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Album - Long May You Run, J. Tillman
G* - 32003X
[Verse]
EmLet's go sBmtand out on the bAridge
Where the railraod iEms
BmWatch the cars eAscape
Are two sEmcarves in the wBmind
Blowing Athe same direction
Like two bEmanners behBmind the kings tArain
OhhhEmhhhhhBmhA  
OhhhEmhhhhhBmhA  
[Chorus]
EmI don't the pBmatience for a life of tE7reason
        G*
I have tried
EmI have done my time
                           Bm           E7  G*
Living in the shadow of the ties that bind
[Verse]
EmAlways tBmalk heroic tAmhings
Hanging by a stEmring
BmWe don't know where fArom 
When I'm fEmorty years oBmld
Will I rAegret what I'm told
Is a lEmife spent in bBmeauty and decAeit
OhhhEmhhhhhBmhA  
OhhhEmhhhhhBmhA  
[Chorus]
EmI don't the pBmatience for a life of tE7reason
        G*
I have tried
EmI have done my time
                           Bm           E7  G*
Living in the shadow of the ties that bind
EmOhhhhhhhhhooBmooo
                E7  G*
Ohhhhhhhhhoooooooooooooooo
EmOhhhhhhhhhooBmooo
                E7  G*
Ohhhhhhhhhoooooooooooooooo
[Outro]
EmI don't the pBmatience for a life of tE7reason
        G*
I have tried
EmI have done my time
                           Bm           E7  G*
Living in the shadow of the ties that bind

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Ties That Bind

by J. Tillman

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Chords in this song · guitar

Album - Long May You Run, J. Tillman

G* - 32003X

[Verse]

Em Bm A

Let's go stand out on the bridge

Where the railraod is

Bm A

Watch the cars escape

Em Bm

Are two scarves in the wind

Blowing the same direction

Em Bm A

Like two banners behind the kings train

Em Bm A

Ohhhhhhhhh

Em Bm A

Ohhhhhhhhh

[Chorus]

Em Bm E7

I don't the patience for a life of treason

I have tried

I have done my time

Bm E7 G

Living in the shadow of the ties that bind

[Verse]

Em Bm Am

Always talk heroic things

Hanging by a string

Bm A

We don't know where from

Em Bm

When I'm forty years old

Will I regret what I'm told

Em Bm A

Is a life spent in beauty and deceit

Em Bm A

Ohhhhhhhhh

Em Bm A

Ohhhhhhhhh

[Chorus]

Em Bm E7

I don't the patience for a life of treason

I have tried

I have done my time

Bm E7 G

Living in the shadow of the ties that bind

Em Bm

Ohhhhhhhhhooooo

E7 G

Ohhhhhhhhhoooooooooooooooo

Em Bm

Ohhhhhhhhhooooo

E7 G

Ohhhhhhhhhoooooooooooooooo

[Outro]

Em Bm E7

I don't the patience for a life of treason

I have tried

I have done my time

Bm E7 G

Living in the shadow of the ties that bind

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