Brighter Still chords by Ron Sexsmith

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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As kids
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at grown -up parties,
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all our fathers and our mothers
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Had a cigarette in one hand,
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cocktail in the other
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When it came to lungs and livers,
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well, they just could not be bothered
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A cigarette in one
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and a cocktail in the other
It was the best of times,
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the worst of times,
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but if I had my druthers
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I'd have a cigarette in one
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and a cocktail in the other
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Far from the eyes of mother,
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her hands are sisters and her brothers
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Had a cigarette in one hand
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and a cocktail in the other
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A cigarette in one hand
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and a cocktail in the other
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La la la la, what comes
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for us we cannot run
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La la la, we can gather dust
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or we can have some fun
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La la la, what comes for us
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we can't outrun
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La la la, we can gather dust
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or we can get things done, oh yeah
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As kids at grown -up parties,
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all our fathers and our mothers
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Had a cigarette in one hand
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and cocktail in the other
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When on my deathbed someday
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I'd see you pull down the covers
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There'd be a cigarette in one hand
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and a cocktail in the other
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Cigarette in one hand
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and a cocktail in the other
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Cigarette in one hand
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and a cocktail in the other