Firstborn Son chords by Andrew Osenga

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Verse 1
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 (D major) I was the firstborn son of  (A major) a firstborn  (D major) son
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In the wake of family  (E minor) tragedy  (D major) 
After fruitless years
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I  (A major) was the chosen  (D major) one
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To plant the flag  (G major) of destiny
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 (D major) To  (G major) eyes who saw  (A major) what they  (D major) had seen
I was a screaming, bloody symbol
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 (E minor) Of  (G major) life and what  (A major) it once  (D major) had been
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Before the marching crush of evil  (E minor) 
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I was the  (G major) firstborn son of a  (A major) firstborn  (D major) son
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We prayed each night to the  (A major) risen  (D major) God
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for our loved ones' health  (G major) and safety.  (D major) 
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Then we locked the doors and  (A major) windows  (D major) up
so there was no danger,
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but we were  (G major) not  (D major) free.
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The  (G major) big bad world  (A major) was on  (B minor) the hunt,
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an (D major) d  its dogs were fixed on our  (E minor) scent.
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Clouds  (G major) of fear  (A major) may block  (B minor) the sun,
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 (D major) still the earth remains in orbit (E minor) .
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 (A major) God  (B minor) help the  (D major) man who  (G major) helps  (A major) him (D major) self
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He  (E minor) needs  (D major) no other devil
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 (A major) Give us  (B minor) courage now  (D major) to  (G major) say  (A major) farewell
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Asus4 
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 (D major) To this  (E minor) fear and  (D major) watch it  (A major) crumble  (Asus4)  (A major)  (B minor)  (F sharp minor)  (A major)  (D major)  (A major) 
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 (B minor)  (F sharp minor)  (A major)  (E minor)  (B minor)  (F sharp minor)  (A major)  (D major)  (A major)  (B minor)  (F sharp minor)  (A major)  (E minor) 
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 (A major)  (E minor) 
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I've worked a job  (D major) since I
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was  (A major) 12  (B minor) years old,
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 (E minor) a   student of the  (B minor) middle class of  (G major) America.
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 (D major) Pull up your bootstraps,
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baby,  (A major) you're on  (D major) your own
You are what you have,
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you  (G major) don't have  (D major) much
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The  (G major) man rained  (A major) down from  (B minor) the sky
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An (D major) d  I looked for explanation
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 (E minor) Moses  (G major) walked  (A major) the seabone  (D major) dry
In my father's generation
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 (E minor) And this  (G major) firstborn son won't  (Asus4) stop asking,
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 (D major)  (A major) I'll  (B minor) help the  (D major) man who  (G major) helps  (A major) him (D major) self
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He  (E minor) needs  (D major) no other  (A major) devil
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Give  (B flatdim)  (B minor) me courage  (D major) now to  (G major) face  (A major) my self
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 (D major) And  (E minor) dance as  (D major) these walls  (Asus4) crumble
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 (A major) Torn down  (G major) by the blood  (A major) of
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a firstborn  (D major) son  (A major)  (D major) 
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You  (A major)  (D major)  (B minor)  (D major)  (G major)  (D major) 
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 (B minor)  (D major)  (G major)  (D major)  (A major)  (B minor)  (D major) 
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 (B minor) We  (G major) are  (D major) You