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Capo 1
Optional Chords:
Fmaj7|033210|
[Intro]
Cmaj7 C Cmaj C Am   Fmaj7        Fmaj7
Cmaj7 C Cmaj C Am   Fmaj7        Fmaj7
[Verse]
Cmaj7this is Cthe time
Cmaj7that I would like to Cacknowledge
Amall of those Fmaj7in our livesFmaj7  
Cmaj7if we could Ctake a moment
Cmaj7and just live up to Cit own it
Amthat would Fmaj7be just fineFmaj7  
because they Cmake these Cmaj7sacrifices
just to Cget us Cmaj7through the Amnight
and Fmaj7all of us sorted
it's like Fmaj7who turned off the lights
and I Clook up Cmaj7to my mother
and a Ctear comes Cmaj7to her eye
but she Dm7will be alright (Amalright)
[Bridge]
AmAlright 
Fmaj7Alright 
Fmaj7Alright 
Cmaj7Alright
AmAlright 
Fmaj7Alright 
Fmaj7Alright 
CAlright (and then she says)
[Chorus]
Amgood to know
Fmaj7just won't make it
Ckid you gotta take it
Cinto your own hands
Amoh my gosh
Fmaj7it's making sense
Cwith all this time we're hangin round
Csittin on the fences
Amgood to know
Fmaj7just doesn't make it
Ckid you gotta take it
Cinto your own hands
Amoh my gosh
Fmaj7it's making sense
Cwith all this time we're hangin round
Csittin on the fences
      Am   Fmaj7the fences
      C   Cthe fences
[Verse]
so Cmaj7take a lCook around you
Cmaj7these pCeople founded Amyou
Fmaj7from a conversationFmaj7  
and Cmaj7how bout a Choller for all-of-the 
Cmaj7adults who Cdon't get bothered
Fmaj7when you keep them waitingFmaj7  
what about that Cmaj77: 00 ACM call
can you come Cmaj7get me aCt this placeAm  
and there's a Fmaj7hole in the rug
from all the Fmaj7steps that you've been pacing
and I Cmaj7look up Cto my father
and I Cmaj7thank him Cfor his patience
DmI finally say it
AmI think we'll make it
[Bridge]
Amwe finally made it
Fmaj7we really made it
Fmaj7Uhh Uhh..
CYep. (and then he says)
[Chorus]
Amgood to know
Fmaj7just doesn't make it
Ckid you gotta take it
Cinto your own hands
Amoh my gosh
Fmaj7it's making sense
Cwith all this time we're hangin round
Csittin on the fences
Amgood to know
Fmaj7just doesn't make it
Ckid you gotta take it
Cinto your own hands
Amoh my gosh
Fmaj7it's making sense
Cwith all this time we're hangin round
Csittin on the fences
[Outro]
   Am  Fmaj7(the fences)       C  C(the fences)
   Am  Fmaj7(the fences)       C  C(the fences)
   Am  Fmaj7(the fences)       C  C(the fences)
   Am  Fmaj7(the fences)       C        C  

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Fences

by Magic Bronson

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Cmaj7

Cmaj

Fmaj7

Dm7

Capo 1

Optional Chords:

Fmaj7

|033210|

[Intro]

Cmaj7 C Cmaj C Am Fmaj7 Fmaj7

[Verse]

Cmaj7 C

this is the time

Cmaj7 C

that I would like to acknowledge

Am Fmaj7 Fmaj7

all of those in our lives

Cmaj7 C

if we could take a moment

Cmaj7 C

and just live up to it own it

Am Fmaj7 Fmaj7

that would be just fine

C Cmaj7

because they make these sacrifices

C Cmaj7 Am

just to get us through the night

Fmaj7

and all of us sorted

Fmaj7

it's like who turned off the lights

C Cmaj7

and I look up to my mother

C Cmaj7

and a tear comes to her eye

Dm7 Am

but she will be alright (alright)

[Bridge]

Alright

Fmaj7

Alright

Fmaj7

Alright

Cmaj7

Alright

Fmaj7

Alright

Fmaj7

Alright

Alright (and then she says)

[Chorus]

good to know

Fmaj7

just won't make it

kid you gotta take it

into your own hands

oh my gosh

Fmaj7

it's making sense

with all this time we're hangin round

sittin on the fences

good to know

Fmaj7

just doesn't make it

kid you gotta take it

into your own hands

oh my gosh

Fmaj7

it's making sense

with all this time we're hangin round

sittin on the fences

Am Fmaj7

the fences

C C

the fences

[Verse]

Cmaj7 C

so take a look around you

Cmaj7 C Am

these people founded you

Fmaj7 Fmaj7

from a conversation

Cmaj7 C

and how bout a holler for all-of-the

Cmaj7 C

adults who don't get bothered

Fmaj7 Fmaj7

when you keep them waiting

Cmaj7 C

what about that 7: 00 AM call

Cmaj7 C Am

can you come get me at this place

Fmaj7

and there's a hole in the rug

Fmaj7

from all the steps that you've been pacing

Cmaj7 C

and I look up to my father

Cmaj7 C

and I thank him for his patience

I finally say it

I think we'll make it

[Bridge]

we finally made it

Fmaj7

we really made it

Fmaj7

Uhh Uhh..

Yep. (and then he says)

[Chorus]

good to know

Fmaj7

just doesn't make it

kid you gotta take it

into your own hands

oh my gosh

Fmaj7

it's making sense

with all this time we're hangin round

sittin on the fences

good to know

Fmaj7

just doesn't make it

kid you gotta take it

into your own hands

oh my gosh

Fmaj7

it's making sense

with all this time we're hangin round

sittin on the fences

[Outro]

Am Fmaj7 C C

(the fences) (the fences)

Am Fmaj7 C C

(the fences) (the fences)

Am Fmaj7 C C

(the fences) (the fences)

Am Fmaj7 C C

(the fences)

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