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Capo 4
HeCy, maybe the tAmime
just wasn't Emright to hang Gon
WChen are you gonna lAmearn
Things sometimes Emturn instead of tGurn out
FHey, when are you gonna Gstand
Stop looking Amover your shouEmlder
MFe, with a head full of wGords
And not one Amuseful expressiEmon
HFey,            Gsus7Hey,    G7let gCoAm  Em  
WCe, with holes in our heAmarts
Were whole at the sEmtart
Our story beGgan
WCe film ourselves 'til the eAmnd
Try to suEmspend our lives in the dGark
FHey, when are you gonna G7stand
Stop looking oAmver your shoEmulder
SFee, there's a sun in the Gsky
And a moon that will tAmake us till morEmning
WFhen are you gonna stGand
Stop and begAmin this mEmoment
FHeAmy,       Gsus7  G7let go C(will we be the ones to underAmstand?) 
let go (Emwill we be the ones to underGstand?)
let go (Cwill we be the ones to underAmstand?)
let go (Emwill we be the ones to underGstand?)C  

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Begin

by The Wailin' Jennys

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Gsus7

Capo 4

C Am

Hey, maybe the time

Em G

just wasn't right to hang on

C Am

When are you gonna learn

Em G

Things sometimes turn instead of turn out

F G

Hey, when are you gonna stand

Am Em

Stop looking over your shoulder

F G

Me, with a head full of words

Am Em

And not one useful expression

F Gsus7 G7 C Am Em

Hey, Hey, let go

C Am

We, with holes in our hearts

Were whole at the start

Our story began

C Am

We film ourselves 'til the end

Em G

Try to suspend our lives in the dark

F G7

Hey, when are you gonna stand

Am Em

Stop looking over your shoulder

F G

See, there's a sun in the sky

Am Em

And a moon that will take us till morning

F G

When are you gonna stand

Am Em

Stop and begin this moment

F Am Gsus7 G7 C Am

Hey, let go (will we be the ones to understand?)

Em G

let go (will we be the ones to understand?)

C Am

let go (will we be the ones to understand?)

Em G C

let go (will we be the ones to understand?)

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