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Please Pardon Yourself

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Capo 2
[Verse]
GAs I turned my head to your Cside of the Gbed...
GWhy are you awake? What's Con your Gmind
GTo this awful news try Cnot to hold Gon
GThe day will come, the sun will Crise and we'll be Gfine
[Verse]
GAs long as I feel as Cstrong as I Gfeel
GI will carry you as Clong as I Gcan
GAs hard on yourself, please Cpardon Gyourself
GDo the best you can and Cthat won't go unGseen
[Chorus]
GHow do I know when it's time to Cstop
DRunnin' from the things I do, bein' things I'm not
Oh, I have Ctried, but I just Gchanged my mind
Every Dnight befalls Cevery morning Glight
GHow do I know that you will never Cstop
DKnowing me and trusting me, loving me a lot
Oh, I have tCried, but I just cGhanged my mind
Every Dnight befalls Cevery morning Glight
[Bridge]
G
Well, there's Gonly so many ways
You can Ggive your Floving to Cme
But DI'd give my soul for just Gone of them Cnow
I'd Dgive up the drinkin', Gjust tell me ChowG  
And there's oGnly so many years
I can Ggive my Flove to Cyou
And DI spent the last one Ghidden aCway
ScreDaming my lungs out, Gnothing to Csay
G
[Outro]
GAs I turned my head to your Cside of the Gbed...
GWhy are you awake? What's Con your Gmind
GTo this awful news try Cnot to hold Gon
GThe day will come, the sun will Crise and we'll be Gfine

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Please Pardon Yourself

by The Avett Brothers

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 2

[Verse]

G C G

As I turned my head to your side of the bed...

G C G

Why are you awake? What's on your mind

G C G

To this awful news try not to hold on

G C G

The day will come, the sun will rise and we'll be fine

[Verse]

G C G

As long as I feel as strong as I feel

G C G

I will carry you as long as I can

G C G

As hard on yourself, please pardon yourself

G C G

Do the best you can and that won't go unseen

[Chorus]

G C

How do I know when it's time to stop

Runnin' from the things I do, bein' things I'm not

C G

Oh, I have tried, but I just changed my mind

D C G

Every night befalls every morning light

G C

How do I know that you will never stop

Knowing me and trusting me, loving me a lot

C G

Oh, I have tried, but I just changed my mind

D C G

Every night befalls every morning light

[Bridge]

Well, there's only so many ways

G F C

You can give your loving to me

D G C

But I'd give my soul for just one of them now

D G C G

I'd give up the drinkin', just tell me how

And there's only so many years

G F C

I can give my love to you

D G C

And I spent the last one hidden away

D G C

Screaming my lungs out, nothing to say

[Outro]

G C G

As I turned my head to your side of the bed...

G C G

Why are you awake? What's on your mind

G C G

To this awful news try not to hold on

G C G

The day will come, the sun will rise and we'll be fine

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