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Growing Souls
From the album Strong Feelings
[INTRO]
G D G D G D Em
[VERSE 1]
It was a fCa-tGal blDow
CJust to hGear the bEmell
The crGowd was uDp the sCide C/Bof the blAmuff
And the mountain fDell
Then a oCne-wGay rDide
CThrough the grGaveyard gEmates
The prGettiest sDong you're nCever gC/Bonna hAmear
Until it's too lDate
[CHORUS]
Nearer my GCod,
Nearer my GGod,
Nearer my GCod, 
she came to Emme
Said it don't mCatter 
how the story's tGoldG/F#  Em  Am  
AbDout these growing sEmouls
[INTERLUDE]
C G D Em C G D
[VERSE 2]
I broke thrCough etGernal skDies
To the CCaribbGean SEmea
GBusted his flDaps at the fCoot of C/Bhope and rAmoam
The halfway trDee
Where the eCndlGess sDong 
Cis carried oGut on the wEmind
DGeep in the nDight, the tCerror C/Band the tAmoll
She came Din
[CHORUS]
Nearer my GCod,
Nearer my GGod,
Nearer my GCod, 
it came to Emme
Said it don't mCatter 
how the story's tGoldG/F#  Em  Am  
AbDout these growing sEmouls
[OUTRO]
G D G D G D Em

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Growing Souls

by Doug Paisley

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/B

G/F#

Growing Souls

From the album Strong Feelings

[INTRO]

G D G D G D Em

[VERSE 1]

C G D

It was a fa-tal blow

C G Em

Just to hear the bell

G D C C/B Am

The crowd was up the side of the bluff

And the mountain fell

C G D

Then a one-way ride

C G Em

Through the graveyard gates

G D C C/B Am

The prettiest song you're never gonna hear

Until it's too late

[CHORUS]

Nearer my God,

she came to me

Said it don't matter

G G/F# Em Am

how the story's told

D Em

About these growing souls

[INTERLUDE]

C G D Em C G D

[VERSE 2]

C G D

I broke through eternal skies

C G Em

To the Caribbean Sea

G D C C/B Am

Busted his flaps at the foot of hope and roam

The halfway tree

C G D

Where the endless song

C G Em

is carried out on the wind

G D C C/B Am

Deep in the night, the terror and the toll

She came in

[CHORUS]

Nearer my God,

it came to me

Said it don't matter

G G/F# Em Am

how the story's told

D Em

About these growing souls

[OUTRO]

G D G D G D Em

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