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Always Leaving - Spoonboy
G D Em C G D Em C
GToday I wrote a Dsong, and I guess that it's Emabout you, 
or how I never underCstood what dancing meant until I Gmet you.
In a winter college Dtown you proved that we could Emmove in ways so Cun-ingenuine.
GThen: on the crowded Dfloor, a little down, ten people Emover, 
was like standing on the Cviolent ocean Gshore.
I said "you know it'd be the Dsame," and I said "boy don't be naEmive.
even if i stuck aCround, but you know i'm always GleavinDg.
you know i'm always EmleavinCg.  you know i'm always GleaviDng.  you know i'm always EmleaviCng.
Gso today i wrote this Dsong, but somehow i know it's not Emabout you, 
as much as wanting to beClong, or have something to conGnect to.
and how impermaDnence came wholly into Emquestion, 
when you, you Cchallenged my perception that to go Gback and forth is such a Dnoble task.
 you shook the Emsea without so much as Cleaving tracks and gave Gmotion a whole new Dmeaning.
one i'd try to Emlearn if i wasn't always CleavinGg.D  
but you know i'm always EmleaviCng.  you know i'm always GleavDing.  you know i'm always EmleavCing

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Always Leaving

by Spoonboy

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Always Leaving - Spoonboy

G D Em C G D Em C

G D Em

Today I wrote a song, and I guess that it's about you,

C G

or how I never understood what dancing meant until I met you.

D Em C

In a winter college town you proved that we could move in ways so un-ingenuine.

G D Em

Then: on the crowded floor, a little down, ten people over,

C G

was like standing on the violent ocean shore.

D Em

I said "you know it'd be the same," and I said "boy don't be naive.

C G D

even if i stuck around, but you know i'm always leaving.

Em C G D Em C

you know i'm always leaving. you know i'm always leaving. you know i'm always leaving.

G D Em

so today i wrote this song, but somehow i know it's not about you,

C G

as much as wanting to belong, or have something to connect to.

D Em

and how impermanence came wholly into question,

C G D

when you, you challenged my perception that to go back and forth is such a noble task.

Em C G D

you shook the sea without so much as leaving tracks and gave motion a whole new meaning.

Em C G D

one i'd try to learn if i wasn't always leaving.

Em C G D Em C

but you know i'm always leaving. you know i'm always leaving. you know i'm always leaving

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