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Fates Cruel Hand

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album version: American lesion
[Verse 1]
There's a Gleaf in the Gm7sky and it's CfloaFmaj7ting on Ebby
A new season D7dawns but something is Gm7gone   F      Dm     EbOhhD7hh
There are Gdays in the Gm7past and Cdays Fmaj7waiting for Ebme
I don't nD7eed a visionGm7aryF  Dm  Eb  
In order to D7see
[Chorus]
Gm7You can Fdo what you Ebwant to D7me
'Cuz Gm7I don't Fhave the EbenerD7gy
To Gretreat or Ebhold Bbground or Gbarely to EbstaD7nd
But EbI feel the Dmsting from Gm7fate's Dmcruel Ebhand  OhhD7hh
[Interlude]
G Gm7 C Eb Bb G D7
[Verse 2]
Like a Gbond true and Gm7pure we're CneFmaj7ver  quite Ebsure
Our choice in the D7play as it erodes Gm7awayF  Dm  Eb  D7  
When you Gcan't, can't comGm7pete it Cends with Fmaj7total deEbfeat
You just let it D7go so nobody Gm7knowFsDm  Eb  
You're sufferD7ing
[Chorus]
Gm7You can Fdo what you Ebwant to D7me
'Cuz Gm7I don't Fhave the EbenerD7gy
To Gretreat or Ebhold Bbground or Gbarely to EbstaD7nd
But EbI feel the Dmsting from Gm7fate's Dmcruel   F  GhandEb  D7  
[Outro]
GHaEbnd    D7(x10)G  

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Fates Cruel Hand

by Greg Graffin

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Gm7

Fmaj7

album version: American lesion

[Verse 1]

G Gm7 C Fmaj7 Eb

There's a leaf in the sky and it's floating on by

D7 Gm7 F Dm Eb D7

A new season dawns but something is gone Ohhhh

G Gm7 C Fmaj7 Eb

There are days in the past and days waiting for me

D7 Gm7 F Dm Eb

I don't need a visionary

In order to see

[Chorus]

Gm7 F Eb D7

You can do what you want to me

Gm7 F Eb D7

'Cuz I don't have the energy

G Eb Bb G Eb D7

To retreat or hold ground or barely to stand

Eb Dm Gm7 Dm Eb D7

But I feel the sting from fate's cruel hand Ohhhh

[Interlude]

G Gm7 C Eb Bb G D7

[Verse 2]

G Gm7 C Fmaj7 Eb

Like a bond true and pure we're never quite sure

D7 Gm7 F Dm Eb D7

Our choice in the play as it erodes away

G Gm7 C Fmaj7 Eb

When you can't, can't compete it ends with total defeat

D7 Gm7 F Dm Eb

You just let it go so nobody knows

You're suffering

[Chorus]

Gm7 F Eb D7

You can do what you want to me

Gm7 F Eb D7

'Cuz I don't have the energy

G Eb Bb G Eb D7

To retreat or hold ground or barely to stand

Eb Dm Gm7 Dm F G Eb D7

But I feel the sting from fate's cruel hand

[Outro]

G Eb D7 G

Hand (x10)

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