Chords with lyrics
Verse 1:
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You held my children
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A augmentedA|--3---3---3---3---3---3---|--3---3---3---3---3---3---|
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tight-- You made them feel al-
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D MajorD|----0---2---4---2---0---0-|----0---2---4---2---0---0-|
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E MajorE|--3---3---3---3---3---3---|--3---3---3---3---3---3---|
right-- Ain't it hard ain't it
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D MajorD|----5---4---2---0---0---0-|----5---4---2---0---0---0-|
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E MajorE|--3---3---3---3---3---3---|--3---3---3---3---3---3---|
hard-- Just to live just to
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G+G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D MajorD|----0---2---4---2---0---0-|----0---2---4---2---0---0-|
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E MajorE|--3---3---3---3---3---3---|--3---3---3---3---3---3---|
live--
G+G
People are writing songs for you
G+G
They don't quite know-- what to do
C majorC
'Bout your mother, your stepdad too
C majorC
Your brother and your sister who
D MajorD
Held you in her arms that night
D MajorD
When you left after doing everything so right
Chorus:
C majorC
'Cause you're a traveller
G+G
Yes, you're a traveller
Verse 2:
G+G
Tighty righty, lefty loosey
G+G
You turned the screws and made the news
C majorC
But you are not forsaken only
C majorC
Quoted as saying
D MajorD
Fuck the cancer take no prisoners
D MajorD
Don't leave your heart and your mind behind
Chorus: (x2)
C majorC
'Cause you're a traveller
G+G
Yes, you're a traveller
Verse 3:
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G+G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D MajorD|----0---2---4---2---0---0-|----0---2---4---2---0---0-|
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E MajorE|--3---3---3---3---3---3---|--3---3---3---3---3---3---|
You died on the
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D MajorD|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A augmentedA|--3---3---3---3---3---3---|--3---3---3---3---3---3---|
E MajorE|--------------------------|--------------------------|
vine-- Before it was your
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BB|--------------------------|--------------------------|
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D MajorD|----0---2---4---2---0---0-|----0---2---4---2---0---0-|
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E MajorE|--3---3---3---3---3---3---|--3---3---3---3---3---3---|
time-- But you're alive you're
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BB|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D MajorD|----5---4---2---0---0---0-|----5---4---2---0---0---0-|
A augmentedA|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E MajorE|--3---3---3---3---3---3---|--3---3---3---3---3---3---|
alive-- In those children's
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G+G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D MajorD|----0---2---4---2---0---0-|----0---2---4---2---0---0-|
A augmentedA|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E MajorE|--3---3---3---3---3---3---|--3---3---3---3---3---3---|
eyes--
G+G
And the wheels, they keep turning round
G+G
Everybody's rushing to town
C majorC
But you don't have to go so fast
C majorC
You've won the race and you were furthest from last
D MajorD
'Cause you were the first to get there mate
D MajorD
But I doubt you're resting at the Pearly Gates
Chorus: (x3)
C majorC
'Cause you're a traveller
G+G
Yes, you're a traveller
Verse 4:
G+G
People are writing songs for you
G+G
They don't quite know-- what to do
C majorC
'Bout your mother