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Tunning - Drop D (DADGBE)
Chords - D  :000232:
	 	D/B:020230:
		Cadd9:032030:
		Dadd9:054050:
	  	D5:057777:
	   	G:550430:
	  	Bm:024430:
	   	A:777997:
DAnd when all tD/Bhis time's on my hands
Cadd9And dreamiDadd9ng makes the sun fade away
DI know D/Bdepending on all my friends
Cadd9Leads you Dadd9to wish me to change
DIts alD/Bl the same to this simple mind
Cadd9Leads you Dadd9to pride and truth
DAnd alD/Bl the things that stay the same
Cadd9Will steal Dadd9the breath from you
D   D/B   Cadd9   Dadd9
DI'm gonnD/Ba take all of these rocks and
Cadd9Throw theDadd9m into the sea
DIf one D/Bshould get up and float away
Cadd9I know thDadd9ats what I'll need
**Chorus**
And GI feel
D5Like I'm someone else
And Git seems
D5To be my soul
And GI feel
D5That I cannot tell
If tBmhis life is short
But a Aliving hell
And GI feel
D5That she's to blame
FoGr my heart my soul
And D5my eager frame of mind
So Bmwhats my hurry then
ItAs all these little things that stay the same
And I feel
D   D/B   Cadd9 Dadd9
DI'll D/Bmake some empty promises
Cadd9And we'll Dadd9both smile and nod
DWe'd D/Bcried how could we get through this
Cadd9And then Dadd9we'd laugh at the thought
DFor iD/Bts love, sweet love, its our common goal
Cadd9And all thesDadd9e things that stay the same, will steal my soul
*Chorus*
*Chorus 2*
And GI feel
D5Things Ghave been the same
D5Since Gshe went away
D5All I Bmknow its just the way
She moAves across a crowded room
And GI feel
D5That tGime and time again
D5All we Ghave are friends
D5But oh Bmmy God its just the way
She Amoves, its just the way she moves
GAnd I D5feel the dark is straight ahead
GBut aD5ll I have can't be replaced
GAnd sD5omethings must never change
BmThese Afeelings, about here
GAnd I D5hold my heart, in my hands
GLettiD5ng life just fall whereever
GAnd I D5can't help but wonder if
BmI'll eAver fall in love again
AnDd I feel.

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Things Stay The Same

by Tom Purdom

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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D/B

Cadd9

Dadd9

Tunning - Drop D (DADGBE)

Chords - D :000232:

D/B

:020230:

Cadd9

:032030:

Dadd9

:054050:

:057777:

:550430:

:024430:

:777997:

D D/B

And when all this time's on my hands

Cadd9 Dadd9

And dreaming makes the sun fade away

D D/B

I know depending on all my friends

Cadd9 Dadd9

Leads you to wish me to change

D D/B

Its all the same to this simple mind

Cadd9 Dadd9

Leads you to pride and truth

D D/B

And all the things that stay the same

Cadd9 Dadd9

Will steal the breath from you

D D/B Cadd9 Dadd9

D D/B

I'm gonna take all of these rocks and

Cadd9 Dadd9

Throw them into the sea

D D/B

If one should get up and float away

Cadd9 Dadd9

I know thats what I'll need

**Chorus**

And I feel

Like I'm someone else

And it seems

To be my soul

And I feel

That I cannot tell

If this life is short

But a living hell

And I feel

That she's to blame

For my heart my soul

And my eager frame of mind

So whats my hurry then

Its all these little things that stay the same

And I feel

D D/B Cadd9 Dadd9

D D/B

I'll make some empty promises

Cadd9 Dadd9

And we'll both smile and nod

D D/B

We'd cried how could we get through this

Cadd9 Dadd9

And then we'd laugh at the thought

D D/B

For its love, sweet love, its our common goal

Cadd9 Dadd9

And all these things that stay the same, will steal my soul

*Chorus*

*Chorus 2*

And I feel

D5 G

Things have been the same

D5 G

Since she went away

D5 Bm

All I know its just the way

She moves across a crowded room

And I feel

D5 G

That time and time again

D5 G

All we have are friends

D5 Bm

But oh my God its just the way

She moves, its just the way she moves

G D5

And I feel the dark is straight ahead

G D5

But all I have can't be replaced

G D5

And somethings must never change

Bm A

These feelings, about here

G D5

And I hold my heart, in my hands

G D5

Letting life just fall whereever

G D5

And I can't help but wonder if

Bm A

I'll ever fall in love again

And I feel.

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