Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Intro: C Em F C Am G Verse: C If it were up to him he'd wander out Em To the old strip mine behind his house F C Lay down in the snow Am G And wake up with his wife C If it were up to us he'd pass in his sleep Em We all agree though we'd never speak F C About it, afraid of the words Am G As if they hold the power of life
Chorus: F C But it's not up to us Am G The die was cast long ago F C There's nothing left for us Am But to let Go Verse: C The first time that I ever saw Em My father drink was when his father's F C Age became so clear Am G It couldn't be waved away C And all these winter thoughts are dark and cold Em They break our hearts, make us feel old F C So we laugh a little too loud Am G And force the smiles on our faces Chorus: F C But it's not up to us Am G The die was cast long ago F C There's nothing left for us Am But to let G Go Interlude: F C Am G F C Bridge: Em F The call came on a summer morning C I boarded a plane that afternoon Em F We all knew the day was coming C But there's never a time G That's not too soon Verse: C We spent a week in august cleaning house Em A lifetime's relics carried out F C Till a corkboard and a keg Am G Were all that remained C But still the air is thick with memories Em They gather here like autumn leaves F C All the good times around the bar Am G All the friends that passed through and left their mark Chorus: F C And it's all up to us Am G The die was cast long ago F C There's nothing left for us Am But to hold the memories G When we go F C And it's all up to us Am G The die was cast long ago F C There's nothing left for us Am But to share the memories G When we go Outro: C Em F C Am G Ohhhhh F C Am G F C Am G Note: The picking pattern is similar to I Will Follow You Into the Dark by Death Cab for Cutie with some small flourishes (e.g. Em is actually Em Em7 Em Em7)
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