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The Last Nail

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[Intro]
C  G  Fmaj7
[Verse 1]
 CI saw you Am7running ahEmead of the Em7crowd
Fmaj7I chased but never thought I'd Ccatch youG  
 CYou said you Am7loved me but you Emhad to be Em7free and I Fmaj7let you
 CWhy did I Glet you
[Verse 2]
CWe walked toAm7gether through the Emgardens and gEm7raves
 Fmaj7I watched you grow to be a wComanG  
 CLiving on pAm7romises that Emnobody Em7gave to Fmaj7no one
They were given to no ConeEm  A  
[Interlude]
(A)     D     Am  D  
[Verse 3]
CI started lAm7istening to the Emwind and the Em7rain
 Fmaj7You strained your ears but could hear nCothingG  
 COne night I Am7thought I heard them Emwhisper my Em7name
And I went Fmaj7running
[Verse 4]
 CI left a Am7trail of footprints Emdeep in the sEm7now
 Fmaj7I swore one day I would retCrace themG  
 CBut when I tAm7urned around I fEmound that the Em7wind had eraFmaj7sed them
Now I'll never replCace tEmhemA  
[Chorus]
 GFly awaEmy, my sweet bird, Aover the lCand
 GTake Emlife for all the frAeedom you cCan
 GBut if Emyou ever Ashould need a Cman
Well, the Aoffer still Cstands
[Interlude]
C  G  Fmaj7
[Verse 5]
 CI hear you've Am7taken on a Emhusband and Em7child
 Fmaj7And live somewhere in PennsylCvaniaG  
 CI never thAmought you'd ever Emsever the Em7string, but I can't Fmaj7blame you none
 CSo let the Am7ashes fall and Emlay where they wEm7ill
 Fmaj7Just say that once you used to Cknow meG  
 COne last time Amsing that old song Emwe used to Em7know
But Fmaj7this time sing - Fmaj7(this time sing) Oh, Fmaj7this time sing Ca littEmle morAe slowly
[Interlude]
(A)     D     Am  D  
[Chorus]
 GFly awaEmy, my sweet bird, Aover the lCand
 GTake Emlife for all the frAeedom you cCan
 GBut Emif you ever Ashould need a Cman
Well, the Aoffer still Cstands
[Outro]
  C    G     Fmaj7x3

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The Last Nail

by Dan Fogelberg

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Fmaj7

Am7

Em7

[Intro]

C G Fmaj7

[Verse 1]

C Am7 Em Em7

I saw you running ahead of the crowd

Fmaj7 C G

I chased but never thought I'd catch you

C Am7 Em Em7 Fmaj7

You said you loved me but you had to be free and I let you

C G

Why did I let you

[Verse 2]

C Am7 Em Em7

We walked together through the gardens and graves

Fmaj7 C G

I watched you grow to be a woman

C Am7 Em Em7 Fmaj7

Living on promises that nobody gave to no one

C Em A

They were given to no one

[Interlude]

A D Am D

()

[Verse 3]

C Am7 Em Em7

I started listening to the wind and the rain

Fmaj7 C G

You strained your ears but could hear nothing

C Am7 Em Em7

One night I thought I heard them whisper my name

Fmaj7

And I went running

[Verse 4]

C Am7 Em Em7

I left a trail of footprints deep in the snow

Fmaj7 C G

I swore one day I would retrace them

C Am7 Em Em7 Fmaj7

But when I turned around I found that the wind had erased them

C Em A

Now I'll never replace them

[Chorus]

G Em A C

Fly away, my sweet bird, over the land

G Em A C

Take life for all the freedom you can

G Em A C

But if you ever should need a man

A C

Well, the offer still stands

[Interlude]

C G Fmaj7

[Verse 5]

C Am7 Em Em7

I hear you've taken on a husband and child

Fmaj7 C G

And live somewhere in Pennsylvania

C Am Em Em7 Fmaj7

I never thought you'd ever sever the string, but I can't blame you none

C Am7 Em Em7

So let the ashes fall and lay where they will

Fmaj7 C G

Just say that once you used to know me

C Am Em Em7

One last time sing that old song we used to know

Fmaj7 Fmaj7 Fmaj7 C Em A

But this time sing - (this time sing) Oh, this time sing a little more slowly

[Interlude]

A D Am D

()

[Chorus]

G Em A C

Fly away, my sweet bird, over the land

G Em A C

Take life for all the freedom you can

G Em A C

But if you ever should need a man

A C

Well, the offer still stands

[Outro]

C G Fmaj7

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