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[Verse]
DSummer in Suburbia we'd catch fF#mireflies
Put them Bmin a jar and watch them dAie
DYou and me baby we could of gF#mone so far
Could have Bmhad two cars and lived a sweet sweet lAie
[Chorus]
EmAnd everyone's telling me now that you were just my Dbest friend
EmAnd how can I explain to them that some tAhings never end
[Verse]
DAnd the years go by and the lF#mights go dim
And when she Bmthinks of him does she start to Acry
[Instrumental]
D  F#m  Bm  A    D  F#m  Bm  A
[Verse]
DAnd there must have been a thousand times I could F#mhave had your hand
I could have Bmbeen your man, you could have been my lAight
DAnd the reasons why they don't count F#manymore
I put them Bmin a drawer the night we dAied
[Chorus]
EmAnd all those books that tell you jDust what to do
EmThey don't matter now because I think you alAways knew
[Verse]
DAnd the children run and play and they F#mmark the time
Before they Bmget in line with me and Ayou
[Instrumental]
D  F#m  Bm  A   D  F#m  Bm  A   Em  D   Em  D   D  F#m  Bm  A

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History

by Elliott Murphy

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F#m

[Verse]

D F#m

Summer in Suburbia we'd catch fireflies

Bm A

Put them in a jar and watch them die

D F#m

You and me baby we could of gone so far

Bm A

Could have had two cars and lived a sweet sweet lie

[Chorus]

Em D

And everyone's telling me now that you were just my best friend

Em A

And how can I explain to them that some things never end

[Verse]

D F#m

And the years go by and the lights go dim

Bm A

And when she thinks of him does she start to cry

[Instrumental]

D F#m Bm A D F#m Bm A

[Verse]

D F#m

And there must have been a thousand times I could have had your hand

Bm A

I could have been your man, you could have been my light

D F#m

And the reasons why they don't count anymore

Bm A

I put them in a drawer the night we died

[Chorus]

Em D

And all those books that tell you just what to do

Em A

They don't matter now because I think you always knew

[Verse]

D F#m

And the children run and play and they mark the time

Bm A

Before they get in line with me and you

[Instrumental]

D F#m Bm A D F#m Bm A Em D Em D D F#m Bm A

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