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What We Leave Behind

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 42Position: 1

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[Intro]
  C/G    G    Am   F(x2)
[Post-Chorus]
C/GOhh woo Gooh
AmOhh woo Fooh
C/GOhh woo Gooh
COhhh
[Verse]
 C/GThese roads never end,  Am'til they reach the water
 Fthen in and out,  Gsons and daughters
 C/GWhen you find your way,  Amdrifting through your stays
 FYou take the mess you Gmade 
[Chorus]
FI don't care where Gyou come from or,C/G  
GWhat your Mamma Amtaught you.
FAll we are is, Gwhat we leave behC/Gind
[Post-Chorus]
C/Gohh Woo oGhh
Amohh woo  Fohh
C/Gohh woo  Gohh   Cohhh-
[Verse]
 C/GThese roads never end,  Am'til they reach the water
 Fthen in and out,  GMothers and fathers
 C/GYou are not alone,  Amproofs in the flesh and bone
 FYoung eyes watchiGng you
[Chorus]
and FI don't care where Gyou come from or,C/G  
GWhat your papa Amtaught you.
 FAll we are is, Gwhat we leave behC/Gind.
[Bridge]
 Will E7you
  Amburn it to the ground,  FBury what can be found
  GIn the soil under the C/Gsun?G  
  AmIn the midst of all the Fchaos callin',
  AmWill you run or guide the Gway from falling?
[Chorus]
 FI don't care where,  Gyou come from orC/G  
WGhat your mama tAmaught you
 FAll the lessons,  Gright or wrong don'C/Gt
 mean you're Gbound to fAmollow
FAll we are is  Gwhat we leave beAmhind.
FAll we are is  Gwhat we leave behC/Gind.
[Outro]
C/Gohh  Woo  Gohh
Amohh woo  Fohh
C/GOhh woo Gooh
AmOhh woo Fooh
C/GOhh woo Gooh
AmOhh woo Fooh
C/Gohh woo  Gohh
Cohhh
[Intro]
e|--C/G------1-----------G-----3------|Am------0------F------1-----|
B|----------2---------------3-----|--------1------------1---|
G|------------(0)-------------(0)-|----------2------------2-|    x3
D|---2----------------------------|---2------------3--------|
A|-3-------------------2----------|-0-----------------------|
E|-------------------3------------|-------------1-----------|
 Ending[4th time through]
e|--C/G------1---------G-------3------|--C---0------0------0-----|
B|----------2---------------3-----|-------1------1------1---|
G|------------(0)-------------(0)-|----------------0--------|   
D|---2----------------------------|---------2-------------2-|
A|-3-------------------2----------|--33---------------------|
E|-------------------3------------|-------------------------|

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What We Leave Behind

by Chuck Ragan

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/G

[Intro]

C/G G Am F

(x2)

[Post-Chorus]

C/G G

Ohh woo ooh

Am F

Ohh woo ooh

C/G G

Ohh woo ooh

Ohhh

[Verse]

C/G Am

These roads never end, 'til they reach the water

F G

then in and out, sons and daughters

C/G Am

When you find your way, drifting through your stays

F G

You take the mess you made

[Chorus]

F G C/G

I don't care where you come from or,

G Am

What your Mamma taught you.

F G C/G

All we are is, what we leave behind

[Post-Chorus]

C/G G

ohh Woo ohh

Am F

ohh woo ohh

C/G G C

ohh woo ohh ohhh-

[Verse]

C/G Am

These roads never end, 'til they reach the water

F G

then in and out, Mothers and fathers

C/G Am

You are not alone, proofs in the flesh and bone

F G

Young eyes watching you

[Chorus]

F G C/G

and I don't care where you come from or,

G Am

What your papa taught you.

F G C/G

All we are is, what we leave behind.

[Bridge]

Will you

Am F

burn it to the ground, Bury what can be found

G C/G G

In the soil under the sun?

Am F

In the midst of all the chaos callin',

Am G

Will you run or guide the way from falling?

[Chorus]

F G C/G

I don't care where, you come from or

G Am

What your mama taught you

F G C/G

All the lessons, right or wrong don't

G Am

mean you're bound to follow

F G Am

All we are is what we leave behind.

F G C/G

All we are is what we leave behind.

[Outro]

C/G G

ohh Woo ohh

Am F

ohh woo ohh

C/G G

Ohh woo ooh

Am F

Ohh woo ooh

C/G G

Ohh woo ooh

Am F

Ohh woo ooh

C/G G

ohh woo ohh

ohhh

[Intro]

C/G G Am F

e|--------1----------------3------|------0------------1-----|

B|----------2---------------3-----|--------1------------1---|

G|------------(0)-------------(0)-|----------2------------2-| x3

D|---2----------------------------|---2------------3--------|

A|-3-------------------2----------|-0-----------------------|

E|-------------------3------------|-------------1-----------|

Ending

[4th time through]

C/G G C

e|--------1----------------3------|-----0------0------0-----|

B|----------2---------------3-----|-------1------1------1---|

G|------------(0)-------------(0)-|----------------0--------|

D|---2----------------------------|---------2-------------2-|

A|-3-------------------2----------|--33---------------------|

E|-------------------3------------|-------------------------|

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