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Silver Lining

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[Intro]
Am C G G
[Verse 1]
AmUp on the mountain
CCaught on the rail Gline
AmUp on the mountain
CCaught on the rail Gline
AmMy brother, let the hard drugs Cbe
 GDrink your wine, smoke your weed
AmMy brother, let the hCard stuff Gbe
[Pre-chorus]
AmAnd wear your silver Emlining
Wear it Gclose to your DskinD  
[Chorus]
But if it's the Amdrugs, the women, the wine, the weed
The Emlove that took everything I Gown
Just take it Dall oh Doh
And Amtell the ones you love you love them
EmTeach only what you know, and Goh
You better know it Dwell
[Verse 2]
AmWe drove from coast to cCoast
Down in GNew Orleans
Where the levees broke
AmYou were tripping
CI was driving
GYou were running
I was hiding
AmAnd you know I know how that Cfeels
Don't get Gcheated, kid
Just sweep from your heels
AmAnd if you get carried aCway
Let the mGusic play you through the pain
[Pre-chorus]
AmAnd wear that silver Emlining
Wear it Gclose to your DskinD  
[Chorus]
But if it's the Amdrugs, the women, the wine, the weed
The Emlove that took everything I Gown
Just take it Dall oh Doh
And Amtell the ones you love you love them
EmTeach only what you know, and Goh
You better know it Dwell
[Instrumental]
 Am   C   G   G(x4)
[Outro]
AmUp on the mountain
CCaught on the rail Gline
AmUp on the mountain
CCaught on the rail Gline

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Silver Lining

by Mt. Joy

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Am C G G

[Verse 1]

Up on the mountain

C G

Caught on the rail line

Up on the mountain

C G

Caught on the rail line

Am C

My brother, let the hard drugs be

Drink your wine, smoke your weed

Am C G

My brother, let the hard stuff be

[Pre-chorus]

Am Em

And wear your silver lining

G D D

Wear it close to your skin

[Chorus]

But if it's the drugs, the women, the wine, the weed

Em G

The love that took everything I own

D D

Just take it all oh oh

And tell the ones you love you love them

Em G

Teach only what you know, and oh

You better know it well

[Verse 2]

Am C

We drove from coast to coast

Down in New Orleans

Where the levees broke

You were tripping

I was driving

You were running

I was hiding

Am C

And you know I know how that feels

Don't get cheated, kid

Just sweep from your heels

Am C

And if you get carried away

Let the music play you through the pain

[Pre-chorus]

Am Em

And wear that silver lining

G D D

Wear it close to your skin

[Chorus]

But if it's the drugs, the women, the wine, the weed

Em G

The love that took everything I own

D D

Just take it all oh oh

And tell the ones you love you love them

Em G

Teach only what you know, and oh

You better know it well

[Instrumental]

Am C G G

(x4)

[Outro]

Up on the mountain

C G

Caught on the rail line

Up on the mountain

C G

Caught on the rail line

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