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[Verses]
Emever since I was Geight or Dnine 
CI've been standing on the GshoreDline 
for Emall my life I've been GwaiDting 
Cfor something GlasDting 
you Emloose your hunger and you lGoose your wDay  
you Cget confused and then you fGade awDay 
Coh Gthis Dtown 
Gkills you Dwhen you are Emyoung 
Coh Gthis Dtown 
Gkills you Dwhen you are Emyoung 
[Instrumental]
 Em   G   D   C   G    Dx2  
[Verses]
I'm Emnot the boy that I Gused to Dbe 
Cthis town has got the Gyouth of Dme 
Emall the eyes turn GhollDow 
Cfrom the work of GsorrDow 
Am C D
 Gyou die Emyoung  
you die when you're Dyoung 
you die when you're Amyoung 
C D
 Gwe are shaEmdows 
oh we're Dshadows 
we're shadows in the Amalley 
C D Em
 Em   G   D   C   G    Dx3  
you're Emstanding on the GpavinDg 
Cby the office GbuildDing 
Emthey've got so much Gto Ddo 
Cnever time for GyoDu 
Am C D
 Gyou die Emyoung 
you die when you're Dyoung 
you die when you're Amyoung 
C D
 Gwe are shaEmdows 
oh we're Dshadows 
just shadows in the aAmlley 
C D
 GI've got notEmhing 
nothing to Dwait for 
nothing to Amwait for 
C D
G Em D Am C D
 Gwhere is Emlife 
in this Dtown 
where is life in this Amtown 
C D G

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Shoreline

by Broder Daniel

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[Verses]

Em G D

ever since I was eight or nine

C G D

I've been standing on the shoreline

Em G D

for all my life I've been waiting

C G D

for something lasting

Em G D

you loose your hunger and you loose your way

C G D

you get confused and then you fade away

C G D

oh this town

G D Em

kills you when you are young

C G D

oh this town

G D Em

kills you when you are young

[Instrumental]

Em G D C G D

[Verses]

Em G D

I'm not the boy that I used to be

C G D

this town has got the youth of me

Em G D

all the eyes turn hollow

C G D

from the work of sorrow

Am C D

G Em

you die young

you die when you're young

C D

G Em

we are shadows

oh we're shadows

we're shadows in the alley

C D Em

Em G D C G D

Em G D

you're standing on the paving

C G D

by the office building

Em G D

they've got so much to do

C G D

never time for you

Am C D

G Em

you die young

you die when you're young

C D

G Em

we are shadows

oh we're shadows

just shadows in the alley

C D

G Em

I've got nothing

nothing to wait for

C D

G Em D Am C D

G Em

where is life

in this town

where is life in this town

C D G

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