The Horizon Has Been Defeated

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Finger picking pattern: TRMIRMIM
Intro
D G C D D G C D
Verse 1
D G
The horizon has been defeated
C D
by the pirates of the new age.
D G
Alien casinos:
C D
well maybe it's just time to say
Chorus
D G
That things can go bad
C D
and make you want to run away
D G
but as we grow older
C A
the trouble just seems to – stay.
G D
Verse 2
D G
There's future complications
C D
in the strings between the cans,
D G
but no prints can come from fingers
C D
if machines become our hands.
D G
And then our feet become the wheels,
C D
until the wheels become the cars,
D G
and then the rigs begin to drill,
C A
until the drilling goes too – far.
G D
Chorus
D G
Well things can go bad
C D
and make you want to run away
D G
but as we grow older
C A G D D
the horizon begins to fade away
A
Begins to
G D D
fade away.
Verse 3
D G
Well thingamajigsaw puzzled
C D
anger don't you step too close
D G
'cause people are lonely and only
C D
animals with fancy shoes.
D G
And hallelujahs exact nothing
C D
when misery is on the loose
D G
'cause people are lonely and only
C A
animals with too many tools
A
that can build all the junk that we sell
A A
Aw, sometimes man it makes you wanna yell
D G
Things can go bad
C D
and make you want to run away
D G
but as we grow older
C A G D D
the horizon begins to – fade away
Outro
A
Begins to
G D D
fade away.
Begins to
A
fade
G
fade
D D
fade.
A
Begins to
G D
fade away.

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Finger picking pattern: TRMIRMIM
Intro
D G C D D G C D
Verse 1
Chorus
G           D
Verse 2
G      D
Chorus
Verse 3
Outro
Begins to

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