Austin chords by Erica Sunshine Lee

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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Little Austin was born in 83
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In  a small garden town
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His mom was crazy,
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she stole him away one day
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They ended up in Washington State
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Times were tough
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when I had a father growing up
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Lost in his past,
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it haunts  him every day
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Trying to forget the mistakes
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his mother made
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Trying to forget the mistakes
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his mother made
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Trying to forget the mistakes
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his mother made
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He grew up quickly,
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saw things he shouldn't have seen
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His uncle laid in a puddle of blood
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He handed an HIV needle to a child
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Gave him a nightmare all his life
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Times were tough
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without a  father growin' up
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And Austin's past
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still haunts him every day
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Trying to forget the mistakes his mother made
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Now Austin's 26,
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workin' hard to get by
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He makes the best white mocha
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In a coffee shop on the
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corner of his small town
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Just trying to lead a normal life
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when I had a father
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growing up
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Nauseous past,
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it haunts him every day
Oh, he's trying to forget
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the mistakes his mother made
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his mother made
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Trying to forget the mistakes
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his mother made
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Trying to forget the mistakes
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his mother made
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