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Tuning: G C E A (G C E A) Chord Changes: Cm:(5-0-0-7) Bb7:(3-2-1-5) Am7:(2-0-0-3) C9:(0-0-0-10) C7:(0-0-0-8) C6:(0-0-0-7) C/F: A|-3-3-3---3-| (Strum down C four times and hammer F on 3rd strum) E|-0-0-0h1-0-| C|-0-0-0---0-| G|-0-0-0h2-0-| Picking Pattern: 1-3-2-4/G-E-C-A ------------------------------------------------------- Verse 1: F G Cm Light struck from the lemon tree Bb7 Am7 G F C/F What if I’d never seen hysterical light from Eugene? F C Lemon yogurt G Am G Remember I pulled at your shirt F I dropped the ashtray on the floor C/F I just wanted to be near you
Verse 2: F G Cm Emerald Park, wonders never cease Bb7 Am7 G The man who taught me to swim F C/F He couldn't quite say my first name F C G Am G Like a Father, he led community water on my head F And he called me “Subaru” C/F And now, I want to be near you Verse 3: C9 C7 C6 Am G F Since I was old enough to speak G I've said it with alarm C9 C7 C6 Am G F Some part of me was lost in your sleeve G Where you hid your cigarettes F No, I’ll never forget C/F I just want to be near you Verse 4: F G Cm Still, I pray to what I cannot see Bb7 Am7 G In the sprinkler, I mark F C/F The evidence known from the start F C G From the bed near your death Am G And all the machines that made a mess F Far away, the falcon flew C/F Now I want to be near you F G Cm What’s left is only bittersweet Bb7 Am7 G For the rest of my life F C/F Admitting the best is behind me F C Now I’m drunk and afraid G Am G Wishing the world would go away F What’s the point of singing songs C/F If they’ll never even hear you?
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