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[Verse 1]
GI put it all on one Amlast spin,
see I was Choping you might be Glucky.
GI lost it all like the winter loses Amto the spring,
now I’m Choping that you might Gforgive me.
[Pre-Chorus]
I’m Amthinking to myself though we never had much else we Calways had something Dsafe.
I Amcan’t understand as we made all these plans it Cfelt like we needed more Ddays.
[Chorus 1]
And the years go Amby and she Ctakes each morning Gwith her
Maybe Amtime is a Cstatue not a Griver.
[Verse 2]
Well I Gdrank away the last few years turned them into a single Ampicture
Wish I could Cshow you, but its fading by the Ghour
I’m Gtrying to find a new man a new way of Amliving
This one is Cgiving me a heart attackG  
[Pre-Chorus]
But there’s Amghosts at every door looking through my mind Ctrying to find things to Ddestroy
And I’m Amsure its speeding up a decade to me now feels like a Csummer when I was a Dboy
[Chorus 2]
And the years go Amby and I Cwait to be delGivered,
Maybe Amtime is a Cstatue not a Griver.
[Bridge]
AmWhy were you so Ckind to me?
AmWhy were you so Ckind?
E7Why were you so Amkind to me?
E7Why where you so Gkind?
[Chorus 3]
As the years went Amby and the Cnight is drawing Gcloser
Maybe Amtime is a Cheartbeat not a Griver
And the years go Amby and I Cwish I could go Gwith her
Maybe Amlove is a Cstatue not a Griver.

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Statues

by Will Varley

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[Verse 1]

G Am

I put it all on one last spin,

C G

see I was hoping you might be lucky.

G Am

I lost it all like the winter loses to the spring,

C G

now I’m hoping that you might forgive me.

[Pre-Chorus]

Am C D

I’m thinking to myself though we never had much else we always had something safe.

Am C D

I can’t understand as we made all these plans it felt like we needed more days.

[Chorus 1]

Am C G

And the years go by and she takes each morning with her

Am C G

Maybe time is a statue not a river.

[Verse 2]

G Am

Well I drank away the last few years turned them into a single picture

C G

Wish I could show you, but its fading by the hour

G Am

I’m trying to find a new man a new way of living

C G

This one is giving me a heart attack

[Pre-Chorus]

Am C D

But there’s ghosts at every door looking through my mind trying to find things to destroy

Am C D

And I’m sure its speeding up a decade to me now feels like a summer when I was a boy

[Chorus 2]

Am C G

And the years go by and I wait to be delivered,

Am C G

Maybe time is a statue not a river.

[Bridge]

Am C

Why were you so kind to me?

Am C

Why were you so kind?

E7 Am

Why were you so kind to me?

E7 G

Why where you so kind?

[Chorus 3]

Am C G

As the years went by and the night is drawing closer

Am C G

Maybe time is a heartbeat not a river

Am C G

And the years go by and I wish I could go with her

Am C G

Maybe love is a statue not a river.

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