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[Intro]
B  E  C#m  B
B  E  F#  B
[Verse 1]
BWhen you're Eall timed out
And your Bsand's been tested
Through the F#hands of the hourBglass
BWhen you're Ehit with the bell
And the Bbirds stop singing
F#Knocked out, flat on your G#mass
[Verse 2]
When you're Elaid out to pasture
And the Bfields are grown barren
F#Was they greener than your own Bgrass?
When Epush comes to shove
And Bshove comes to blows
And thF#e maker is made at G#mlast
[Chorus]
There's Bone thing that I know that I've Enever been told
E'Cause it feels like it's nothing to sBay
BWill you stand by the life that's Eonly your own?
Will you F#turn and run away?
[Interlude]
B  E  B  E  F#  B
[Verse 3]
BWhen you're Eall dried up
And you Btake your bottom dollar
To the F#well and you give it awayB  
BWhen you Estall on empty
And you Bburn the last gas
At the F#end of the fairest G#mway
[Verse 4]
When you're Ecaught in the trap
And you Bstare down the barrel
F#What will you have to Bsay?
When push Ecomes to shove
And sBhove comes to blows
And you F#fall on judgement dG#may
[Chorus]
There's Bone thing that I know that I've Enever been told
E'Cause it feels like it's nothing to sBay
BWill you stand by the life that's Eonly your own?
Will you F#turn and run away?
[Outro]
B  E  C#m  B
B  E  F#  B

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I Know

by Dr. Dog

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

G#m

[Intro]

B E C#m B

B E F# B

[Verse 1]

B E

When you're all timed out

And your sand's been tested

F# B

Through the hands of the hourglass

B E

When you're hit with the bell

And the birds stop singing

F# G#m

Knocked out, flat on your ass

[Verse 2]

When you're laid out to pasture

And the fields are grown barren

F# B

Was they greener than your own grass?

When push comes to shove

And shove comes to blows

F# G#m

And the maker is made at last

[Chorus]

B E

There's one thing that I know that I've never been told

E B

'Cause it feels like it's nothing to say

B E

Will you stand by the life that's only your own?

Will you turn and run away?

[Interlude]

B E B E F# B

[Verse 3]

B E

When you're all dried up

And you take your bottom dollar

F# B

To the well and you give it away

B E

When you stall on empty

And you burn the last gas

F# G#m

At the end of the fairest way

[Verse 4]

When you're caught in the trap

And you stare down the barrel

F# B

What will you have to say?

When push comes to shove

And shove comes to blows

F# G#m

And you fall on judgement day

[Chorus]

B E

There's one thing that I know that I've never been told

E B

'Cause it feels like it's nothing to say

B E

Will you stand by the life that's only your own?

Will you turn and run away?

[Outro]

B E C#m B

B E F# B

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