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Ironbark

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[Verse]
GTime and tide and Cwind and weather
GHaven't made you Cchange a Glot
GYou're keeping everythinCg together
GSkin as thick as CironbGark
GStanding proud and Ctall and stately
GStrong against the Cwinds of Gstrife
GBut I've heard you're Cfeeling lately
GYou've been cut right Cdown by lifeG  
GYour skin might be as Cstrong as iron
GHeartwood might be Chard as Gstone
GBut one cut and the blood runs Cred and living
GAs any blood that Cever fGlowed
EmThe cold hard steel of the Amaxemans blow
EmThe winds of trouble and Amstrife
EmWon't bring you down for it's Amwell you know
EmYou were born to Amsurvive
GEverything dead Cset against you
GRoots sunk deep in Cstony Gground
GWhen life takes more than Cit presents you
GSink those deep roots Cdeeper downG  
GDon't let life keep Cyou from living
GDon't let your Cheart get Gpetrified
GKeep that lifeblood Cred and flowing
GKeep your iron Csoul Galive
GCircles tell the Ctale of living
GHard successes Chard Gdefeats
GEach ring spins it's Ctale of giving
GYou're everything that Cthis world Gneeds
EmThe cold hard steel of the Amaxemans blow
EmThe winds of trouble and Amstrife
EmWon't bring you down for it's Amwell you know
EmYou were born to Amsurvive

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Ironbark

by The Waifs

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[Verse]

G C

Time and tide and wind and weather

G C G

Haven't made you change a lot

G C

You're keeping everything together

G C G

Skin as thick as ironbark

G C

Standing proud and tall and stately

G C G

Strong against the winds of strife

G C

But I've heard you're feeling lately

G C G

You've been cut right down by life

G C

Your skin might be as strong as iron

G C G

Heartwood might be hard as stone

G C

But one cut and the blood runs red and living

G C G

As any blood that ever flowed

Em Am

The cold hard steel of the axemans blow

Em Am

The winds of trouble and strife

Em Am

Won't bring you down for it's well you know

Em Am

You were born to survive

G C

Everything dead set against you

G C G

Roots sunk deep in stony ground

G C

When life takes more than it presents you

G C G

Sink those deep roots deeper down

G C

Don't let life keep you from living

G C G

Don't let your heart get petrified

G C

Keep that lifeblood red and flowing

G C G

Keep your iron soul alive

G C

Circles tell the tale of living

G C G

Hard successes hard defeats

G C

Each ring spins it's tale of giving

G C G

You're everything that this world needs

Em Am

The cold hard steel of the axemans blow

Em Am

The winds of trouble and strife

Em Am

Won't bring you down for it's well you know

Em Am

You were born to survive

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