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"Ripe"
CAPO 6
Intro:  C   G   Am   Fx2
CThe moon sheds Glight across Amthe end of the Fbed.
CYou made me waGit but now i'm Amtouching your Fleg.
CAnd I remember Gall the littlAme things you saFid,
C"quesadillas, Gmade with cheeAmse" and "a rock Fband who were japanese."
FSo for once in Gmy life, I saCw what I wanted Amand took a bite.
FI picked the fruit froGm the tree and it was Cripe.
 C   G   Am   Fx2
CYour love got Gbig, your jokeAms got worse eacFh afternoon.
CLike bacon at Ga bar mitzvah, Amlike a lead baFlloon.
CAnd who's to sGay what really Amhappened in thFat room each day?
CI was looking Gfor a bride, yAmou were looking Ffor a groom.
FSo for once in Gyour life, you Csaw what you wanted anAmd took a bite.
FYou picked the fruit fGrom the tree and it wCas ripe.
Solo 
 C   G   Am   Fx4
CAnd all you peGople are the hAmeroes i've knowFn.
CWe're staring Goff the edge iAmnto the unknownF.
CWe are not theGre yet but we Amcannot go home.F  
CSo we cry, and Gwe sing.
AmYeah, i remembeFr everything.
FHow for once iGn our lives, we saCw what we wanted and Amtook a bite.
FWe picked the fruit frGom the tree and it was Cripe.

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Ripe

by Ben Lee

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 6 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

"Ripe"

CAPO 6

C G Am F

Intro: x2

C G Am F

The moon sheds light across the end of the bed.

C G Am F

You made me wait but now i'm touching your leg.

C G Am F

And I remember all the little things you said,

C G Am F

"quesadillas, made with cheese" and "a rock band who were japanese."

F G C Am

So for once in my life, I saw what I wanted and took a bite.

F G C

I picked the fruit from the tree and it was ripe.

C G Am F

Your love got big, your jokes got worse each afternoon.

C G Am F

Like bacon at a bar mitzvah, like a lead balloon.

C G Am F

And who's to say what really happened in that room each day?

C G Am F

I was looking for a bride, you were looking for a groom.

F G C Am

So for once in your life, you saw what you wanted and took a bite.

F G C

You picked the fruit from the tree and it was ripe.

Solo

C G Am F

And all you people are the heroes i've known.

C G Am F

We're staring off the edge into the unknown.

C G Am F

We are not there yet but we cannot go home.

C G

So we cry, and we sing.

Am F

Yeah, i remember everything.

F G C Am

How for once in our lives, we saw what we wanted and took a bite.

F G C

We picked the fruit from the tree and it was ripe.

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