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Tuning: DADGAD
Capo: 2nd fret
    D000200
    G550400
    A002200
   Bm024000
[Verse]
DI am six years old in the back of my mother's car
And GI will be seven in December
DShe will be gone by the beginning of next spring
And GI will be left to remember
To re Dmember
DI ask my little questions
She laughs a little laugh
But Gshe won't tell me where we're going
She Dlooks in my eyes with her eyes in the mirror
And says Gsome things you're better off not knowing
Not Dknowing
But AI don't know what her Gvoice sounds like
AI don't know what her Gskin feels like
I Aonly know what it Gmight feel like
When a Bmmother holds her Adaughter
When that Bmmother knows she's Aleaving this Glife
Leaving this Dlife
DShe's left with that reflection of me at six years old
And GI have her eyes in the mirror
Well Dshe and I, we are defined by what we have lost
GDon't you wonder whose loss is dearer
DDearer
AShe doesn't know what my Gvoice sounds like
AShe doesn't know what my Gskin feels like
And AI only know what it Gmight feel like
When a Bmmother holds her Adaughter
When that Bmmother knows she's Aleaving this Glife
Leaving this DlifeG  D  G  
And AI don't know what her Gvoice sounds like
And AI don't know what her Gskin feels like
I Aonly know what it Gmight feel like
When a Bmmother holds her Adaughter
When that Bmmother knows she's Aleaving this Glife
Leaving this Dlife
Leaving this Glife
Leaving this Dlife
Leaving this GlifeD  

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Leaving This Life

by Lori McKenna

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Tuning: DADGAD

Capo: 2nd fret

000200

550400

002200

024000

[Verse]

I am six years old in the back of my mother's car

And I will be seven in December

She will be gone by the beginning of next spring

And I will be left to remember

To re member

I ask my little questions

She laughs a little laugh

But she won't tell me where we're going

She looks in my eyes with her eyes in the mirror

And says some things you're better off not knowing

Not knowing

A G

But I don't know what her voice sounds like

A G

I don't know what her skin feels like

A G

I only know what it might feel like

Bm A

When a mother holds her daughter

Bm A G

When that mother knows she's leaving this life

Leaving this life

She's left with that reflection of me at six years old

And I have her eyes in the mirror

Well she and I, we are defined by what we have lost

Don't you wonder whose loss is dearer

Dearer

A G

She doesn't know what my voice sounds like

A G

She doesn't know what my skin feels like

A G

And I only know what it might feel like

Bm A

When a mother holds her daughter

Bm A G

When that mother knows she's leaving this life

D G D G

Leaving this life

A G

And I don't know what her voice sounds like

A G

And I don't know what her skin feels like

A G

I only know what it might feel like

Bm A

When a mother holds her daughter

Bm A G

When that mother knows she's leaving this life

Leaving this life

G D

Leaving this life

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