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From Silver Lake - Jackson Browne
[Intro]
D     G     D      G
[Verse 1]
ADid you see our brotDherG?
He was Asus4here the other dAay
But he F#monly came to Bmsay that he was Emleaving
Did you Asee his ladDy?G  
She was Asus4looking where he'd gAone
But she F#mwasn't letting Bmon that she was Emgrieving
AShe's bound to Dgo
PeGrhaps she'll find him waiting for some Aboat in some city far Daway
AShe's bound to GgoD  
[Verse 2]
Asus4Lately I remDember GafternoAsus4ons of smoke and winAe
There was F#mnothing we could Bmfind but peace and Empleasure
AAnd long ago he toDld meG  
That he Asus4wanted just to bAe on his wF#may across some Bmsea no man can Emmeasure
AHe won't be Dback
And the Gsun may find him sleeping in the Adust of some ruin far aDway
AHe won't be GbackD  
[Chorus 1]
GEarly today as I watched while the skyline was Dshaking
I heard a Asus4rumbling
GEarly today the mechanical city was Dwaking
And I ran out Asus4stumbling, mumbling
Asus4Out through the laughter of children and doAgs
[Verse 3]
ADo you know the mDad man?G  
Yes, he liAves upon the hill
And they say hF#maunted voices fiBmll his head with Emwarnings
ASaying to a Dshadow, that Gthe tiAme is drawing near
When the wF#morld must Bmdisappear, one of these mornEmings
AMaybe he'll gDo
GPerhaps he'll take his shadow and be Aoff to find his brother far awaDyG  D  G  A  
AMaybe he'll gGoD  
[Chorus 2]
EarGly today, as my friend the policeman was sDneering
I heard a rAsusumbling
GEarly today as the men of my office were lDeering
I ran out stuAsusmbling, mumbling
Asus4Out through the laughter of children and doAgs
[Verse 4]
ADid you see our DbrotherG?
He was Asus4here the other dAay
But he F#monly came to Bmsay that he can't Embreathe here
Did you Asee his laDdy?G  
She was Asus4reaching for his hAand
Just as F#mif to tell her Bmman that she can't Emeither

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From Silverlake

by Hedge and Donna

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Asus4

F#m

Asus

From Silver Lake - Jackson Browne

[Intro]

D G D G

[Verse 1]

A D G

Did you see our brother?

Asus4 A

He was here the other day

F#m Bm Em

But he only came to say that he was leaving

A D G

Did you see his lady?

Asus4 A

She was looking where he'd gone

F#m Bm Em

But she wasn't letting on that she was grieving

A D

She's bound to go

G A D

Perhaps she'll find him waiting for some boat in some city far away

A G D

She's bound to go

[Verse 2]

Asus4 D G Asus4 A

Lately I remember afternoons of smoke and wine

F#m Bm Em

There was nothing we could find but peace and pleasure

A D G

And long ago he told me

Asus4 A F#m Bm Em

That he wanted just to be on his way across some sea no man can measure

A D

He won't be back

G A D

And the sun may find him sleeping in the dust of some ruin far away

A G D

He won't be back

[Chorus 1]

G D

Early today as I watched while the skyline was shaking

Asus4

I heard a rumbling

G D

Early today the mechanical city was waking

Asus4

And I ran out stumbling, mumbling

Asus4 A

Out through the laughter of children and dogs

[Verse 3]

A D G

Do you know the mad man?

Yes, he lives upon the hill

F#m Bm Em

And they say haunted voices fill his head with warnings

A D G A

Saying to a shadow, that the time is drawing near

F#m Bm Em

When the world must disappear, one of these mornings

A D

Maybe he'll go

G A D G D G A

Perhaps he'll take his shadow and be off to find his brother far away

A G D

Maybe he'll go

[Chorus 2]

G D

Early today, as my friend the policeman was sneering

Asus

I heard a rumbling

G D

Early today as the men of my office were leering

Asus

I ran out stumbling, mumbling

Asus4 A

Out through the laughter of children and dogs

[Verse 4]

A D G

Did you see our brother?

Asus4 A

He was here the other day

F#m Bm Em

But he only came to say that he can't breathe here

A D G

Did you see his lady?

Asus4 A

She was reaching for his hand

F#m Bm Em

Just as if to tell her man that she can't either

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