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He Doesnt Know Why

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[Verse 1]
FPenniless and Gtired, with your Fhair growGn long
I was Dmlooking at you Amthere and your Emface looked Fwrong
MemCory is a Dmfickle Emsiren's Fsong
I Gdidn't understand
[Verse 2]
FIn the gentle Glight as the Fmorning Gnears
You don't Dmsay a single Amword of your Emlast two Fyears
Where you Cwere or when Dmyou reached Emthe fronFtier
I didn't uGnderstand, no
[Interlude]
 C   F   G   Fx2
[Verse 3]
FSee your rugged haGnds and a siFlver knGife
Twenty Dmdollars in your Amhand makes you Emhold so Ftight
All the Cevidence Dmof your Emvacant lFife
My Gbrother, you were gone
[Verse 4]
FAnd you will try to Gdo what you Fdid Gbefore
Pull the Dmwool over your Ameyes, for a Emweek or Fmore
Let your Cfamily Dmtake you Emback to Fyour
GOriginal mind.
[Bridge]
There's Cnothing I can Cdo
There's Fnothing I can Cdo
There's Cnothing I can Csay
There's Fnothing I can Csay
I can Csay

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He Doesnt Know Why

by Fleet Foxes

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[Verse 1]

F G F G

Penniless and tired, with your hair grown long

Dm Am Em F

I was looking at you there and your face looked wrong

C Dm Em F

Memory is a fickle siren's song

I didn't understand

[Verse 2]

F G F G

In the gentle light as the morning nears

Dm Am Em F

You don't say a single word of your last two years

C Dm Em F

Where you were or when you reached the frontier

I didn't understand, no

[Interlude]

C F G F

[Verse 3]

F G F G

See your rugged hands and a silver knife

Dm Am Em F

Twenty dollars in your hand makes you hold so tight

C Dm Em F

All the evidence of your vacant life

My brother, you were gone

[Verse 4]

F G F G

And you will try to do what you did before

Dm Am Em F

Pull the wool over your eyes, for a week or more

C Dm Em F

Let your family take you back to your

Original mind.

[Bridge]

C C

There's nothing I can do

F C

There's nothing I can do

C C

There's nothing I can say

F C

There's nothing I can say

I can say

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