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[Intro]
Em      G      Em     G
Em      G      Em     G
[Verse 1]
EmYou and I are climbing in a Gcanyon
AmLightning struck it once before macChines
EmHolidays are nothing to these Glong yellow clouds
AmLying down like girls in magaCzines
[Instrumental]
G      C      Em      Em
[Verse 2]
EmHiding out behind the swings and Gstatues
You're Amtired of running round and jumping Crope
EmLooking through the boards up at the Gschoolhouse
AmSpitting on our hands we made an Coath
[Chorus]
It's a Glong, it's a Clong time Emcoming
It's a Glong, it's a Clong hard Gtime
[Instrumental]
Em      G      Em     G
[Verse 3]
EmCame upon a kind man in this Gslow town
He's Amgentle as a heartbeat in a Ccrowd
But EmI am growing lawless in his Ggood arms
AmDrawing blood and clawing my way Cout
[Verse 4]
EmAnd I am out here spinning on a Gclothes line
There's Amnothing now that moves me but the Cwind
And EmI am crying "come out here and Gfind me
AmPlease come shake me down and bring me Cin"
[Chorus]
It's a Glong, it's a Clong time Emcoming
It's a Glong, it's a Clong hard Gtime
It's a Glong, it's a Clong time Emcoming
It's a Glong, it's a Clong hard Gtime
[Instrumental]
Am      G      Am     G
Am      G      Am     Em
[Verse 5]
EmAnd I believe the news has made me Gwreckless
I Amcannot keep from walking after Cdark
I Emwanna see the places that were Gmentioned
To Amsee a map of all the brightest Cstars
[Verse 6]
EmWe can hang our banner on the Ghillside
Yeah Amwe can touch the sun and turn the Csoil
EmWe can own the oceans and the Gsaltmines
And Amlook out on it all and still want Cmore
[Chorus]
It's a Glong, it's a Clong time Emcoming
It's a Glong, it's a Clong hard Gtime
It's a Glong, it's a Clong time Emcoming
It's a Glong, it's a Clong hard Gtime
[Outro]
G      C      Em      Em
G      C      G

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Before Machines

by Anna Tivel

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Em G Em G

[Verse 1]

Em G

You and I are climbing in a canyon

Am C

Lightning struck it once before machines

Em G

Holidays are nothing to these long yellow clouds

Am C

Lying down like girls in magazines

[Instrumental]

G C Em Em

[Verse 2]

Em G

Hiding out behind the swings and statues

Am C

You're tired of running round and jumping rope

Em G

Looking through the boards up at the schoolhouse

Am C

Spitting on our hands we made an oath

[Chorus]

G C Em

It's a long, it's a long time coming

G C G

It's a long, it's a long hard time

[Instrumental]

Em G Em G

[Verse 3]

Em G

Came upon a kind man in this slow town

Am C

He's gentle as a heartbeat in a crowd

Em G

But I am growing lawless in his good arms

Am C

Drawing blood and clawing my way out

[Verse 4]

Em G

And I am out here spinning on a clothes line

Am C

There's nothing now that moves me but the wind

Em G

And I am crying "come out here and find me

Am C

Please come shake me down and bring me in"

[Chorus]

G C Em

It's a long, it's a long time coming

G C G

It's a long, it's a long hard time

G C Em

It's a long, it's a long time coming

G C G

It's a long, it's a long hard time

[Instrumental]

Am G Am G

Am G Am Em

[Verse 5]

Em G

And I believe the news has made me wreckless

Am C

I cannot keep from walking after dark

Em G

I wanna see the places that were mentioned

Am C

To see a map of all the brightest stars

[Verse 6]

Em G

We can hang our banner on the hillside

Am C

Yeah we can touch the sun and turn the soil

Em G

We can own the oceans and the saltmines

Am C

And look out on it all and still want more

[Chorus]

G C Em

It's a long, it's a long time coming

G C G

It's a long, it's a long hard time

G C Em

It's a long, it's a long time coming

G C G

It's a long, it's a long hard time

[Outro]

G C Em Em

G C G

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