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Dolphins Make Me Cry

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[Intro]
 Bm   A   Gx4
[Verse 1]
BmDon't know what the woAsus4rld is gonnAa doG  
DOr if we can get off this Em7road that we're Aon
There's Bmhate in Asus4my brother's Aeye
but and as the Gtime goes DbyEm7  
I get Asus4harderA  
[Verse 2]
They say we Bmlearn by our misAsus4takes Athen we Gcarry onD  
Sometimes I'm not Emsure someAsus4times I'm not sureA  
There's no Bmbrakes on Asus4this cAar as it Grolls down the Dhill
My muscles are Emstraining, my Asus4foot's through the floorA  
[Chorus]
PerDhaps that's whyG, peAsus4rhaps Athat's Bmwhy
GI see the dolpDhin and it makes me EmcryAsus4  
AAs I Dlook in your eye Gas I look Ain your eyeBm  
As the Gtime goes Dby, Asus4it maAkes me Dcry
G  D  A  Bm A G  D Em  Asus4 A
[Verse 3]
BmDon't want to go Asus4to schAool anyGmore todayD  
Coz historEmy keeps on and on repAsus4eating herAself
BmShe can't forAsus4give she Ajust licks Gall of her Dwounds
And sore is Emthe day and Asus4sore is the Anight
[Chorus]
PerDhaps that's whyG, peAsus4rhaps Athat's Bmwhy
GI see the dolpDhin and it makes me EmcryAsus4  
AAs I Dlook in your eye Gas I look Ain your eyeBm  
As the Gtime goes Dby, Asus4it maAkes me Dcry
[Verse 4]
BmWhen I was a Aboy when I was Ggrowing upD  
It seemed Emlife was so simple then, Asus4life was so sAweet
BmNow that I'm Asus4older AI'm wisGe as a Dfool
DI keep Embreaking those Asus4golden, golden Arules
[Chorus]
PerDhaps that's whyG, peAsus4rhaps Athat's Bmwhy
GI see the dolpDhin and it makes me EmcryAsus4  
AAs I Dlook in your eye Gas I look Ain your eyeBm  
As the Gtime goes Dby, Asus4it maAkes me BmcryA  G  
Bm  A  G
Did you ever touch the Bmloneliness of a Gbroken man
BmDid you ever see a sAsus4tarving Achild dieG  
Do we Bmreally do these things tAsus4o one aAnothGer
Do Em7you see why... Asus4dolphins make Ame
    Bm     A     G      Bm        Asus4     A   GcrBmyAsus4  A  G  Em7  D  G  A  Bm  

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Dolphins Make Me Cry

by Martyn Joseph

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Asus4

Em7

[Intro]

Bm A G

[Verse 1]

Bm Asus4 A G

Don't know what the world is gonna do

D Em7 A

Or if we can get off this road that we're on

Bm Asus4 A

There's hate in my brother's eye

G D Em7

but and as the time goes by

Asus4 A

I get harder

[Verse 2]

Bm Asus4 A G D

They say we learn by our mistakes then we carry on

Em Asus4 A

Sometimes I'm not sure sometimes I'm not sure

Bm Asus4 A G D

There's no brakes on this car as it rolls down the hill

Em Asus4 A

My muscles are straining, my foot's through the floor

[Chorus]

D G Asus4 A Bm

Perhaps that's why, perhaps that's why

G D Em Asus4

I see the dolphin and it makes me cry

A D G A Bm

As I look in your eye as I look in your eye

G D Asus4 A D

As the time goes by, it makes me cry

G D A Bm A G D Em Asus4 A

[Verse 3]

Bm Asus4 A G D

Don't want to go to school anymore today

Em Asus4 A

Coz history keeps on and on repeating herself

Bm Asus4 A G D

She can't forgive she just licks all of her wounds

Em Asus4 A

And sore is the day and sore is the night

[Chorus]

D G Asus4 A Bm

Perhaps that's why, perhaps that's why

G D Em Asus4

I see the dolphin and it makes me cry

A D G A Bm

As I look in your eye as I look in your eye

G D Asus4 A D

As the time goes by, it makes me cry

[Verse 4]

Bm A G D

When I was a boy when I was growing up

Em Asus4 A

It seemed life was so simple then, life was so sweet

Bm Asus4 A G D

Now that I'm older I'm wise as a fool

D Em Asus4 A

I keep breaking those golden, golden rules

[Chorus]

D G Asus4 A Bm

Perhaps that's why, perhaps that's why

G D Em Asus4

I see the dolphin and it makes me cry

A D G A Bm

As I look in your eye as I look in your eye

G D Asus4 A Bm A G

As the time goes by, it makes me cry

Bm A G

Bm G

Did you ever touch the loneliness of a broken man

Bm Asus4 A G

Did you ever see a starving child die

Bm Asus4 A G

Do we really do these things to one another

Em7 Asus4 A

Do you see why... dolphins make me

Bm A G Bm Asus4 A G Bm Asus4 A G Em7 D G A Bm

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