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Before We Retire

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Album - Long May You Run, J. Tillman
*Listen to the song for hammer-ons and pull-offs
 Em/D- 020000
[Intro]
C  F  Am
C  F  Am  C
[Verse 1]
MayFbe we should take some tAmimeC  
CLong enough to lFet the blood dAmry
On both sCidesF  
On bAmoth sCidesF  Am  C  
[Verse 2]
FMaybe if we just slow doAmwnC  
CLong enough to lFay our sons dAmown
And we rCetireF  
Before wAme
RetCireF  Am  
[Instrumental]
C  Em/D  Am
C  Em/D  Am  C
[Verse 3]
The Fonly thing that reAmmainsC  
CAre graves to dFig and rich mans gaAmmes
That you had to pClayF  
That you hAmad
To pClayF  Am  C  
[Verse 4]
The oFnly thing they'll take from AmmeC  
CIs a life of pFeace and dreamless sAmleep
Dreamless slCeepF  
Ohhhhhh dAmream....less slCeepF  Am  
[Instrumental]
C  Em/D  Am
C  Em/D  Am  C
[Verse 5]
I gFuess I'd rather have my lAmimbsC  
CSo you've got Fsomething to sleep iAmn
Than to be fCreeF  
Ohhhhh Amto... be fCreeF  Am  C  
[Verse 6]
BrFother I'll live in chaAminsC  
CThan have you Fas a cell mAmate
[Outro]
Before a CmeeEm/DeeeemoAmry
Before a CmeeEm/DeeeemoAmry
Before a CmeeEm/DeeeemoAmry
Before a CmeeEm/DeeeemoAmry
         C  Em/D  Am

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Before We Retire

by J. Tillman

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em/D

Album - Long May You Run, J. Tillman

*Listen to the song for hammer-ons and pull-offs

Em/D

- 020000

[Intro]

C F Am

C F Am C

[Verse 1]

F Am C

Maybe we should take some time

C F Am

Long enough to let the blood dry

C F

On both sides

Am C F Am C

On both sides

[Verse 2]

F Am C

Maybe if we just slow down

C F Am

Long enough to lay our sons down

C F

And we retire

Before we

C F Am

Retire

[Instrumental]

C Em/D Am

C Em/D Am C

[Verse 3]

F Am C

The only thing that remains

C F Am

Are graves to dig and rich mans games

C F

That you had to play

That you had

C F Am C

To play

[Verse 4]

F Am C

The only thing they'll take from me

C F Am

Is a life of peace and dreamless sleep

C F

Dreamless sleep

Am C F Am

Ohhhhhh dream....less sleep

[Instrumental]

C Em/D Am

C Em/D Am C

[Verse 5]

F Am C

I guess I'd rather have my limbs

C F Am

So you've got something to sleep in

C F

Than to be free

Am C F Am C

Ohhhhh to... be free

[Verse 6]

F Am C

Brother I'll live in chains

C F Am

Than have you as a cell mate

[Outro]

C Em/D Am

Before a meeeeeemory

C Em/D Am

Before a meeeeeemory

C Em/D Am

Before a meeeeeemory

C Em/D Am

Before a meeeeeemory

C Em/D Am

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