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[Verse 1]
CSlide like a spirit down the Fsame old Emroads
EmYou've been Fhaunting these Chills since the Gmorning you were Fborn
FNow the Ccracks in the pavement are the Fcracks in your Emheart
EmYou go Fover the same old Cfaults every Gtime you walk to the Fbar
FAin't you Cwet when you get there, Fwhether rain or tears or Emsweat?
EmAnd the Fwind shaking the Cpanes, it's the Gsame as in your Fchest
[Chorus 1]
FYes, it's the Csame out FmthereC  
FAs it is Cin FmhereC  
FIt's the Csame out FmthereC  
FAs it is Cin FmhereC  
[Verse 2]
CWhy should it be different, should it be anytFhing but thatEm?
EmShould we Fopen our Cmouths and spit out GCalifornia Fsand?
Yeah, Fwe Csing what we're Fgiven into a piece of shit EmPA
EmWe sing F"Grey Foggy CDay," we sing G"No Change in FMe"
FYeah, but it's Carm in arm in arm and ain't it Floud enough to Emstun?
EmHearing them Fall heaving aClong to the Gone same Fsong
[Chorus 2]
FOh, is it the Csame out FmthereC  
FAs it is Cin FmhereC  
FIs it the Csame out FmthereC  
FAs it is Cdown FmhereD  
[Bridge 1]
DSo pull your cloak aGround me Dnow
DPull your cloak aGround me Bmnow
DPull me close and keep the Gcold night Bmout   GHmmmD  
AOh, lean Ginto me
ASo you're Gnear to me Dnow
AOnce a Gstranger to Dme, but
ANow you're the Gsong in my DmoutAh
ANa na na na
[Bridge 2]
DNa na na na na na na Gna na na na F#mna
F#mNa na Gna na na na na na Dna na na Ana na na na na
DNa na na na na na na Gna na na na F#mna
F#mNa na Gna na na na na na Dna na na Ana na na na Gna
[Outro]
GAnd you Dslide like a spirit out to the Gicy F#mstep
F#mFeel the Gnight on your Dface, the Amist upon your Glips
GYou Dpull the cloak around you as you Glisten to the F#mwind
F#mAnd you Ghum the reDfrain as you Atake the hill Gagain

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Spirit

by Tim Baker

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F#m

[Verse 1]

C F Em

Slide like a spirit down the same old roads

Em F C G F

You've been haunting these hills since the morning you were born

F C F Em

Now the cracks in the pavement are the cracks in your heart

Em F C G F

You go over the same old faults every time you walk to the bar

F C F Em

Ain't you wet when you get there, whether rain or tears or sweat?

Em F C G F

And the wind shaking the panes, it's the same as in your chest

[Chorus 1]

F C Fm C

Yes, it's the same out there

F C Fm C

As it is in here

F C Fm C

It's the same out there

F C Fm C

As it is in here

[Verse 2]

C F Em

Why should it be different, should it be anything but that?

Em F C G F

Should we open our mouths and spit out California sand?

F C F Em

Yeah, we sing what we're given into a piece of shit PA

Em F C G F

We sing "Grey Foggy Day," we sing "No Change in Me"

F C F Em

Yeah, but it's arm in arm in arm and ain't it loud enough to stun?

Em F C G F

Hearing them all heaving along to the one same song

[Chorus 2]

F C Fm C

Oh, is it the same out there

F C Fm C

As it is in here

F C Fm C

Is it the same out there

F C Fm D

As it is down here

[Bridge 1]

D G D

So pull your cloak around me now

D G Bm

Pull your cloak around me now

D G Bm G D

Pull me close and keep the cold night out Hmmm

A G

Oh, lean into me

A G D

So you're near to me now

A G D

Once a stranger to me, but

A G D A

Now you're the song in my mouth

Na na na na

[Bridge 2]

D G F#m

Na na na na na na na na na na na na

F#m G D A

Na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na

D G F#m

Na na na na na na na na na na na na

F#m G D A G

Na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na

[Outro]

G D G F#m

And you slide like a spirit out to the icy step

F#m G D A G

Feel the night on your face, the mist upon your lips

G D G F#m

You pull the cloak around you as you listen to the wind

F#m G D A G

And you hum the refrain as you take the hill again

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