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CWe walked across the fields
AmThrough coarse December rain
EmI knew but could not Gsay
That I’d lost our love aCgain
It will come in waves you Amsaid
In tides it will return
EmThe winter moon took it aGway
It’s another beaches Fturn
FYou think that life's an open Cbook
Filled with pictures that you Gtook
BbYou close the book the story Amends
And it was so hard to make Ffriends
You close the book the story Cstops
Sometimes you stay down from the Gknocks
You can't always come out on Amtop
CI walked across the hillside
AmI looked out on the view
EmIt could've been a TV Gshow
If I’d had a bigger Ccrew
I see my life refAmlected
In pearls shed by your eyes
EmI wish for pearls of wGisdom
Not just tears and long goodFbyes
FYou think that life's an open Cbook
Filled with pictures that you Gtook
BbYou close the book the story Amends
And it was so hard to make Ffriends
You close the book the story Cstops
Sometimes you stay down from the Gknocks
You can't always come out on Amtop
DmAnd when I wrote this song
CI was on the run
EmIn a gold rush town
AmYou didn’t think it was that Dmgood
Even though you underCstoodEm7  Am  
FThat life will be an open Cbook
Filled with pictures that you Gtook
BbYou close the book the story Amends
And it was so hard to make Ffriends
You close the book the story Cstops
Sometimes you stay down from the Gknocks
You can't always come out on Amtop
FYou think that life's an open Cbook
Filled with pictures that you Gtook
BbYou close the book the story Amends
And it was so hard to make Ffriends
You close the book the story Cstops
Sometimes you stay down from the Gknocks
You can't always come out on Amtop

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An Open Book

by Stephen Duffy

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Em7

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We walked across the fields

Through coarse December rain

Em G

I knew but could not say

That I’d lost our love again

It will come in waves you said

In tides it will return

Em G

The winter moon took it away

It’s another beaches turn

F C

You think that life's an open book

Filled with pictures that you took

Bb Am

You close the book the story ends

And it was so hard to make friends

You close the book the story stops

Sometimes you stay down from the knocks

You can't always come out on top

I walked across the hillside

I looked out on the view

Em G

It could've been a TV show

If I’d had a bigger crew

I see my life reflected

In pearls shed by your eyes

Em G

I wish for pearls of wisdom

Not just tears and long goodbyes

F C

You think that life's an open book

Filled with pictures that you took

Bb Am

You close the book the story ends

And it was so hard to make friends

You close the book the story stops

Sometimes you stay down from the knocks

You can't always come out on top

And when I wrote this song

I was on the run

In a gold rush town

Am Dm

You didn’t think it was that good

C Em7 Am

Even though you understood

F C

That life will be an open book

Filled with pictures that you took

Bb Am

You close the book the story ends

And it was so hard to make friends

You close the book the story stops

Sometimes you stay down from the knocks

You can't always come out on top

F C

You think that life's an open book

Filled with pictures that you took

Bb Am

You close the book the story ends

And it was so hard to make friends

You close the book the story stops

Sometimes you stay down from the knocks

You can't always come out on top

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