Marley’s Song (Save Yourself) chords by Don McLean

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Verse 1
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At this point the movie is over
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People are leaving their seats
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Concessions are closed
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And the credits are rolling
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Your friends are filling the streets
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Your highway was bound for glory
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But glory is just on the stage
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The glory, a Hollywood story
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And time is turning the page
Save yourself, whispered Marley,
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while you still have the time
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Save yourself, save yourself,
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whispered Marley
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Your chains are much longer than mine
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Your chains   are much
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longer than mine
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The people you always had lived for
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Began disappearing at night
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With each new day,
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there was one gone away
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Now reality doesn't seem right
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There's no going home, said the poet.
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No going back, said the clown.
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Shake your chains if you want to,
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but the iron will still weigh you down.
Save yourself, whispered Marley,
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while you still have the time
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Save yourself, save yourself,
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whispered
Marley,
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your chains are much longer than mine
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Your chains are much longer than mine
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Go back through your life for an hour
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Convict yourself of your crimes
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Excuses are futile,
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eva sion transparent
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Face up to the truth, while there's time
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You turned your back on your loved ones
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All for money and art
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You turned your back on your family
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Now look how it's torn them apart
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Save yourself, whispered Marley,
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while you still have the time
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Save yourself, save yourself,
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whispered
Marley,
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your chains are much longer than mine
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Your chains are much
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longer than mine
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When the movie is finally over,
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The white light is still on the screen,
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You will return to eternity's mysteries,
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No more in this life to be seen.
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Don't miss the chance
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to ease suffering,
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Don't miss the chance to forgive.
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Don't miss the chance to be loving.
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You have this chance while you live.
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Save yourself, whispered Marlene
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While you still have the time
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Save yourself, save yourself,
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whispered Marlene
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Your chains are much longer than mine
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Your chains are much longer than mine
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Your chains are much longer than mine
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Your chains are much longer than mine you