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[Intro]
   A     E7     Bm     Ax2
[Verse]
ASix E7milBmlion sAouls
F#mLost to thiDmaj7n air
Are Bmadd11wandering the earth agEain
Lives, not numbAersAsus4  A  Asus4  
[Verse]
AAll tE7hese BmghosAts
F#mSons of Dmaj7mothers
BmHistory's empty aErms
It's Edimjust one thing after anDother
And sBmlowly we follow behEind our bAoysAsus2  A  Asus2  
[Verse]
AOne E7day BmI'll hAave
F#mA child of my Dmaj7own
BmHow will I tell him, Eoh
"This Edimworld, this world it is a gDood place"?
BmHow will I hide the fEear from my fAace?Asus4  A  Asus4  
[Instrumental]
A
F#m    Dmaj7
Bm   E
A   Asus4   A   Asus4
[Verse]
AHow E7do Bmyou sAleep
F#mWith all that you'vDmaj7e done?
Sending Bsomebody else's sEon
To Edimdie for things no one belDieves in
SalBmuting your own charEade
As we line up in this heartless parAade
E7   Bm   Asus4
A

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History Boys

by Nerina Pallot

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Dmaj7

Bmadd11

Asus4

Edim

Asus2

[Intro]

A E7 Bm A

[Verse]

A E7 Bm A

Six million souls

F#m Dmaj7

Lost to thin air

Bmadd11 E

Are wandering the earth again

A Asus4 A Asus4

Lives, not numbers

[Verse]

A E7 Bm A

All these ghosts

F#m Dmaj7

Sons of mothers

Bm E

History's empty arms

Edim D

It's just one thing after another

Bm E A Asus2 A Asus2

And slowly we follow behind our boys

[Verse]

A E7 Bm A

One day I'll have

F#m Dmaj7

A child of my own

Bm E

How will I tell him, oh

Edim D

"This world, this world it is a good place"?

Bm E A Asus4 A Asus4

How will I hide the fear from my face?

[Instrumental]

F#m Dmaj7

Bm E

A Asus4 A Asus4

[Verse]

A E7 Bm A

How do you sleep

F#m Dmaj7

With all that you've done?

B E

Sending somebody else's son

Edim D

To die for things no one believes in

Bm E

Saluting your own charade

As we line up in this heartless parade

E7 Bm Asus4

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