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O.A.R. (Of A Revolution)
Intro:   C    Fmaj7x2
[Verse 1]
CI had a dream about youFmaj7  
CIt was December in the aFmaj7fternoon
CYou're something pretty and Fmaj7cool
CSigning records as you're Fmaj7passing through
[Pre-Chorus 1]
You saw Dmeveryone as an angel
But Fwhat about the thieves?
Who Cdon't know what do
And Amdon't know who to be
You saw Dmeveryone as an angel
But Fwhat about the thief?
Who Gtook away from you
He Gtook away from you
[Chorus]
CIf you just kept Dmwalking on your EmwayF  
CIf you just kept Dmwalking on your EmwayF  
CIf you just kept Dmwalking on, Emwalking on, Fwalking on your CwayFmaj7  C  Fmaj7  
[Verse 2]
Behind the archway lies a thief
Awaiting double fantasy
He's something evil underneath
Outside Dakota died the symphony
[Pre-Chorus 2]
I think everyone has a devil waiting in the wings
When you don't know what to do
And you don't know who to be
You saw everyone as an angel
But what about the thief?
Who took away from you
Took away from you
[Chorus]
If you just kept walking on your way
If you just kept walking on your way
If you just kept walking on, walking on, walking on your way
[Bridge]
GMaybe this is just a Amnightmare
EmAnd I will wake up
FWe all will wake up
GMaybe this is just a Amnightmare
GDecember afternoon Gthey took away from youC  
[Chorus}
If you just kept walking on your way
If you just kept walking on your way
If you just kept walking on, walking on, walking on your way
Just walking on your way
Just walk onC  Fmaj7  C  Fmaj7  

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Dakota

by O.A.R.

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Fmaj7

O.A.R. (Of A Revolution)

C Fmaj7

Intro: x2

[Verse 1]

C Fmaj7

I had a dream about you

C Fmaj7

It was December in the afternoon

C Fmaj7

You're something pretty and cool

C Fmaj7

Signing records as you're passing through

[Pre-Chorus 1]

You saw everyone as an angel

But what about the thieves?

Who don't know what do

And don't know who to be

You saw everyone as an angel

But what about the thief?

Who took away from you

He took away from you

[Chorus]

C Dm Em F

If you just kept walking on your way

C Dm Em F

If you just kept walking on your way

C Dm Em F C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7

If you just kept walking on, walking on, walking on your way

[Verse 2]

Behind the archway lies a thief

Awaiting double fantasy

He's something evil underneath

Outside Dakota died the symphony

[Pre-Chorus 2]

I think everyone has a devil waiting in the wings

When you don't know what to do

And you don't know who to be

You saw everyone as an angel

But what about the thief?

Who took away from you

Took away from you

[Chorus]

If you just kept walking on your way

If you just kept walking on, walking on, walking on your way

[Bridge]

G Am

Maybe this is just a nightmare

And I will wake up

We all will wake up

G Am

Maybe this is just a nightmare

G G C

December afternoon they took away from you

[Chorus}

If you just kept walking on your way

If you just kept walking on, walking on, walking on your way

Just walking on your way

C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7

Just walk on

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