A Distant History chords by Idlewild

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Verse 1
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 (D major)  (B minor)  (D major)  (E minor)  (D major)  (B minor) 
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 (D major) This fascina (E minor)  (D major) tion
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where did it  (B minor) come  (D major) from?
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what does  (E minor) it mean  (D major) 
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Em 
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when you're  (B minor) fascinated  (D major)  (E minor) by  (G major) things?

Verse 2

but you know, you'll never see

i overheard

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Verse 3

this conversation

as it started to belong

to me

Verse 4
A 
G 
you're convinced  (A major) that where  (G major) you're
D 
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 (D major) born  (G major) is where you're from
A 
no, your convinced  (A major) that where you're
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born is not  (D major)  (G major) where you're from
it's only where you're
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waiting  (D major) to see it through
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and not understanding why i  (A major) had  (B minor) to

Verse 5
G 
Bm 
be reminded  (G major)  (B minor) that i'll tell
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you when  (D major) i   (B minor) 
G 
D 
 (G major) waiting for longer than i had  (D major) to
A 
or could you just tell  (A major) me now
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couldnt you tell me, now?  (D major)  (B minor)  (A major) 

Verse 6

even more money spent

nothing left to go round

even more money spent

nothing left to go round

Verse 7
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all  (G major)  (D major)  (B minor)  (D major)  (E minor)  (D major)  (B minor) 
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Em 
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 (D major) these  (E minor) description (D major) s
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 (B minor) where did they come  (D major) from?
Em 
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Bm 
do they  (E minor) de  scribe  (D major) what  (B minor) 
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you mean  (D major) perfectly  (E minor) 
G 
 (G major) and how can i explain to you
A 
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how  (A major) i know  (D major)  (B minor) that
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Em 
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it's a  (D major)  (E minor) natu (D major) al order of  (B minor) the thing
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Em 
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 (D major) s that i  (E minor) be  lieve  (A major) 

Verse 8
A 
D 
you're convinced  (A major) that where you're  (D major) 
G 
born  (G major) is where you're from
D 
G 
A 
 (D major) no, you're con (G major) vinced  (A major) that where you're
D 
G 
born is not  (D major)  (G major) where you're from
Bm 
it's only where  (B minor) you're
A 
D 
 (A major) waiting  (D major) to see it through
A 
Bm 
not understanding why i  (A major) had  (B minor) to

Verse 9
Bm 
G 
be reminded  (B minor) that i'll tell you  (G major) when i
D 
waiting for longer than i had  (D major) to
A 
or could you just tell  (A major) me now?
couldn't you tell me, now?
Bm 
A 
 (B minor)  (A major) 

Verse 10
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 (D major) 
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even more  (B minor) money spent  (G major) 
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 (D major) nothing left  (B minor) to go round  (G major) 
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Bm 
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 (D major) even more  (B minor) money spent  (G major) 
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 (D major) nothing  (B minor)  (G major)  (D major) left  (B minor) to  (G major)  (D major)  (B minor)  (G major)  (D major)  (B minor) go  (G major) 
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 (D major)  (B minor)  (G major)  (D major)  (B minor)  (G major)  (D major)  (B minor)  (G major)  (D major)  (B minor)  (G major) 
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 (D major)  (B minor)  (G major)  (D major)  (B minor)  (G major)  (D major)  (B minor)  (G major)  (D major)  (B minor)  (G major) 
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 (D major)  (B minor)  (G major)  (D major)  (B minor)  (G major)  (D major)  (B minor)  (G major)  (D major)  (B minor)  (G major) 
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 (B minor)  (G major)  (D major)  (B minor)  (G major)  (D major)  (B minor)  (G major)  (D major)  (B minor)  (G major) 
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 (D major)  (B minor)  (G major)  (D major)  (B minor)  (G major)  (D major)  (B minor)  (G major)  (D major)  (B minor) round  (G major) 