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remember when we'd sit around
an ol' fire
D
and you'd get your guitar out to sing
C
we'd sing ccr, "jersey giant,"
"don't look back in anger"
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or anything by bruce springsteen
G
back when ol' anna
would throw her ol' hands up
D
with her face framed by the fire
C
and it got so late,
we'd take hits from a joint
G
mistake shootin' stars
D
for telephone wires
G
and now i've grown partial
to havin' a heart full
D
of memories i cannot bear
C
the girls in summer clothes
and lord knows the soft scent
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of her long, dark, river washed hair
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and i think i might pack
a bag in the night
D
find me some small town out west
C
start over, find closure
and just say "i'm sorry"
G
to that sweet girl
D
who tore off that dress
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the way the moon's crestin'
over green pines
D
restin' next to that coastline i rode
C
it made me think of you
in the dirt out in santa fe
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and all of the good times i stole
G
remember when shawn
was drunk quotin' kerouac
D
remember when steve quit the band
C
i don't know nothin',
but if i knew somethin'
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i'd know that i've helped all i can
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i think it's about time that i sever it
D
you've never looked more
needy or desperate
C
and i've never been more worried about
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the state of the world, angry girl
G
the time just stays passin',
i think of my dad
D
when the army and navy game's on
C
and every night, i wonder
if he's proud of the man
G
who threw fists that late night
D
in his lawn
G
i don't like bein' famous,
they tame you, then paint you
D
as someone that you've never been
C
and i'm pissed that my mama
can't see me singin'
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for this crowd out in deep michigan
G
and i'll leave you with somethin',
don't leave with nothin'
D
be safe on your long drive home
C
there ain't nothin' in this
poor man's apartment
G D
apart from bein' alone
G
i wish you were around this time of year
D
every time they drop that ball
C
drinkin' parkin' lot beers
while the fire disappears
G D
over times square and webster hall
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