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Sorry, I really love my add9 chords.
Cm Ab Bb
[Verse 1]
CmThe leaves Ebrustle as I take my next Bbadd9step
Cmmy soul gets Ablighter with every Bbbreath
Cmthis is a Ebcircle of forbidden Fland
CmI shouldn't be Ebadd9here
and yet Fhere I stand
Cmadd9Past the Bbadd9spiderwebs and Abadd9in the bright sunEbshinBbe
Cmadd9there's a Bbadd9clearing that I Abadd9hope I'm going to fiEbndBb  
with a Fmspring to Ebdrink from and a Cmplace to catch my Bbsus4breathBb  
That's Fmwhat I Ebhope for, but is it Cmwaiting at the Bbsus4end?Bb  
[Verse 2]
CmIn the eye of the Ebstorm of suburBbadd9bia
CmI'm not being Aburged to hurry Bbup
CmBy myEbself I feel I Fbelong
Cmout here Ebadd9I don't have to Ffeel so lost
Cmadd9As I sit Bbadd9down the waves Abadd9in my hair are bEblownBb  
Cmadd9by the wBbadd9ind telling me Abadd9that I'm not aEblonBbe
and the Fmthinnest Ebtrees start to Cmlose stabilBbsus4ityBb  
Fmjust like Ebme, they have Cmsome fragiBbsus4lityBb  
[Bridge]
Fm Eb Cm Bb
Fm Eb Cm Bbsus4 Bb
Fm Eb Cm Bb Fm
[Verse 3]
Cmadd9Although I Bbadd9haven't found a Abadd9clearing quite EbyetBb,
Cmadd9I try to Bbadd9own the path I Abadd9took with no regEbretBb  
and though FmI can't turn Ebback now
I'll Cmfind another Bbsus4pathBb  
to Fmtake me Ebto the place where I Cmbelong at Bbsus4last.Bb  

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Clearing

by Alex Pryor

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bbadd9

Ebadd9

Cmadd9

Abadd9

Bbsus4

Sorry, I really love my add9 chords.

Cm Ab Bb

[Verse 1]

Cm Eb Bbadd9

The leaves rustle as I take my next step

Cm Ab Bb

my soul gets lighter with every breath

Cm Eb F

this is a circle of forbidden land

Cm Ebadd9

I shouldn't be here

and yet here I stand

Cmadd9 Bbadd9 Abadd9 Eb Bb

Past the spiderwebs and in the bright sunshine

Cmadd9 Bbadd9 Abadd9 Eb Bb

there's a clearing that I hope I'm going to find

Fm Eb Cm Bbsus4 Bb

with a spring to drink from and a place to catch my breath

Fm Eb Cm Bbsus4 Bb

That's what I hope for, but is it waiting at the end?

[Verse 2]

Cm Eb Bbadd9

In the eye of the storm of suburbia

Cm Ab Bb

I'm not being urged to hurry up

Cm Eb F

By myself I feel I belong

Cm Ebadd9 F

out here I don't have to feel so lost

Cmadd9 Bbadd9 Abadd9 Eb Bb

As I sit down the waves in my hair are blown

Cmadd9 Bbadd9 Abadd9 Eb Bb

by the wind telling me that I'm not alone

Fm Eb Cm Bbsus4 Bb

and the thinnest trees start to lose stability

Fm Eb Cm Bbsus4 Bb

just like me, they have some fragility

[Bridge]

Fm Eb Cm Bb

Fm Eb Cm Bbsus4 Bb

Fm Eb Cm Bb Fm

[Verse 3]

Cmadd9 Bbadd9 Abadd9 Eb Bb

Although I haven't found a clearing quite yet,

Cmadd9 Bbadd9 Abadd9 Eb Bb

I try to own the path I took with no regret

Fm Eb

and though I can't turn back now

Cm Bbsus4 Bb

I'll find another path

Fm Eb Cm Bbsus4 Bb

to take me to the place where I belong at last.

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