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[Intro]
A B E F#m
A B D
[Chorus]
AFifty-two bErickF#ms stared me dAead in the fEace C#m  
While this anAvil hEunF#mg, hung Aover my hEead pC#matiently waiting
[Verse]
AThere's nothing left for us in DBmenver tonight 
DLet's finish up the drive and sEcrape up the rest of our lives
AFeeling nauseous at the tBmhought of trying to rebuild 
DBut it's all that we kEnow and there's a debt to kill
[Chorus]
AFifty-two bErickF#ms stared me dAead in the fEace C#m  
While this anAvil hEunF#mg, hung Aover my hEead pC#matiently waiting
[Outro]
ASo much eBmncouragement leaves uDs thinking wEe could be the ones
ASo much eBmncouragement leaves Dus thinking 
AUs thinking DWe could be the Aones 

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Anvil

by Handguns

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

C#m

[Intro]

A B E F#m

A B D

[Chorus]

A E F#m A E C#m

Fifty-two bricks stared me dead in the face

A E F#m A E C#m

While this anvil hung, hung over my head patiently waiting

[Verse]

A Bm

There's nothing left for us in Denver tonight

D E

Let's finish up the drive and scrape up the rest of our lives

A Bm

Feeling nauseous at the thought of trying to rebuild

D E

But it's all that we know and there's a debt to kill

[Chorus]

A E F#m A E C#m

Fifty-two bricks stared me dead in the face

A E F#m A E C#m

While this anvil hung, hung over my head patiently waiting

[Outro]

A Bm D E

So much encouragement leaves us thinking we could be the ones

A Bm D

So much encouragement leaves us thinking

A D A

Us thinking We could be the ones

About Anvil Chords by Handguns

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