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Prior Things

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[Intro] x8
|Gb  
[Verse]
Just a fAbmew minutes after taking them I reaGblized
G#mHundreds of bBuzzing flies were all over Gbme
I looked Abmup and there you were, readGbing
You were Abmon your own, you were on vacBation
GbYou were on vacation
VaBcation means "leave"
Means "obliterate all prior thGbings"
[Verse]
Here, Bbmwhy don't I tBry
Why don't I Ebmtry to make you mine?
BbmWhy is a lBack of imaGbgination the crime?
BbmWhy don't I tBry
Why don't I tEbmry to make you miBne?
BbmWhy don't I bBack you up agGbainst this moment?
[Chorus]
So Abmwhen you finally go
And wBbmhen you choose to gEbmo
I resume my little rDboad
And nobody needs to knAbmow
Will know that I Ebmever meant to leave
My little lower roDbad
[Instrumental]
| Gb| Gb| Gb| Ebm|B  
| Gb| Gb| Gb| Ebm|B  
[Verse]
I watch the bBird feeder out back in Abmmy paEbmrents' yaGbrd
The wAbmeight of that blBuejay
The bully steals it Gball
And what must Abmhappen in your miGbnd
When you crAbmeate those siBlences?
Well never mGbind, I don't want to see
I Bknow it's got nothing to do with mGbe
Here, why don't I tBry
Why don't I tEbmry to move aside?
BI'm still soft, IGb'm still in my prime
BbmWhy don't I tBry
Why don't I Ebmtry to move aside
BI'm sBbmtill sBoft, it's sGbtill my time
[Chorus] x2
And wDbhen you finally Abmgo
When you chEbmoose to go
I resume my little rDboad
And nobody needs to Abmknow
Will know that GbI ever meant to meant to leEbmave
My little lower rDboad
[Outro]
(Repeat till fade)
| Gb| Gb| Gb| Ebm|B  
| Gb| Gb| Gb| Ebm|B  
[Finish]
Gb

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Prior Things

by Hop Along

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Abm

G#m

Bbm

Ebm

[Intro] x8

[Verse]

Abm Gb

Just a few minutes after taking them I realized

G#m B Gb

Hundreds of buzzing flies were all over me

Abm Gb

I looked up and there you were, reading

Abm B

You were on your own, you were on vacation

You were on vacation

Vacation means "leave"

Means "obliterate all prior things"

[Verse]

Bbm B

Here, why don't I try

Ebm

Why don't I try to make you mine?

Bbm B Gb

Why is a lack of imagination the crime?

Bbm B

Why don't I try

Ebm B

Why don't I try to make you mine?

Bbm B Gb

Why don't I back you up against this moment?

[Chorus]

Abm

So when you finally go

Bbm Ebm

And when you choose to go

I resume my little road

Abm

And nobody needs to know

Ebm

Will know that I ever meant to leave

My little lower road

[Instrumental]

Gb Gb Gb Ebm B

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Gb Gb Gb Ebm B

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[Verse]

B Abm Ebm Gb

I watch the bird feeder out back in my parents' yard

Abm B

The weight of that bluejay

The bully steals it all

Abm Gb

And what must happen in your mind

Abm B

When you create those silences?

Well never mind, I don't want to see

B Gb

I know it's got nothing to do with me

Here, why don't I try

Ebm

Why don't I try to move aside?

B Gb

I'm still soft, I'm still in my prime

Bbm B

Why don't I try

Ebm

Why don't I try to move aside

B Bbm B Gb

I'm still soft, it's still my time

[Chorus] x2

Db Abm

And when you finally go

Ebm

When you choose to go

I resume my little road

Abm

And nobody needs to know

Gb Ebm

Will know that I ever meant to meant to leave

My little lower road

[Outro]

(Repeat till fade)

Gb Gb Gb Ebm B

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Gb Gb Gb Ebm B

| | | | |

[Finish]

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