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[Verse 1]
CAnd lover, where’d you lose Fmaj7/Cyour patience 
I know you had Cyour patience 
And I was juFmaj7/Cst a kid 
[Verse 2]
CAnd clueless, you never stop to Fmaj7/Cwonder 
If lightning strikes the Cthunder 
Or if it’s just coiFmaj7/Cncidence 
[Chorus 1]
CEvery time your father beat you down 
You told him, "Dad it wont be long," 
And as your Fmaj7/Ctiny body slept that night, I had my lamplight burning strong
[Verse 3]
CAnd hated 
Your bedroom is a Fmaj7/Cdark place, but you've broken all Cthe doorways 
And now you're stuck Fmaj7/Cinside 
[Verse 4]
CBut hopeful
Your memory's Fmaj7/Cstill around though, you can see it from your Cwindow 
As it starts to Fmaj7/Cpass you by 
[Pre-Chorus]
AmNow I'm in your car, you hold your apples in your arms 
You're a Fmaj7/Cfriend I used to know, but you still lean against my walls 
Tell me Ambeauty I won't bluff, I set my mind to worthless stuff 
But I was Fmaj7/Choping you'd have the decadence, the appetite of love 
But that's Calright, yeah that’s Fmaj7/Calright 
[Chorus 2]
CEvery time your father beat you down 
You told him, "Dad it wont be long," 
And as your Fmaj7/Ctiny body slept that night, I had my lamplight burning strong 
And when you Ccame to me, and said, "We gotta leave," 
And so we took your parents' car 
And as your Fmaj7/Ctiny body slept that night, I had my lamplight burning strong 
And when we Cgot away, but in a couple days 
We crashed in Arkansas 
And as your Fmaj7/Ctiny body slept that night, I had my lamplight burning strong 
And when the Ccop cars came and took you away 
I knew I had to write this song 
And as your Fmaj7/Ctiny body slept that night, I had my lamplight burning strong
 C   Fmaj7/Cx3

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Lamplight

by Del Water Gap

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Fmaj7/C

[Verse 1]

C Fmaj7/C

And lover, where’d you lose your patience

I know you had your patience

Fmaj7/C

And I was just a kid

[Verse 2]

C Fmaj7/C

And clueless, you never stop to wonder

If lightning strikes the thunder

Fmaj7/C

Or if it’s just coincidence

[Chorus 1]

Every time your father beat you down

You told him, "Dad it wont be long,"

Fmaj7/C

And as your tiny body slept that night, I had my lamplight burning strong

[Verse 3]

And hated

Fmaj7/C C

Your bedroom is a dark place, but you've broken all the doorways

Fmaj7/C

And now you're stuck inside

[Verse 4]

But hopeful

Fmaj7/C C

Your memory's still around though, you can see it from your window

Fmaj7/C

As it starts to pass you by

[Pre-Chorus]

Now I'm in your car, you hold your apples in your arms

Fmaj7/C

You're a friend I used to know, but you still lean against my walls

Tell me beauty I won't bluff, I set my mind to worthless stuff

Fmaj7/C

But I was hoping you'd have the decadence, the appetite of love

C Fmaj7/C

But that's alright, yeah that’s alright

[Chorus 2]

Every time your father beat you down

You told him, "Dad it wont be long,"

Fmaj7/C

And as your tiny body slept that night, I had my lamplight burning strong

And when you came to me, and said, "We gotta leave,"

And so we took your parents' car

Fmaj7/C

And as your tiny body slept that night, I had my lamplight burning strong

And when we got away, but in a couple days

We crashed in Arkansas

Fmaj7/C

And as your tiny body slept that night, I had my lamplight burning strong

And when the cop cars came and took you away

I knew I had to write this song

Fmaj7/C

And as your tiny body slept that night, I had my lamplight burning strong

C Fmaj7/C

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