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Lime Tree

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[Verse 1]
I keep Dfloating down the river but the Gbmocean never comes
DSince the operation I heard you're breaGthing just for one
Now eEmverything is imaginary, espeAcially what you love
You Emleft another message, said it's doGne
It's doDne
[Verse 2]
When I Dhear beautiful music it's always Gbmfrom another time
Old fDriends I never visit, I remGember what they're like
SEmtanding on a doorstep full of neArvous butterflies
WaitEming to be asked to come insiGde
Just come insideD  
[Chorus]
But I keep gEmoing ouAt
I can't Dsleep next to a stAranger when I'm cGoming down
It's Gb8 a.m., my heart's beating too Bmloud
DToo loud
Don't Abe so amaEmzing (ah ah aGbh) or I'll miss you too muGch
I fGbelt something that I had never tGouched
[Verse 3]
DEverything gets smaller now Gbmthe further that I go
Towards the mDouth and the reunion of the knGown and the unknown
EmConsider yourself lucky if you tAhink of it as home
You can move Emmountains with your misery if you dGon't
If you don'tD  
It coDmes to me in fragments, even Gbmthose still split in two
Under the eaDves of that old lime tree I stood exEmamining the fruit
Some were riEmpe and some were rotten, I felt nAauseous with the truth
There will neEmver be a time more opportuGne
[Chorus]
DSo I just wEmon't be lateA  
The window clDoses, shocks roll oAver in a tidal Gwave
And Gball the color drains out of the fraGme
D
So pAleased with a Emdaydream (ah ah Gbah) that now living is no Ggood
I took oAff my shoes and walked into the wooBmds
I felt Gblost and found with every step I tooGkD  

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Lime Tree

by Better Oblivion Community Center

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Gbm

[Verse 1]

D Gbm

I keep floating down the river but the ocean never comes

D G

Since the operation I heard you're breathing just for one

Em A

Now everything is imaginary, especially what you love

Em G

You left another message, said it's done

It's done

[Verse 2]

D Gbm

When I hear beautiful music it's always from another time

D G

Old friends I never visit, I remember what they're like

Em A

Standing on a doorstep full of nervous butterflies

Em G

Waiting to be asked to come inside

Just come inside

[Chorus]

Em A

But I keep going out

D A G

I can't sleep next to a stranger when I'm coming down

Gb Bm

It's 8 a.m., my heart's beating too loud

Too loud

A Em Gb G

Don't be so amazing (ah ah ah) or I'll miss you too much

Gb G

I felt something that I had never touched

[Verse 3]

D Gbm

Everything gets smaller now the further that I go

D G

Towards the mouth and the reunion of the known and the unknown

Em A

Consider yourself lucky if you think of it as home

Em G

You can move mountains with your misery if you don't

If you don't

D Gbm

It comes to me in fragments, even those still split in two

D Em

Under the eaves of that old lime tree I stood examining the fruit

Em A

Some were ripe and some were rotten, I felt nauseous with the truth

Em G

There will never be a time more opportune

[Chorus]

D Em A

So I just won't be late

D A G

The window closes, shocks roll over in a tidal wave

Gb G

And all the color drains out of the frame

A Em Gb G

So pleased with a daydream (ah ah ah) that now living is no good

A Bm

I took off my shoes and walked into the woods

Gb G D

I felt lost and found with every step I took

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