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Skimming Stones

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[Verse]
Gand im leavin' agAmain, hopin' time this will mEmend
  Gdon't either of uAms know what is happiEmnen'
  Gthere's no right time to gAmo, I will tighten this Emhold
  Gyou know when i walk awAmay ill be back agaiEmn
[Pre-Chorus]
  CIf there was a place i could take ya
  EmI'd keep you safe far away from the worDld
[Chorus]
Like a skimming stGone, Waitin to be thAmrown
Back to you Em  
Or to send me hGome, To what i Amknow
Won't you send me hEmome?
I'm just another stGone, waitin to be thrAmown
Back to yEmou
or to send me hGome, to what i Amknow 
Won't you send me hEmome
[Verse]
Git's the risks that we tAmake, the decisions we mEmake
GI really didn't kAmnow what was happiEmnen'
GWasn't part of the dAmeal, but time will revEmeal
GThat i'll be comin' home you know i'll fAmind a wayEm  
[Pre-Chorus]
  CIf there was a place i could take ya
  EmI'd keep you safe far away from the worDld
[Chorus]
Like a skimming stGone, Waitin to be thAmrown
Back to you Em  
Or to send me hGome, To what i Amknow
Won't you send me hEmome?
I'm just another stGone, waitin to be thrAmown
Back to yEmou
or to send me hGome, to what i Amknow 
Won't you send me hEmome
{Break]
heey-heeGeey-heey-heeAmeey
heey-heEmey
heey-heeGeey-heey-heeAmeey
heey-heEmey
[Bridge]
We saw alCl of oGur pClans
Faced dCown Gin the Csand
[Chorus]
Like a skimming stone, Waitin to be thrown
Back to you Em  
Or to send me hGome, To what i Amknow
Won't you send me hEmome?
I'm just another stGone, waitin to be thrAmown
Back to yEmou
or to send me hGome, to what i Amknow 
Won't you send me hEmome
End
Gand im leavin' agAmain, hopin' time this will mEmend
  Gyou know when i walk awAmay ill be back agaiEmn

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Skimming Stones

by Seafret

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[Verse]

G Am Em

and im leavin' again, hopin' time this will mend

G Am Em

don't either of us know what is happinen'

G Am Em

there's no right time to go, I will tighten this hold

G Am Em

you know when i walk away ill be back again

[Pre-Chorus]

If there was a place i could take ya

Em D

I'd keep you safe far away from the world

[Chorus]

G Am

Like a skimming stone, Waitin to be thrown

Back to you

G Am

Or to send me home, To what i know

Won't you send me home?

G Am

I'm just another stone, waitin to be thrown

Back to you

G Am

or to send me home, to what i know

Won't you send me home

[Verse]

G Am Em

it's the risks that we take, the decisions we make

G Am Em

I really didn't know what was happinen'

G Am Em

Wasn't part of the deal, but time will reveal

G Am Em

That i'll be comin' home you know i'll find a way

[Pre-Chorus]

If there was a place i could take ya

Em D

I'd keep you safe far away from the world

[Chorus]

G Am

Like a skimming stone, Waitin to be thrown

Back to you

G Am

Or to send me home, To what i know

Won't you send me home?

G Am

I'm just another stone, waitin to be thrown

Back to you

G Am

or to send me home, to what i know

Won't you send me home

{Break]

G Am

heey-heeeey-heey-heeeey

heey-heey

G Am

heey-heeeey-heey-heeeey

heey-heey

[Bridge]

C G C

We saw all of our plans

C G C

Faced down in the sand

[Chorus]

Like a skimming stone, Waitin to be thrown

Back to you

G Am

Or to send me home, To what i know

Won't you send me home?

G Am

I'm just another stone, waitin to be thrown

Back to you

G Am

or to send me home, to what i know

Won't you send me home

End

G Am Em

and im leavin' again, hopin' time this will mend

G Am Em

you know when i walk away ill be back again

About Skimming Stones Chords by Seafret

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What key is "Skimming Stones" in?

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