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Avalanche

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Intro
D Dsus4
Verse
DI lie in the fieDsus4ld in the Dtrailer park of my dreams
DSaving up for someday but Gwhat does someday mean
And I'm Dyoung but I'll let it slip on by
Be co-dependent and I'm Glost inside
Chorus
And Ayou, you look like Gfreedom
You look like the Davalanche I Gneed
The Davalanche I Gneed
Verse
And there's a DroaDsus4d....  Dleads away from here
And everyday I stand in Gplace and I watch it disappear
And there's a DbiDsus4rd.... Dcircles in my mind
Security's the whore in Gme that never lets me fly
Chorus
And Ayou, you look like Gfreedom
And Ayou, you look like Gchange
You look like the Davalanche I Gneed
The Davalanche I Gneed
Bridge
With your Emsunburned soul and your Chunger for the road
I'm Emsnowblind and I'm crying after Clike nothing matters
When you Emgo down take me when you Cgo down, yeah, make me
EmGo down I got a Chunger you could Emfeed
Chorus
You're the Davalanche I Gneed
The Davalanche I Gneed
Verse
And I Dknow it's a fine line dividesDsus4  
DThe place I'm looking for and Gwhat's inside
And I Dknow it's a long, long way
DThrough the outskirts of Geveryday
Chorus
And Ayou, you look like Gfreedom
AYou, you look like Gchange
You look like the Davalanche I Gneed
The Davalanche I Gneed
DAvalanche.G.. to fade.

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Avalanche

by Heather Nova

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus4

Intro

D Dsus4

Verse

D Dsus4 D

I lie in the field in the trailer park of my dreams

D G

Saving up for someday but what does someday mean

And I'm young but I'll let it slip on by

Be co-dependent and I'm lost inside

Chorus

A G

And you, you look like freedom

D G

You look like the avalanche I need

D G

The avalanche I need

Verse

D Dsus4 D

And there's a road.... leads away from here

And everyday I stand in place and I watch it disappear

D Dsus4 D

And there's a bird.... circles in my mind

Security's the whore in me that never lets me fly

Chorus

A G

And you, you look like freedom

A G

And you, you look like change

D G

You look like the avalanche I need

D G

The avalanche I need

Bridge

Em C

With your sunburned soul and your hunger for the road

Em C

I'm snowblind and I'm crying after like nothing matters

Em C

When you go down take me when you go down, yeah, make me

Em C Em

Go down I got a hunger you could feed

Chorus

D G

You're the avalanche I need

D G

The avalanche I need

Verse

D Dsus4

And I know it's a fine line divides

D G

The place I'm looking for and what's inside

And I know it's a long, long way

D G

Through the outskirts of everyday

Chorus

A G

And you, you look like freedom

A G

You, you look like change

D G

You look like the avalanche I need

D G

The avalanche I need

D G

Avalanche... to fade.

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