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GMy mouth it wasn't always empty
CMy hands they weren't always tied
GYour pose it was an awkward courtsey
CMy shirt had never felt so tight
Pre-Choruse
Amis this what it Cis
its all a matter of time
Amthis is what it Cis
theres a difference what you have a and what you leave beGhind
Chorus                                   C  
What you dont lose, what you dont take,what you cant fake
it's all a matter of time
Gwhat you dont lose, what you dont take,Cwhat you cant fake
Dthese are a cowards words and these words are mGine
G, C, Am, C  
GMy teeth the weren't alway crooked 
Cmy eyes they didnt always lie
Gyou voice it spoke to me like thunder
Cmy clothes they did never fit right
Pre- Chorus
Chorus
Pre-Choruse
Chorus
G, C, Am, C, G  
DThese are a cowards words and these words are Gmine
END

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Cowards Words

by The Dykeenies

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My mouth it wasn't always empty

My hands they weren't always tied

Your pose it was an awkward courtsey

My shirt had never felt so tight

Pre-Choruse

Am C

is this what it is

its all a matter of time

Am C

this is what it is

theres a difference what you have a and what you leave behind

Chorus

What you dont lose, what you dont take,what you cant fake

it's all a matter of time

G C

what you dont lose, what you dont take,what you cant fake

D G

these are a cowards words and these words are mine

G C Am C

, , ,

My teeth the weren't alway crooked

my eyes they didnt always lie

you voice it spoke to me like thunder

my clothes they did never fit right

Pre- Chorus

Chorus

Pre-Choruse

Chorus

G C Am C G

, , , ,

D G

These are a cowards words and these words are mine

END

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