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 Smith & Thell - Joshua's Song
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Capo 3
[Intro]
  GWhen I opened up and told my parents about my sexuallity, me being Dgay
  My dad did not like it so he told me   Em7"You either go away from my house
  And never come back here or I will call the police"
  CSociety and the authority is not allowed to be gay in Uganda
[Verse 1]
GOne day we'll tell bedtime stories
About that Dsome love was a crime on our streetsEm7  
And we're all gonna Emthink it's crazy
Teach your kids about it, then go to sleep
At least that's what I Chope for 
(At least that's what I hope for)
You know Gone day this will be history
Like a D/F#scary tale in some book that we readEm7  
And all because there's Emheroes just like him
None of our love will be called a sin
At least that's what I Chope for
(At least that's what I hope for)
[Pre-Chorus]
     GLove is weightless, but it weighs a lot on some shoulders
     D/F#Love is priceless, but some pay with their Em7lives for it
     EmLove is honest 'cause we love who we love, don't we?
     CYeah we love who we love, don't we?
[Chorus]
   GWe love who we love, we love who we love
   DWe love who we love, yeah we love who we Em7love, don't we?
   EmWe love who we love, we love who we love
                                                           C   GN.C.
   We love who we love, yeah we love who we love, don't we?
[Verse 2]
GOne day they'll look back in regret
That Dsome love had to be kept a secretEm7  
And people's gonna Emchill for at the thought
That some people in love counted as more
At least that's what I Chope for
(At least that's what I hope for)
[Pre-Chorus]
    GLove is weightless, but it weighs a lot on some shoulders
    DLove is priceless, but some pay with their Em7lives for it
    EmLove is honest 'cause we love who we love, don't we?C  
N.C.
    Yeah we love who we love, don't we?
[Chorus]
   GWe love who we love, we love who we love
   DWe love who we love, yeah we love who we Em7love, don't we?
   EmWe love who we love, we love who we love
   CWe love who we love, yeah we love who we love, don't we?G  
[Outro]
  GSweden is very different from UgDanda
  I feel good and people were welcoming
  They told me it is Em7ok to be gay here
  People were telling me to be proud to be gay, to be open
  And it's good hereC  

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Joshuas Song

by Smith & Thell

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

D/F#

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Smith & Thell - Joshua's Song

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Capo 3

[Intro]

G D

When I opened up and told my parents about my sexuallity, me being gay

Em7

My dad did not like it so he told me "You either go away from my house

And never come back here or I will call the police"

Society and the authority is not allowed to be gay in Uganda

[Verse 1]

One day we'll tell bedtime stories

D Em7

About that some love was a crime on our streets

And we're all gonna think it's crazy

Teach your kids about it, then go to sleep

At least that's what I hope for

(At least that's what I hope for)

You know one day this will be history

D/F# Em7

Like a scary tale in some book that we read

And all because there's heroes just like him

None of our love will be called a sin

At least that's what I hope for

(At least that's what I hope for)

[Pre-Chorus]

Love is weightless, but it weighs a lot on some shoulders

D/F# Em7

Love is priceless, but some pay with their lives for it

Love is honest 'cause we love who we love, don't we?

Yeah we love who we love, don't we?

[Chorus]

We love who we love, we love who we love

D Em7

We love who we love, yeah we love who we love, don't we?

We love who we love, we love who we love

C G

N.C.

We love who we love, yeah we love who we love, don't we?

[Verse 2]

One day they'll look back in regret

D Em7

That some love had to be kept a secret

And people's gonna chill for at the thought

That some people in love counted as more

At least that's what I hope for

(At least that's what I hope for)

[Pre-Chorus]

Love is weightless, but it weighs a lot on some shoulders

D Em7

Love is priceless, but some pay with their lives for it

Em C

Love is honest 'cause we love who we love, don't we?

N.C.

Yeah we love who we love, don't we?

[Chorus]

We love who we love, we love who we love

D Em7

We love who we love, yeah we love who we love, don't we?

We love who we love, we love who we love

C G

We love who we love, yeah we love who we love, don't we?

[Outro]

G D

Sweden is very different from Uganda

I feel good and people were welcoming

Em7

They told me it is ok to be gay here

People were telling me to be proud to be gay, to be open

And it's good here

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