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[Intro]
Am7
  C   Csus2
Am7
(xAm2)Asus4  
[Verse]
  AmThe girl looks out from the winCdow of the Csus2airplane
Am20, 000 feeAm/Et up  in Dsus2the sky
   AmShe picks a rooftop in the miCddle of tCsus2he town
                Am          Am/EDsus4add2
And wonders what is happening inside
[Verse]
*meter change, bass enters *
     C/GThe AmTV in C/Gthe kitAmchen
 fla-Cshes  Csus2fac-es
    C/GThe woAmman slC/Gowly puAm7shes
 iEmn the cDsus2hairs
[Verse]
  C/GHer neiAmghbors sAm7on
is fighCting in thCsus2e army
       C/G               Am          Am/EDsus4add2
  She's concen-trating to remember where
[Chorus]
FWho can know the pAmain the joy the rCadd6egret the satisD7faction
DmWho can know the lFove of one life, one heart, one Csoul
At tEmaj7wo you're at abstraction
[Instrumental]
*2 bars*
Am     C      Csus2
Am    Am/E    Dsus2
[Verse]
AmThe man is waiting for the bCus into the Csus2city
AmHe  grabs a drink sAm/Elowly reads tDsus2he Times
AmHis heart is captured by a sCtory of a Csus2child
                Am          Am/EDsus4add2
Around the world but always on his mind
[Chorus]
FWho can know the pAmain the joy the rCadd6egret the satisD7faction
DmWho can know the lFove of one life, one heart, one Csoul
At tEmaj7wo you're at abstraction
[Instrumental]
*8 bars*
Am     C      Csus2
Am    Am/E    Dsus2
(x2)
Am     C      Csus2
   Am       Am/EDsus4add2
(x2)
[Chorus]
FWho can know the pAmain the joy the rCadd6egret the satisD7faction
DmWho can know the lFove of one life, one heart, one Csoul
At tEmaj7wo you're at abstraction
FWho can know the pAmain the joy the rCadd6egret the satisD7faction
DmWho can know the lFove of one life, one heart, one Csoul
At tEmaj7wo you're at abstraction
[Outro]
N.C.
Oohh.
Am7A million this a mDsus2illion that
The sCong of indivDmiduals
Am7A million here a mDsus2illion there
Made Cup of a millDmion souls

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Abstraction

by Sara Groves

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

Csus2

Asus4

Am/E

Dsus2

C/G

Cadd6

Emaj7

[Intro]

Am7

C Csus2

Am7

Am Asus4

(x2)

[Verse]

Am C Csus2

The girl looks out from the window of the airplane

Am Am/E Dsus2

20, 000 feet up in the sky

Am C Csus2

She picks a rooftop in the middle of the town

Am Am/E

Dsus4add2

And wonders what is happening inside

[Verse]

*meter change, bass enters *

C/G Am C/G Am

The TV in the kitchen

C Csus2

fla-shes fac-es

C/G Am C/G Am7

The woman slowly pushes

Em Dsus2

in the chairs

[Verse]

C/G Am Am7

Her neighbors son

C Csus2

is fighting in the army

C/G Am Am/E

Dsus4add2

She's concen-trating to remember where

[Chorus]

F Am Cadd6 D7

Who can know the pain the joy the regret the satisfaction

Dm F C

Who can know the love of one life, one heart, one soul

Emaj7

At two you're at abstraction

[Instrumental]

*2 bars*

Am C Csus2

Am Am/E Dsus2

[Verse]

Am C Csus2

The man is waiting for the bus into the city

Am Am/E Dsus2

He grabs a drink slowly reads the Times

Am C Csus2

His heart is captured by a story of a child

Am Am/E

Dsus4add2

Around the world but always on his mind

[Chorus]

F Am Cadd6 D7

Who can know the pain the joy the regret the satisfaction

Dm F C

Who can know the love of one life, one heart, one soul

Emaj7

At two you're at abstraction

[Instrumental]

*8 bars*

Am C Csus2

Am Am/E Dsus2

(x2)

Am C Csus2

Am Am/E

Dsus4add2

(x2)

[Chorus]

F Am Cadd6 D7

Who can know the pain the joy the regret the satisfaction

Dm F C

Who can know the love of one life, one heart, one soul

Emaj7

At two you're at abstraction

F Am Cadd6 D7

Who can know the pain the joy the regret the satisfaction

Dm F C

Who can know the love of one life, one heart, one soul

Emaj7

At two you're at abstraction

[Outro]

N.C.

Oohh.

Am7 Dsus2

A million this a million that

C Dm

The song of individuals

Am7 Dsus2

A million here a million there

C Dm

Made up of a million souls

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