Hanging On The Surface chords by John Forte

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Verse 1
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Hanging on the surface
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is a purpose that'll serve me for now
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For now, for now, for now,
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for now
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This is scholasticism
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prepared for the
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wretched of the earth
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and therefore you might
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want to  ask yourself
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if you belong here
though some might call
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this just a song, yeah,
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a few might prove them wrong here
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words are more than just letters,
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vision is what'll set us apart
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before we disappear
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I laughed at life while
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you were sleeping,
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followed a rainbow off the deep end,
and swam every tired stroke
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that was required for breathing.
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Entered a room no one else
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was pulled in,
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consumed with self -indulgence. I
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looked into a mirror for the truth
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and let my eyes deceive me
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Hanging on the surface
is a purpose that'll serve
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F#m 
me for now
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For now, for now, for now, for now
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For now, for now,
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for now, for now
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The war was cold, the said the general
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The mathematics at hand, simple
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The order of the land says,
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give them fear to cling to
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Her looks gave me the wildest feeling
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She had books piled to  the ceiling
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She said, besides the little love I got
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Nothing more to bring you
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She said, the little love I got,
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nothing more to bring you
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Hanging on the surface
is a purpose that'll serve
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F#m 
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me for now
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For now, for now, for now, for now
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For now,
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For now, for now
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For now, for now,
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for now you