Lullaby for the Taken chords by Kimya Dawson
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Intro 1
(G major) (C major) (D major) (G major) (C major)
(D major) (G major)
Verse 1
Bombs are dropping, smoke (C major)
fills the air
I (D major) wanna duck and cover but I've
(G major) gotta stay out here
'Cause I know myself and if
I hole (C major) up in my room
I'll be con (D major) sumed by
the doom and the gloom
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Verse 2
So (G major) I call John cause I (C major) know
he knows sorrow
(D major) He says "I'll be in the (G major) city tomorrow"
So I go down and I (C major) watch him sing
And the way he (D major) sings sends
a chill right through me
Verse 3
Yeah, (G major) and now there's a mountain (C major) goat
Pre (D major) cariously balanced on the
(G major) frog stuck in my throat
It says "Sometimes (C major) whispering's ok
But (D major) maybe you'd feel better
if you screamed today"
Verse 4
The (G major) lady took the baby I (C major) know
she loves the baby
But the (D major) baby has a daddy and
and his (G major) daddy loves him, too
How could she take the baby,
(C major) maybe she's gone crazy
(D major) She won't share, it's not fair,
there's nothing I can do
Verse 5
The (G major) lady took the baby I (C major) know
she loves the baby
But the (D major) baby has a daddy and and
his (G major) daddy loves him, too
How could she take the baby,
(C major) maybe she's gone crazy
(D major) She won't share, it's not fair,
Verse 6
there's nothing I can do
(G major) Tuesday night grandma
(C major) curled up in my bed
(D major) By Wednesday morning,
my (G major) grandma was dead
I was in Charlotte, I (C major) took the bus home
Her (D major) shoes, watch and teeth
were still in my room
(G major) And
Verse 7
as I lay me down (C major) to sleep,
(D major) I felt her spirit (G major) rise up through me
She said "I got to live a long (C major) 86 years,
dry (D major) your tears (G major)
I know it's hard but (C major) please let go so (D major) I can
meet your grandpa in the (G major) undertow
Chin up, girl, you've (C major) gotta be strong (D major) and know
when you're singing I'm singing along"
Verse 8
The (G major) lady took the baby I
(C major) know she loves the baby
But the (D major) baby has a daddy and and
his (G major) daddy loves him, too
How could she take the baby,
(C major) maybe she's gone crazy
(D major) She won't share, it's not fair,
there's nothing I can do
(G major) The
Verse 9
lady took the baby I (C major) know
she loves the baby
But the (D major) baby has a daddy and and
his (G major) daddy loves him, too
How could she take the baby,
(C major) maybe she's gone crazy
(D major) She won't share, it's not fair,
Verse 10
there's nothing I can do
(G major) Little bitty baby, so (C major) far away,
(D major) we hope that you can come (G major) home soon
When we're not together, now (C major) (A minor) or ever,
(D major) always remem (G major) ber I love you
Little bitty baby, so (C major) far away, (A minor)
we (D major) hope that you can come (G major) home soon
When we're not together, (C major) now or (A minor) ever,
(D major) always remember (G major) I love you
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Lullaby for the Taken
Kimya Dawson
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