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I Was A Daughter

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This isnt 100 % correct but it's pretty close
Intro:  D  F#m  
DIf you call tomorrow I will F#mdream I was a daughter
DWeavin through these brand-new silver F#mstreams
Turned into dusty Bmroads that we both wandered on
We Aprayed to perfect Avalon
We Emwished for anyone to Gtake us Dhome
DIf you want to build this house with F#mme Oh what a story
DThis is how they'll all remember F#mme
We were the lucky Bmones that would survive the flood
With Apotted flowers in our blood
EmPretendin that we don't know Gwhere we blDeed
What a pretty Afall
We fell Emasleep but we couldn't Ghear their little Dwords
We swam in the Arivers, We sang with the Embirds
We gave away our Ghearts before we knew what they Dwere
What a pretty GfallD  
(don't sing too loud, they are asleep)
Didn't even AknowEm  
(don't sing too loud, they are still dreaming)
We sang out with the GbirdsD  
(don't sing too loud, they are asleep)
Gave away our Ahearts before we knew what Emthey GwereD  
(don't sing too loud, they are asleep)
What they AwereEm  
Oh what they Gwere D  
What they AwereEm  
G   D
A Em G D

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I Was A Daughter

by Basia Bulat

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

This isnt 100 % correct but it's pretty close

D F#m

Intro:

D F#m

If you call tomorrow I will dream I was a daughter

D F#m

Weavin through these brand-new silver streams

Turned into dusty roads that we both wandered on

We prayed to perfect Avalon

Em G D

We wished for anyone to take us home

D F#m

If you want to build this house with me Oh what a story

D F#m

This is how they'll all remember me

We were the lucky ones that would survive the flood

With potted flowers in our blood

Em G D

Pretendin that we don't know where we bleed

What a pretty fall

Em G D

We fell asleep but we couldn't hear their little words

A Em

We swam in the rivers, We sang with the birds

G D

We gave away our hearts before we knew what they were

G D

What a pretty fall

(don't sing too loud, they are asleep)

A Em

Didn't even know

(don't sing too loud, they are still dreaming)

G D

We sang out with the birds

(don't sing too loud, they are asleep)

A Em G D

Gave away our hearts before we knew what they were

(don't sing too loud, they are asleep)

A Em

What they were

G D

Oh what they were

A Em

What they were

G D

A Em G D

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