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EmIn parallel sea what would I be?
My Cfirst love said to Fme,
"Tears out for the Cworld to Esee"
I would not Fbe
I did not see the Cchinaberry Ftree
Tears out, it would Cfeel so
HFeavenly, heavenly, heavenly
EmHard now to picture a me
WithCout a you, without a you
Bridge:   Fmaj7    Am    C   Em(x2)
  Em"Don't interfere"
Part of her Cback was Ffrozen
For the remCainder of the wFarA#  
"EmDon't be concerned"
But CI never learned how not Fto be
As my Cfirst love said to Emme,
"I don't Fmaj7care. I'm not Emthere."
So Fthat I could not Emsleep
My whole being was Ffalling apaCrt
So that I soon Fcried out, 
"Dear friends, Chold me!"
End:   C    Em    F   Fmaj7(x2)

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Chinaberry Tree

by Mew

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Fmaj7

In parallel sea what would I be?

C F

My first love said to me,

C E

"Tears out for the world to see"

I would not be

C F

I did not see the chinaberry tree

Tears out, it would feel so

Heavenly, heavenly, heavenly

Hard now to picture a me

Without a you, without a you

Fmaj7 Am C Em

Bridge: (x2)

"Don't interfere"

C F

Part of her back was frozen

C F A#

For the remainder of the war

"Don't be concerned"

C F

But I never learned how not to be

C Em

As my first love said to me,

Fmaj7 Em

"I don't care. I'm not there."

F Em

So that I could not sleep

F C

My whole being was falling apart

So that I soon cried out,

"Dear friends, hold me!"

C Em F Fmaj7

End: (x2)

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