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                                   Wye Oak - We Were Wealth
Capo 1
[Intro]
Fmaj7
[Verse 1]
FThough I am Ggrown,
I am living like a Cchild Fnow.
I Fwish, I Gwant:
Giving mysCelf eveFrything
GFearing the rFelease,
Keeping tDsus2he peace.
[Verse 2]
FSay, for Ginstance,
I pay money for an CobjFect
FSight uGnseen,
How is it that it sCpeaks for Fme,
GBorrowed Fnever earned,
In debt from Dsus2birth
[Bridge]
Fmaj7  F  A  F  A
[Chorus]
AFill Ethe Ddays Aat DanAy Ecost Aand Aspent Eyour DearAnings,
DEase Athe ElosAses
AWe Ewere Dwealth Aand Dwe Awere EmonAey,
AOf Ethe Dworld Aand DneeAding EnotAhing

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We Were Wealth

by Wye Oak

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

Chords in this song · guitar

Fmaj7

Dsus2

Wye Oak - We Were Wealth

Capo 1

[Intro]

Fmaj7

[Verse 1]

F G

Though I am grown,

C F

I am living like a child now.

F G

I wish, I want:

C F

Giving myself everything

G F

Fearing the release,

Dsus2

Keeping the peace.

[Verse 2]

F G

Say, for instance,

C F

I pay money for an object

F G

Sight unseen,

C F

How is it that it speaks for me,

G F

Borrowed never earned,

Dsus2

In debt from birth

[Bridge]

Fmaj7 F A F A

[Chorus]

A E D A D A E A A E D A

Fill the days at any cost and spent your earnings,

D A E A

Ease the losses

A E D A D A E A

We were wealth and we were money,

A E D A D A E A

Of the world and needing nothing

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