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Toil - Ben Marwood
Capo: 4
[Chorus]
GIf you hear this song aloud when DmI am not around
Please know that Ameverything will be alright
And Clife can't hurt you now
If your Gsick of days aquiver
Is it Dmtime to stand and shout?
Send your Amenemies to hiding inCstead of hiding out
[Intrumental]
|  Em| % |  Am| % |  G|  Dm|  Am|  C-
[Verse 1]
CBelieve me when I Gsay I'm at peace with the day
When the Amdead will rise and take me to my Ggrave
But it's Dmeasier to Amlook the o-tC-h-e-r Amway
And no Emmatter what your fucking neighbours Gsay
I refDmuse to sober Amup and so dEmec - Ga - Cay
It's what Amyou say  ... Cheh - ey
[Chorus]
GIf you hear this song aloud when DmI am not around
Please know that Ameverything will be alright
And Clife can't hurt you now
If your Gsick of days aquiver
Is it Dmtime to stand and shout?
Send your Amenemies to hiding inCstead of hiding out .. Oh EmLord
[Intrumental]
|  Em| % |  Am| % |  G|  Dm|  Am|  C-
[Verse 2]
Believe me when I Emshout
There's no point   Cfreaking out
You can't Amclaim a single second lost  Gto doubt
It's the Dmmovement of the aAmtmosphere
The Cway you choose to Amdisappear
The sEmilent shout that's Gwhat you hear
Back Dmup your regrets
And wind Cdown the days you AmtoilC  
WrAmite my name into   Cthe soil
[Chorus]
GIf you hear this song aloud when DmI am not around
Please know that Ameverything will be alright
And Clife can't hurt you now
If your Gsick of days aquiver
Is it Dmtime to stand and shout?
Send your Amenemies to hiding inCstead of hiding out
[Chorus]
GAnd yes it's true we've loved and lost but Dmin the end we've won
We've the Ambest in friends and family and an Cendless thirst for fun
With a Glove of the macabre and a Dmsideline for bad jokes
We'd Amrather sing of Lovecraft than Csit through Ho-lly - Go-o - Dmo-aks
AmNo no no, Cno
[Intrumental]
|  Em|  Dm|  C| % |  Am|  C-
[Outro]
GIf you hear this song aloud when DmI am not around
Please know that Ameverything will be alright
Though CI am in the ground
'Cause it Gisn't where you finish, it's the Dmway you run this race
And I Amintend to go the distance, but I'll Cdo it at my own pace

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Toil

by Ben Marwood

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Toil - Ben Marwood

Capo: 4

[Chorus]

G Dm

If you hear this song aloud when I am not around

Please know that everything will be alright

And life can't hurt you now

If your sick of days aquiver

Is it time to stand and shout?

Am C

Send your enemies to hiding instead of hiding out

[Intrumental]

Em Am G Dm Am C

| | % | | % | | | | -

[Verse 1]

C G

Believe me when I say I'm at peace with the day

Am G

When the dead will rise and take me to my grave

Dm Am C Am

But it's easier to look the o-t-h-e-r way

Em G

And no matter what your fucking neighbours say

Dm Am Em G C

I refuse to sober up and so dec - a - ay

Am C

It's what you say ... heh - ey

[Chorus]

G Dm

If you hear this song aloud when I am not around

Please know that everything will be alright

And life can't hurt you now

If your sick of days aquiver

Is it time to stand and shout?

Am C Em

Send your enemies to hiding instead of hiding out .. Oh Lord

[Intrumental]

Em Am G Dm Am C

| | % | | % | | | | -

[Verse 2]

Believe me when I shout

There's no point freaking out

Am G

You can't claim a single second lost to doubt

Dm Am

It's the movement of the atmosphere

C Am

The way you choose to disappear

Em G

The silent shout that's what you hear

Back up your regrets

C Am C

And wind down the days you toil

Am C

Write my name into the soil

[Chorus]

G Dm

If you hear this song aloud when I am not around

Please know that everything will be alright

And life can't hurt you now

If your sick of days aquiver

Is it time to stand and shout?

Am C

Send your enemies to hiding instead of hiding out

[Chorus]

G Dm

And yes it's true we've loved and lost but in the end we've won

Am C

We've the best in friends and family and an endless thirst for fun

G Dm

With a love of the macabre and a sideline for bad jokes

Am C G Dm

We'd rather sing of Lovecraft than sit through Ho-lly - o-o - o-aks

Am C

No no no, no

[Intrumental]

Em Dm C Am C

| | | | % | | -

[Outro]

G Dm

If you hear this song aloud when I am not around

Please know that everything will be alright

Though I am in the ground

G Dm

'Cause it isn't where you finish, it's the way you run this race

Am C

And I intend to go the distance, but I'll do it at my own pace

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