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Parallel Lives

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[Verse]
DOur place is outsEmide the house, where hGouse rules won't be brDoken
CI set aside a pGiece of my sDoul
DThe ring around the mEmoon at night will bGe my only tDoken
CI'll place it on your fGinger when we gDo
[Chorus]
EmWe lGead pDarallel lCives
EmNever too fGar and never to tDouch
EmWe lGead pDarallel lCives
EmAnd I lGove you very mDuch
[Verse]
DSeparated by a gEmap in time I remGember our first kDiss
CThat's not the only thGing that I mDiss
DEvery wink, every Emunsaid word, every sGong we listened tDo
CI'm blessed with the mGemories of yDou
[Chorus]
EmWe lGead pDarallel lCives
EmWith respGect in our resDistance
EmWe lGead pDarallel lCives
EmAnd we're Gone in our dDistance
[Bridge]
As we Bmare, we're wAorlds apart but I can stGill command your Deye
I can mBmake you smAile, twitch or blGushD  
And the Bmother night when the lAunar light had sprGead across the skDy
It wCasn't the white wine that gave the rDush
[Chorus]
EmWe lGead pDarallel lCives
EmLike an arrGow straight and trDue
EmWe lGead pDarallel lCives
EmThat of mGe and that of yDou
[Verse]
DI'll be sure and Emlet you know when I'm Gcoming back to Dtown
CYou say that when I'm hGome you like to sDee me
DYou might get a lEmetter or two but you'll nGever find me at your dDoor
CI hear the air in GGeorgia's kind of stDicky
[Coda]
EmSo we'll lGead pDarallel lCives
EmThat will nGever come togDether
EmWe'll lGead pDarallel lCives
EmAnd perhGaps it's for the bDetter
     Em      G          D   C|  Em   G|  D|
We'll lead parallel lives
  Em      G          D   C|  Em   G|  D|
We lead parallel lives

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Parallel Lives

by Storyhill

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[Verse]

D Em G D

Our place is outside the house, where house rules won't be broken

C G D

I set aside a piece of my soul

D Em G D

The ring around the moon at night will be my only token

C G D

I'll place it on your finger when we go

[Chorus]

Em G D C

We lead parallel lives

Em G D

Never too far and never to touch

Em G D C

We lead parallel lives

Em G D

And I love you very much

[Verse]

D Em G D

Separated by a gap in time I remember our first kiss

C G D

That's not the only thing that I miss

D Em G D

Every wink, every unsaid word, every song we listened to

C G D

I'm blessed with the memories of you

[Chorus]

Em G D C

We lead parallel lives

Em G D

With respect in our resistance

Em G D C

We lead parallel lives

Em G D

And we're one in our distance

[Bridge]

Bm A G D

As we are, we're worlds apart but I can still command your eye

Bm A G D

I can make you smile, twitch or blush

Bm A G D

And the other night when the lunar light had spread across the sky

C D

It wasn't the white wine that gave the rush

[Chorus]

Em G D C

We lead parallel lives

Em G D

Like an arrow straight and true

Em G D C

We lead parallel lives

Em G D

That of me and that of you

[Verse]

D Em G D

I'll be sure and let you know when I'm coming back to town

C G D

You say that when I'm home you like to see me

D Em G D

You might get a letter or two but you'll never find me at your door

C G D

I hear the air in Georgia's kind of sticky

[Coda]

Em G D C

So we'll lead parallel lives

Em G D

That will never come together

Em G D C

We'll lead parallel lives

Em G D

And perhaps it's for the better

Em G D C Em G D

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We'll lead parallel lives

Em G D C Em G D

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We lead parallel lives

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