Key: C major
Verse 1
in boats built for a lake
Life is but a dream a stream of
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C
beautiful mistakes
Interlude 1
Dm
C
Verse 2
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F
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On a quiet lake so far from the shore
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We had paddled for an hour
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Back would be way more
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Verse 3
She said that's just great
What is wrong with you?
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You wait 'til we're trapped in a boat
Verse 4
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But in the safest dark it
Tell the truth and let the daylight shine
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Dm
Watch the shadows disappear
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Dm
And I couldn't bring myself to say it
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Verse 5
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So we went through all seasons
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C
Wrapped in safety vests
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The bright red sun it seared my soul
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Her eyes they burned the rest
Verse 6
C
Dm
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You must really hate me
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To have planned it out like this
You can get us back to the shore
Verse 7
Dm
C
And then the questions came
With no place to hide
Dm
Why did I blurt it trapped alone in a boat
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Dm
I rowed against the tide
I guess I had all day
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Fm
to say it
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Verse 8
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So we turned in our vests and
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headed to our cars
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She said bye and drove away but
mine it would not start
Verse 9
How romantic it would be to wait and
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Dm
I could tell you on the lake
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Dm
Ddim
But then you dropped that bomb
Outro 1
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Fm
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