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Intro:
|     D|     G|     D|     G/A|
G/ADid you see our brotheDr
He was Asushere the other Aday
But he F#monly came to Bmsay that he was Emleaving
Did you Asee his ladDy
She was Asuslooking where he'd Agone
But she F#mwasn't letting Bmon that she was Emgrieving
AShe's bound to Dgo
PeGrhaps she'll find him waiting for his Aboat in some city far aDway
AShe's bound to GgoD/F#  Em  D  
AsusLately I reDmember afterAsusnoons of smoke and Awine
There was F#mnothing we could Bmfind but peace and Empleasure
AAnd with a smile he told Dme
That he Asuswanted just to Abe on his F#mway across the Bmsea no man can Emmeasure
AHe won't be Dback,
And the Gsun may find him sleeping in the Adust of some ruin far aDway
AHe won't be GbackD/F#  Em  D  
GEarly today as I watched while the skyline was Dshaking
I heard a Asusrumbling
GEarly today the mechanical city was Dwaking
And I ran out Asusstumbling, mumbling
AsusOut through the laughter of children and dogsD  A  
ADid you see our Dbrother
He was Asushere the other Aday
But he F#monly came to Bmsay that he can't Embreathe here
Did you Asee his laDdy
She was Asusreaching for his Ahand
Just as F#mif to tell her Bmman that she can't Emeither
AThey're bound to Dgo
And the Gsun may find me running after Athem, seeing something far aDway
AWe won't be GbackD/F#  Em  D  G  D  
Someone who had been away
Suddenly came back today
and I allowed a hope to stray into my mind
For a moment face to face
We looked back upon the place
Where long ago he went to chase our careless time
Oh, what do you know
Not what I've been feeling
The past is healing so slow
My tomorrow Gone from sorrow

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From Silver Lake

by Jackson Browne

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/A

Asus

F#m

D/F#

Intro:

D G D G/A

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G/A D

Did you see our brother

Asus A

He was here the other day

F#m Bm Em

But he only came to say that he was leaving

A D

Did you see his lady

Asus A

She was looking where he'd gone

F#m Bm Em

But she wasn't letting on that she was grieving

A D

She's bound to go

G A D

Perhaps she'll find him waiting for his boat in some city far away

A G D/F# Em D

She's bound to go

Asus D Asus A

Lately I remember afternoons of smoke and wine

F#m Bm Em

There was nothing we could find but peace and pleasure

A D

And with a smile he told me

Asus A F#m Bm Em

That he wanted just to be on his way across the sea no man can measure

A D

He won't be back,

G A D

And the sun may find him sleeping in the dust of some ruin far away

A G D/F# Em D

He won't be back

G D

Early today as I watched while the skyline was shaking

Asus

I heard a rumbling

G D

Early today the mechanical city was waking

Asus

And I ran out stumbling, mumbling

Asus D A

Out through the laughter of children and dogs

A D

Did you see our brother

Asus A

He was here the other day

F#m Bm Em

But he only came to say that he can't breathe here

A D

Did you see his lady

Asus A

She was reaching for his hand

F#m Bm Em

Just as if to tell her man that she can't either

A D

They're bound to go

G A D

And the sun may find me running after them, seeing something far away

A G D/F# Em D G D

We won't be back

Someone who had been away

Suddenly came back today

and I allowed a hope to stray into my mind

For a moment face to face

We looked back upon the place

Where long ago he went to chase our careless time

Oh, what do you know

Not what I've been feeling

The past is healing so slow

My tomorrow Gone from sorrow

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