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I Grieve

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C/GIt was only one Fhour agGo
FIt was all so different Gthen
C/GThere’s nothing yet has Freally sunk Gin
Looks like it Falways Gdid
This C/Gflesh Fand Gbone
It's just the Fway that you would tied Gin
Now there's C/Gno...Fone Ghome
FI C/Ggrieve for Gyou
FYou C/Gleave Gme
It’s so hard to move AmonG  
Still loving what's AmgoneG  
They say life carries AmonG  
Carries on and Amon and on and oGn
 C/G- Amadd9/ G- G  
FThe news that truly Gshocks is the C/Gempty Fempty Gpage
While the Ffinal rattle Grocks its C/Gempty Fempty Gcage
FAnd I can't handle Gthis
FI C/Ggrieve for Gyou
FYou C/Gleave Gme
Let it out and move AmonG  
Missing what's AmgoneG  
They say life carries AmonG  
They say life carries Amon and on and oGn
Am
AmLife carries on
AmIn the people I meet
AmIn everyone that's out on the street
AmIn all the dogs and cats
AmIn the flies and rats
AmIn the rot and the rust
AmIn the ashes and the dust
AmLife carries on and on and on and Gon
Life carries Amon and on and Gon
It's just the car that we Amride in 
A Fhome we reC/Gside Gin 
The face that we Amhide in 
The Fway we are C/Gtied Gin 
And life carries Amon and on and on and Gon 
Life carries Amon and on and Gon 
 Gfade to C/G  
C/GDid I dream this FbelGief?
Or did FI believe this Gdream?
Now C/GI can find FrelGief 
FI Am7grieve

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I Grieve

by Peter Gabriel

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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C/G

Am7

C/G F G

It was only one hour ago

F G

It was all so different then

C/G F G

There’s nothing yet has really sunk in

F G

Looks like it always did

C/G F G

This flesh and bone

F G

It's just the way that you would tied in

C/G F G

Now there's no...one home

F C/G G

I grieve for you

F C/G G

You leave me

Am G

It’s so hard to move on

Am G

Still loving what's gone

Am G

They say life carries on

Am G

Carries on and on and on and on

C/G G G

- Amadd9/ -

F G C/G F G

The news that truly shocks is the empty empty page

F G C/G F G

While the final rattle rocks its empty empty cage

F G

And I can't handle this

F C/G G

I grieve for you

F C/G G

You leave me

Am G

Let it out and move on

Am G

Missing what's gone

Am G

They say life carries on

Am G

They say life carries on and on and on

Life carries on

In the people I meet

In everyone that's out on the street

In all the dogs and cats

In the flies and rats

In the rot and the rust

In the ashes and the dust

Am G

Life carries on and on and on and on

Am G

Life carries on and on and on

It's just the car that we ride in

F C/G G

A home we reside in

The face that we hide in

F C/G G

The way we are tied in

Am G

And life carries on and on and on and on

Am G

Life carries on and on and on

G C/G

fade to

C/G F G

Did I dream this belief?

F G

Or did I believe this dream?

C/G F G

Now I can find relief

F Am7

I grieve

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