Shrinking Violets chords by Geoff Byrd

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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[ music begins
Don't believe what they say
Try to go your own way
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You would be surprised by the truth
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Boy you ran out of the sand
Because it's time to be your own man
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This is not the time to be cool
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You're you
Yeah, yeah
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Drinking violets
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are what you are
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Wilting flowers afraid of the world
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Stand up,  spread out
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Plant your roots in the ground
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Be  yourself and bring colors
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in to your world
Don't let another day go by,
looking for an alibi
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They don't understand me and you
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No  need to apologize,
throw a fire in your eyes
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Let it burn all the way through,
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into
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I  should know,
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because I've wilted and closed
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Em 
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But I  want this
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With strings and timpani
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Put a smile on your face
While you keep a faster pace
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Medicate the rest with a pill
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Drop that, walk away,
find another job today
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With whatever passion you will fulfill
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Yeah, yeah, yeah
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Shaking violets  are what you are
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Planting flowers afraid of  the world
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Stand up, stand out,
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plant your roots in the ground
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Be  yourself and bring good
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eyes into the world
You