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Elias

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AYou raise your head, beat the sun
But your boyEs they lie, so close to yoDu
Do you dare gF#met up? And waEke the two
Oh EAlias, I see you there, at work in the dayEtime do you think you could,
anDswer all the questions of the world
In just one woF#mrd, I think you coEuld.
AIf you diEe will I gF#met wEord tDhat you're gone
AOr will I Ehear it in paF#mssing EconverDsation
AWill I stEop short and, faF#mll tEo the gDround
ADistance is shEort when your hF#mand Ecarries what Dyour eye found
AHold my haEnd just one more tiF#mme, to see if you're reaElly gonna mDeet me
AHold my haEnd just one more tiF#mme, to see if you're reaElly gonna meDet me
AHonest and Manuel well you know, they're at schoEol now
Getting the chance that, theDir father's never seen
See what's beF#myond, section 1E7
And in 1A0 years, when you look back at your boEys
well you know they've grown, way taller than the Dtallest sugar cF#mane in the 
fiEeld
AIf you dEie will I gF#met worEd thDat you're gone
AOr will I hEear it in pasF#msing coEnversDation
AWill I sEtop short and, fF#mall tEo tDhe ground
ADistance is shEort when your hF#mand carEries whDat your eye found 
AHold my hanEd just one more tF#mime, to see if you're reaElly gonna Dmeet me
AHold my hanEd just one more time
Hold my hand just one more time
AHold my hanEd just one more tiF#mme, to see if you're realEly gonna mDeet meee.
DAnd I see your wife, she sAtands, stoopeDd over by the fire oEutside
DAnd I see your boys, and wAhen they look up, Dyou know I think they've Egot their mother's eyes
DCause she looks so proud, sAhe looks so happy, shDe looks so proud, shEe looks so happy, 
yeaahhh IAf you dEie will I geF#mt woErd Dthat you're gone
AOr will I heEar it in pasF#msing coEnverDsation
AWill I stop shEort and, faF#mll tEo thDe ground
ADistance is shoErt when your haF#mnd carEries whDat your eye found 
AHold my hanEd just one more F#mtime, to see if you're reaElly gonna Dmeet me
AHold my hanEd just one more F#mtime, to see if you're reaElly gonna Dmeet me
AHold my hanEd just one more F#mtiiiime (Aya, Aya, AyaahahE)D  
AHold my hanEd, one more time F#m(Aya, Aya, Ayaahah)E  D  
ADayah ya yaE, yah yah yah, yF#mah yah yah (Aya, Aya, AyaaEhaha)D  
AHold my hanEd just one more F#mtime, to see if you're reaElly gonna Dmeet me
Hold my hand just one more time, to see if you're really gonna meet me

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Elias

by Dispatch

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F#m

You raise your head, beat the sun

E D

But your boys they lie, so close to you

F#m E

Do you dare get up? And wake the two

A E

Oh Elias, I see you there, at work in the daytime do you think you could,

answer all the questions of the world

F#m E

In just one word, I think you could.

A E F#m E D

If you die will I get word that you're gone

A E F#m E D

Or will I hear it in passing conversation

A E F#m E D

Will I stop short and, fall to the ground

A E F#m E D

Distance is short when your hand carries what your eye found

A E F#m E D

Hold my hand just one more time, to see if you're really gonna meet me

A E F#m E D

Hold my hand just one more time, to see if you're really gonna meet me

A E

Honest and Manuel well you know, they're at school now

Getting the chance that, their father's never seen

F#m E

See what's beyond, section 17

A E

And in 10 years, when you look back at your boys

D F#m

well you know they've grown, way taller than the tallest sugar cane in the

field

A E F#m E D

If you die will I get word that you're gone

A E F#m E D

Or will I hear it in passing conversation

A E F#m E D

Will I stop short and, fall to the ground

A E F#m E D

Distance is short when your hand carries what your eye found

A E F#m E D

Hold my hand just one more time, to see if you're really gonna meet me

A E

Hold my hand just one more time

A E F#m E D

Hold my hand just one more time, to see if you're really gonna meet meee.

D A D E

And I see your wife, she stands, stooped over by the fire outside

D A D E

And I see your boys, and when they look up, you know I think they've got their mother's eyes

D A D E

Cause she looks so proud, she looks so happy, she looks so proud, she looks so happy,

A E F#m E D

yeaahhh If you die will I get word that you're gone

A E F#m E D

Or will I hear it in passing conversation

A E F#m E D

Will I stop short and, fall to the ground

A E F#m E D

Distance is short when your hand carries what your eye found

A E F#m E D

Hold my hand just one more time, to see if you're really gonna meet me

A E F#m E D

Hold my hand just one more time, to see if you're really gonna meet me

A E F#m E D

Hold my hand just one more tiiiime (Aya, Aya, Ayaahah)

A E F#m E D

Hold my hand, one more time (Aya, Aya, Ayaahah)

A E F#m E D

Dayah ya ya, yah yah yah, yah yah yah (Aya, Aya, Ayaahaha)

A E F#m E D

Hold my hand just one more time, to see if you're really gonna meet me

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