to catch some kind of spark

B C#*

In every face I see

C#m* A/E

And offer amnesty

[Interlude 1]

E7* Eb* B* A* B**

[Verse 2]

Points along a path, moments strung together

C#m

Give up on arrival, tryin' to remember

A E

Everything should matter, nothin' lasts forever

Ah, how could i have known, it's braver to surrender

C#m

Cast off your coat, shiver in the weather

A E

All the time I wasted, chasin' buried treasure

[Chorus 2]

A B

Ho-o-o-ome feels a million miles tonight

A E B A

Ho-o-o-ope feels a little hard to find

I'm tryin' to get some glimpse of grace

B C#*

From across this endless sea

C#m* A/E

Would you offer amnesty?

[Interlude 2]

E7* Eb* B* A* B**

[Bridge]

B C#m

And I can't go home now

No-o I can't go home

Can't go

[Verse 3]

A B

Ho-o-o-ome feels a million miles tonight

A E B A

Ho-o-o-ope feels a little hard to find

We're all stumblin' towards the light

B C#*

And we beg to be released

C#m* A/E

Would you offer amnesty?

[Outro]

E7* Eb* B* A* B**

Would you offer amnesty?

E7* Eb* B* A* B** E

Would you offer amnesty?

C#* C#m* E7* Eb* B* A* B**

e--2---------0----0---0---0---0---

b--2---------0----0---0---0---0---

g--4---------9----8---4---8---9---

d--4----4----0----0---0---7---9---

a--4----4----7----6---2---0---0---

e-------4----0----0---0---0---0---

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