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From saraheb591 on Ultimate-Guitar

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Recite the songs that kept me whole
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On the day I hand over command control
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Try to let them all flow into this one

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List alphabetically
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The toxins the doctors found in me
                      G
During my time in prison


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 Count my fingers, every last one
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When I get done


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Clean the floors well, sweep and swab
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 Do a thorough job
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Leave the old place nicer than I found it

Wish well as the neighbors cheer and shout
                       Bb
Finally taking their earplugs out
                     F                      G
Things were even worse here than they sounded


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 Grim-faced pilots, back from the bombing run

When I get done


Dm                     Gm
 Take a picture or two
Am                     Dm
 Just to remember the view
F#m                     C#m
 Leave a mark on the door
D                               A                   G
 As an empty warning sign from one who's gone before
             F       Eb
But isn't here anymore


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Let the crust form on my skin in the sun

When I get done


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Sweep the front porch, make it new
                         Bb
Put the broom away when I get through
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No passersby need know of my lonely tenure

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All this riot of light, the shock of leaves

Wind rippling in my sleeves
                                      G
Swirling against my skin as in a blender


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Red thread drying behind me, hand-spun

When I get done

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