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[Verse]
This is a Frecord of my Glife
As it FbeckonsG  
This is a Frecord of my F/Elife
As it Fchanges
[Verse]
Found what I Gneeded
Was F/Eright in front of me Fthe whole Gtime
A subtle Fecho, a chorus amplified
[Interlude]
F  G  F  G
[Verse]
No Fsecond-guessing, there's no Gtime
It's not FneededG  
I now Amknow exactly Fwhat it is
I want to Cdo
[Bridge]
I wanFt to Dspend the Erest of my Flife
Doing Geverything with you
[Chorus]
Because the Amdaylight's only Egetting brighter
FWith each passing Cdawn
And from the Amtreetops of EOhio
I will Ccelebrate you 'til we're gone
[Verse]
This is my Fmessage, you heard Gright
Don't get it FtwistedG  
I got Fall my secrets F/Claid out on the GshelfGsus4  
[Bridge]
And I Amthink it's about Gtime
That we Fshowed everyone Celse
Our shiny Frecord, the Gstory that we've Dbuilt
[Interlude]
G  F  G  F
GYou're my Fhome
GYou're my Fhome
GYou're my Fhome
GYou're my Abhome
[Chorus]
'Cause when it's Amdark you pull me Ein and
PromFise to hold me Ctight
I thank the AmGod of all control Ethat
We have Ffound each other, you and CI
I'm thanking Amall my lucky Estars
'Cause they have Ffinally got in Cline
I'm thanking Amall the stars Eabove that I have Ffallen for ya
I'm thanking Amall the stars Eabove that I have Ffallen for ya
I'm thanking Amall the stars Eabove that I have Ffallen for ya
[Outro]
FOur love is now a GsongF  
Drop the Cneedle down, turn it Gon
It spins FforeverG  
Even if we Fhave to leave the Groom for a Flittle whileG  
It's still AmspinningAm/Ab  
By and Gby, Lord, by and Fby
And there's Amnothing that I'd rather Am/Abdo
Than hold you Gclose and Flisten Gto our Flife

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The Record

by Ratboys

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F/E

F/C

Gsus4

Am/Ab

[Verse]

F G

This is a record of my life

F G

As it beckons

F F/E

This is a record of my life

As it changes

[Verse]

Found what I needed

F/E F G

Was right in front of me the whole time

A subtle echo, a chorus amplified

[Interlude]

F G F G

[Verse]

F G

No second-guessing, there's no time

F G

It's not needed

Am F

I now know exactly what it is

I want to do

[Bridge]

F D E F

I want to spend the rest of my life

Doing everything with you

[Chorus]

Am E

Because the daylight's only getting brighter

F C

With each passing dawn

Am E

And from the treetops of Ohio

I will celebrate you 'til we're gone

[Verse]

F G

This is my message, you heard right

F G

Don't get it twisted

F F/C G Gsus4

I got all my secrets laid out on the shelf

[Bridge]

Am G

And I think it's about time

F C

That we showed everyone else

F G D

Our shiny record, the story that we've built

[Interlude]

G F G F

G F

You're my home

G F

You're my home

G F

You're my home

G Ab

You're my home

[Chorus]

Am E

'Cause when it's dark you pull me in and

F C

Promise to hold me tight

Am E

I thank the God of all control that

F C

We have found each other, you and I

Am E

I'm thanking all my lucky stars

F C

'Cause they have finally got in line

Am E F

I'm thanking all the stars above that I have fallen for ya

Am E F

I'm thanking all the stars above that I have fallen for ya

Am E F

I'm thanking all the stars above that I have fallen for ya

[Outro]

F G F

Our love is now a song

C G

Drop the needle down, turn it on

F G

It spins forever

F G F G

Even if we have to leave the room for a little while

Am Am/Ab

It's still spinning

G F

By and by, Lord, by and by

Am Am/Ab

And there's nothing that I'd rather do

G F G F

Than hold you close and listen to our life

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