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[Verse]
GBirthed in a shadow only true G7eye can see
Born with its twin, mGemory
Rolling Em7on, Fmaj7rolling dEm7ownFmaj7  
G7The queerest thing followed in its wake
Makes me feel like dying, stark naked
Rolling Em7downFmaj7, rollEm7ing Fmaj7down
G7And you don't know night
You don't know day
You don't know why you feel this way
And I do sEm7omehFmaj7ow, I Em7do sFmaj7omehow
G7See them folk on the hill; they ain't no friend of mine
Don't knock on my door, they ain't got no time
Ain't they Em7prouFmaj7d, ainEm7't tFmaj7hey proud?
G7But I swear that I heard this story one time
About visions and greatness born to every child
Rolling dEm7own, Fmaj7tears Em7are Fmaj7rolling down
RolG7ling down this state of Cmind
[Bridge]
GOoh, ooh-mm
Mmm-hmmm
HEm7mmm-Fmaj7hmmEm7  Fmaj7  
[Verse]
G7All things being equal, at least in degrees
Different, different pedigrees
They're burEm7ning down tFmaj7he streets
Take the buEm7rden to the Fmaj7streets
'Cos noG7w that she's gone do you think we're all free
Slipping the chains of history?
His tears are rolEm7ling down, theFmaj7y're still rolling Em7downFmaj7, mm-hmm
Oh it's pG7ure and it's perfect and you know what they say?
The good book maketh good men
Then they go to their graves
Don't fEm7ear the Fmaj7fight
Don't yEm7ou fear Fmaj7the fight
[Middle 8]
G7But the lonelineCss
G7Oh, the loneliness
G7Yeah, the loneliness
G7Is the longest meCmory
It's the lG7ongest Cmemory

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The Longest Memory

by Nerina Pallot

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Em7

Fmaj7

[Verse]

G G7

Birthed in a shadow only true eye can see

Born with its twin, memory

Em7 Fmaj7 Em7 Fmaj7

Rolling on, rolling down

The queerest thing followed in its wake

Makes me feel like dying, stark naked

Em7 Fmaj7 Em7 Fmaj7

Rolling down, rolling down

And you don't know night

You don't know day

You don't know why you feel this way

Em7 Fmaj7 Em7 Fmaj7

And I do somehow, I do somehow

See them folk on the hill; they ain't no friend of mine

Don't knock on my door, they ain't got no time

Em7 Fmaj7 Em7 Fmaj7

Ain't they proud, ain't they proud?

But I swear that I heard this story one time

About visions and greatness born to every child

Em7 Fmaj7 Em7 Fmaj7

Rolling down, tears are rolling down

G7 C

Rolling down this state of mind

[Bridge]

Ooh, ooh-mm

Mmm-hmmm

Em7 Fmaj7 Em7 Fmaj7

Hmmm-hmm

[Verse]

All things being equal, at least in degrees

Different, different pedigrees

Em7 Fmaj7

They're burning down the streets

Em7 Fmaj7

Take the burden to the streets

'Cos now that she's gone do you think we're all free

Slipping the chains of history?

Em7 Fmaj7 Em7 Fmaj7

His tears are rolling down, they're still rolling down, mm-hmm

Oh it's pure and it's perfect and you know what they say?

The good book maketh good men

Then they go to their graves

Em7 Fmaj7

Don't fear the fight

Em7 Fmaj7

Don't you fear the fight

[Middle 8]

G7 C

But the loneliness

Oh, the loneliness

Yeah, the loneliness

G7 C

Is the longest memory

G7 C

It's the longest memory

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