song for thirza chords by Norma Waterson

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Verse 1
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 (D major) You were brought from the workhouse
to live with us
And you named yourself
Doug on a very bad day
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And  (F major) I  strayed in my youth
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 (E minor) and lost my pre (C major) cious dog
Bm 
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 (B minor) Whilst  (F major) gazing through
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another  (E minor) new day  (F major) 
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 (C major) Where  (D major) are you  (G major) now
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my precious run (D major) ning dog
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Em 
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Who ran  (F major) after me in  (E minor) my  growing years?  (D major) 
Dsus4 
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Whilst hiding outside your  (Dsus4)  (D major) bedroom door,
Dsus4 
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or kneeling on those scary  (Dsus4) attic     (D major) stairs,
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 (F major) I'd listen to  (E minor) the private conver
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 (C major) sations  (B minor) that you  (F major) had
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when you thought  (E minor) there
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was no one  (F major) there.  (C major) 
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 (F major) Where  (D major) are you  (G major) now,
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my precious run (D major) ning dog?
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Em 
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Ran  (F major) after me in  (E minor) my broken knees  (D major) 
Wooden bed,
Dsus4 
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rosary  (Dsus4) under     (D major) pillow under head
Exaggerating so she could
understand what I said
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Em 
 (F major) And often I tried  (E minor) to teach
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her my  (C major) name  (B minor) 
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Be (F major) cause she didn't  (E minor) know it,
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she never could  (F major) say it  (C major) 
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 (D major) Too young was  (G major) I  and too  (D major) late I tried
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Dsus4 
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Dsus4 
To  (F major) reach out for the flower  (E minor) when she  (D major) dies  (Dsus4)  (D major)  (Dsus4) 
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 (D major)  (F major)  (E minor)  (C major)  (B minor)  (F major)  (E minor) 
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 (F major)  (D major)  (G major)  (D major)  (F major)  (E minor) 
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 (D major) 
I've recently lost a very
precious running dog
Who ran after me
in my growing years
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Em 
And if  (F major) I  could bring back  (E minor) 
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my run (C major) ning dog  (B minor) 
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I'd  (F major) shower her with kisses  (E minor) 
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and with  (F major) tears
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 (D major) Where are you  (G major) now,
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my precious run (D major) ning dog?
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Em 
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Ran  (F major) after me an (E minor) d   my girlfriend  (D major) you