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Guster — Dear Valentine
[Intro] 
D  Am  Em  C
[Verse 1]
CAs I fall Dasleep, to black and white AmTV
Fly far Emaway, in my recurring dCream
CEach winter Ddrains electrAmicity
AmThere are words to Emsay
EmThere are songs to sCing
CBut I can hardly Amspeak at Call
[Chorus]
GHome, I'm on my Fway to a holiAmday in real Ctime
GFloat, hold my own Fweight, say we'll be AmOK
AmDear ValenCtine
[Bridge]
D  Am  Em  C
D  Am  Em  C  Am/A
[Verse 2]
DNow quietly peek across the Amstreet
Perfectly Emkept, perfectly Cneat
CBut it's not cAmomplete, no not at Call
[Chorus]
GHome, I'm on my Fway to a holiAmday in real Ctime
GFloat, hold my own Fweight, say we'll be AmOK
AmDear ValenCtine
[Outro]
G  F  Am  C
GEnd Fon AmGC  C  

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Dear Valentine

by Guster

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Am/A

Guster — Dear Valentine

[Intro]

D Am Em C

[Verse 1]

C D Am

As I fall asleep, to black and white TV

Em C

Fly far away, in my recurring dream

C D Am

Each winter drains electricity

Am Em

There are words to say

Em C

There are songs to sing

C Am C

But I can hardly speak at all

[Chorus]

G F Am C

Home, I'm on my way to a holiday in real time

G F Am

Float, hold my own weight, say we'll be OK

Am C

Dear Valentine

[Bridge]

D Am Em C

D Am Em C Am/A

[Verse 2]

D Am

Now quietly peek across the street

Em C

Perfectly kept, perfectly neat

C Am C

But it's not complete, no not at all

[Chorus]

G F Am C

Home, I'm on my way to a holiday in real time

G F Am

Float, hold my own weight, say we'll be OK

Am C

Dear Valentine

[Outro]

G F Am C

G F Am C C

End on G

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