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/|| C-major and capo 3 ||\
Verse 1:
I've been Cdown by the fences
I've Fgambling with Clives
I'll be Flong long Cgone before they Gcome
I've seen Ctroops in the towers
Fwhatching over Cyou
but you were lFong long Cgone before theGy came
Chorus:
so AmhowF  
how did you Cget there Galive
I said Amhow F  
how did they Cget me when GI
Verse 2:
have been Cliving in your shadow
been Ftrying not to Cbreath to slow
but I was Flost in Ctime before the Gstart
been Ctrying not to Gshow you
how Ammuch I really care
been Cliving for the Gmoment and fell Amback and broke in two
and Am/Gstill I Ftry
the Gway this story ends still makes my Amlungs collide
the way you look at me still Am/Gmakes my FstoCmach Gturn
Chorus:
so AmhowF  
how did you Cget there Galive
I said Amhow F  
how did they Cget me when GI
so how
how did you get there alive
Final chorus:
so AmhowF  
how did you Cget there Galive
so AmhowF  
how did you Cget there Galive
so FhowC  G  

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Fences

by Social Siberia

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Am/G

/|| C-major and capo 3 ||\

Verse 1:

I've been down by the fences

F C

I've gambling with lives

F C G

I'll be long long gone before they come

I've seen troops in the towers

F C

whatching over you

F C G

but you were long long gone before they came

Chorus:

Am F

so how

C G

how did you get there alive

Am F

I said how

C G

how did they get me when I

Verse 2:

have been living in your shadow

F C

been trying not to breath to slow

F C G

but I was lost in time before the start

C G

been trying not to show you

how much I really care

C G Am

been living for the moment and fell back and broke in two

Am/G F

and still I try

G Am

the way this story ends still makes my lungs collide

Am/G F C G

the way you look at me still makes my stomach turn

Chorus:

Am F

so how

C G

how did you get there alive

Am F

I said how

C G

how did they get me when I

so how

how did you get there alive

Final chorus:

Am F

so how

C G

how did you get there alive

Am F

so how

C G

how did you get there alive

F C G

so how

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