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Clean Slate

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[Intro]
F
[Verse 1]
Well I Cwish I'd never Fsaid
The things I Cdid the morning Fafter
You had Amshared yourself with Am/F#me
In so many Fways
[Verse 2]
Now a dCining hall of kFids
In my Cmind erupts in Flaughter
AmTo see you now and thAm/F#en
In town Fthese days 
[Chorus]
And I Cwant to wipe it Foff
Now I Cwant to wipe it Foff
I Amwant to wipe it Am/F#off
                     F  C,F,C,F  
And get a clean slate
[Verse 3]
EveryCone I loved was Fill
In their Cmind or in their Fbody
And I Amknew not how to Am/F#heal
The things that Fweighed
[Verse 4]
And eCvery one of my Fattempts
Has onCly led me to a Ffolly
And the Amcomfort of this Am/F#hold on me persuaFdes
[Chorus]
And I Cwant to wipe it Foff
Now I Cwant to wipe it Foff
I Amwant to wipe it Am/F#off
          C             F  C,F,C,F,Am, Am/F#,F  
And get a clean slate
[Verse 5]
What a Clong time it has Fbeen
Since I Csat to hear to the wFind
See it Amcome a whistling its Am/F#little Ftunes
Now the Cmemories of Fyou
They can Carise and fall Fagain
I don't Amneed them to Am/F#remain in little Frooms
[Chorus]
I don't Cwant to wipe it Foff
I don't Cwant to wipe it Foff
WaAmnt to wipe it ofAm/F#f
And get a cFlean slate
[Chorus]
I wCant to wipe it oFff
NCo, you want to wFipe it off
No Amneed to wipe it Am/F#off
GFot a clean, Fclean, clean Cslate

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Clean Slate

by Erin Rae

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Am/F#

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

C F

Well I wish I'd never said

C F

The things I did the morning after

Am Am/F#

You had shared yourself with me

In so many ways

[Verse 2]

C F

Now a dining hall of kids

C F

In my mind erupts in laughter

Am Am/F#

To see you now and then

In town these days

[Chorus]

C F

And I want to wipe it off

C F

Now I want to wipe it off

Am Am/F#

I want to wipe it off

F C F C F

,,,

And get a clean slate

[Verse 3]

C F

Everyone I loved was ill

C F

In their mind or in their body

Am Am/F#

And I knew not how to heal

The things that weighed

[Verse 4]

C F

And every one of my attempts

C F

Has only led me to a folly

Am Am/F# F

And the comfort of this hold on me persuades

[Chorus]

C F

And I want to wipe it off

C F

Now I want to wipe it off

Am Am/F#

I want to wipe it off

C F C F C F Am Am/F# F

,,,,, ,

And get a clean slate

[Verse 5]

C F

What a long time it has been

C F

Since I sat to hear to the wind

Am Am/F# F

See it come a whistling its little tunes

C F

Now the memories of you

C F

They can arise and fall again

Am Am/F# F

I don't need them to remain in little rooms

[Chorus]

C F

I don't want to wipe it off

C F

I don't want to wipe it off

Am Am/F#

Want to wipe it off

And get a clean slate

[Chorus]

C F

I want to wipe it off

C F

No, you want to wipe it off

Am Am/F#

No need to wipe it off

F F C

Got a clean, clean, clean slate

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