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[Intro]
G F C
G F C
[Verse 1]
GThere was a time
DmWhen you put your hand on the smGall of my bFack
CI was surprised that you toGuched me like that
But tGmhere in your hand was a Dmcurrent of life
DmI could hardly stand
I stayed still
And I diGdn't mention it
FOr if I did, I madCe some joGke of it
GIt was strange how I could fGmeel so saGne
So plain when you're around
G Dm C G F C
[Verse 2]
GAnd unbidden to me
There it rose, the fantasy
Colored rose and easy
Yeah, I could see it so simpDmle, unsubtle
Impossible, clearly
GAnd strange
Far and as close as a mountain range
GOn the horizon driving all day
There I was, so sane
So plain after everything
Gm G C G C
[Verse 3]
GmGas came down
From a buck-twenty
FThe joke was how
It bCroke the economy anyhow
GmThe dollar was down
FBut my friends opened businesses
There Cwere new children
GmAnd again, I didn't get married
FI wasn't clAmose to my faGmmily
And my dad was raising a child in NFairobi
She was tGmhree now, he told me
[Verse 4]
GmGas stations I laughed in
I noticed fucking everything
The light, the reflections
Different lGmanguages, your expressions
We would Gmfall down laughing
EGmffervescent
And aGmll over nothing, all over nothing
Just as though
It was a joke my Fwhole life through
EmAll of the pain and sorGmrow I knew
All of the Ctears that had fallen fFrom my eyes
CI can't say why
We waGlked in the park
Under the shadeAm  
I avFoided your eyes
CI was ashamed of my Gown mind
CNo SSRIs
My Gday is dark as your Cnight
Gm F C Gm F C
[Verse 5]
GOh, you got
The kindest of eyes
I cannot help but nCotice sometimes
GmBut you know, as do I
I cannot look twice without falling right
CInto the sweet and the tender line between
GmSomething I can and can never be
CAnd just then an ambGmulance
Passed on the street
And you took my arm reFflexivelyC  
[Refrain]
GThat was the year I was thirty
That was the year you were Gmthirty-one
That was the year that we lost, or we wonC  
GThat was the year I was thirty
That was the year you were Gmthirty-one
That was the year that we lost, or we wonC  

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Thirty

by The Weather Station

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[Intro]

G F C

[Verse 1]

There was a time

Dm G F

When you put your hand on the small of my back

C G

I was surprised that you touched me like that

Gm Dm

But there in your hand was a current of life

I could hardly stand

I stayed still

And I didn't mention it

F C G

Or if I did, I made some joke of it

G Gm G

It was strange how I could feel so sane

So plain when you're around

G Dm C G F C

[Verse 2]

And unbidden to me

There it rose, the fantasy

Colored rose and easy

Yeah, I could see it so simple, unsubtle

Impossible, clearly

And strange

Far and as close as a mountain range

On the horizon driving all day

There I was, so sane

So plain after everything

Gm G C G C

[Verse 3]

Gas came down

From a buck-twenty

The joke was how

It broke the economy anyhow

The dollar was down

But my friends opened businesses

There were new children

And again, I didn't get married

F Am Gm

I wasn't close to my family

And my dad was raising a child in Nairobi

She was three now, he told me

[Verse 4]

Gas stations I laughed in

I noticed fucking everything

The light, the reflections

Different languages, your expressions

We would fall down laughing

Effervescent

And all over nothing, all over nothing

Just as though

It was a joke my whole life through

Em Gm

All of the pain and sorrow I knew

C F

All of the tears that had fallen from my eyes

I can't say why

We walked in the park

Under the shade

I avoided your eyes

C G

I was ashamed of my own mind

No SSRIs

G C

My day is dark as your night

Gm F C Gm F C

[Verse 5]

Oh, you got

The kindest of eyes

I cannot help but notice sometimes

But you know, as do I

I cannot look twice without falling right

Into the sweet and the tender line between

Something I can and can never be

C Gm

And just then an ambulance

Passed on the street

F C

And you took my arm reflexively

[Refrain]

That was the year I was thirty

That was the year you were thirty-one

That was the year that we lost, or we won

That was the year I was thirty

That was the year you were thirty-one

That was the year that we lost, or we won

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