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Read About Memory

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[Intro] 
Cm
[Verse 1]
I remember drivin' Aband the smell of rain
And your Ebhands out the window Bbflyin' like a plane
CmI remember smilin' anAbd starin' at your face
EbLike it would disappear if I Bbblinked or looked away
AbYeah
Old hickory and your sack dress
Won't let me go just Ebyet
[Verse 2]
CmI remember sittin' Abon your folks' pull-out couch
You kept Ebsayin' it was cold, I was Bbstarin' at your mouth
And the Cmmore I read about memory the Abless I pay it mind
It's just a Ebstory that we tell ourselves, or at Bbmost, a lullaby
AbYeah
Your eyes and the EbTV glow
AbThey will not let me Ebgo
[Chorus 1]
EbAnd I know Bbwe Cmhad Ebour reasons Abwhy
EbBut I canBbnot Cmhold Ebthem in my mAbind
EbYeah I know Bbwe Cmhad Ebour reasons wAbhy
Instead EbI
[Verse 3]
CmI remember watchin' Abyou cross the room
EbI knew all your friends, BbI did not know you
CmAnd when you said your name, AbI felt vaguely sick
EbAnd the whole world swum beneath us, BbI loved you so quick
AbYeah
You laughed and turned your head
I can't get free of Ebit
Eb Bb Eb
[Chorus 2]
EbAnd I know Bbwe Cmhad Ebour reasons Abwhy
EbBut I canBbnot Cmhold Ebthem in my Abmind
EbYeah I know Bbwe Cmhad Ebsome real bad Abtimes
EbBut I canBbnot Cmhold Ebthem in my Abmind
[Outro]
EbIn my Abmind
EbIn my Abmind
EbIn my Abmind
EbIn my Abmind

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Read About Memory

by Donovan Woods

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[Intro]

[Verse 1]

I remember drivin' and the smell of rain

Eb Bb

And your hands out the window flyin' like a plane

Cm Ab

I remember smilin' and starin' at your face

Eb Bb

Like it would disappear if I blinked or looked away

Yeah

Old hickory and your sack dress

Won't let me go just yet

[Verse 2]

Cm Ab

I remember sittin' on your folks' pull-out couch

Eb Bb

You kept sayin' it was cold, I was starin' at your mouth

Cm Ab

And the more I read about memory the less I pay it mind

Eb Bb

It's just a story that we tell ourselves, or at most, a lullaby

Yeah

Your eyes and the TV glow

Ab Eb

They will not let me go

[Chorus 1]

Eb Bb Cm Eb Ab

And I know we had our reasons why

Eb Bb Cm Eb Ab

But I cannot hold them in my mind

Eb Bb Cm Eb Ab

Yeah I know we had our reasons why

Instead I

[Verse 3]

Cm Ab

I remember watchin' you cross the room

Eb Bb

I knew all your friends, I did not know you

Cm Ab

And when you said your name, I felt vaguely sick

Eb Bb

And the whole world swum beneath us, I loved you so quick

Yeah

You laughed and turned your head

I can't get free of it

Eb Bb Eb

[Chorus 2]

Eb Bb Cm Eb Ab

And I know we had our reasons why

Eb Bb Cm Eb Ab

But I cannot hold them in my mind

Eb Bb Cm Eb Ab

Yeah I know we had some real bad times

Eb Bb Cm Eb Ab

But I cannot hold them in my mind

[Outro]

Eb Ab

In my mind

Eb Ab

In my mind

Eb Ab

In my mind

Eb Ab

In my mind

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