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Loudon Wainwright Iii
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Key: D major•
Intro 1
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Verse 1

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Last week I
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attended a family affair &
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A few remarked upon my recent
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growth of facial hair

You look just like your father did
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With that beard someone said
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I answered back I am him even
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though my old man's dead
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I didn't want to be him
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will at first I did
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When I loved & looked up
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to him as a little kid
Verse 2
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He sent me to his old school I was a numeral with
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his name & he gave me this gold signet ring
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And he wore one just the same

And I guess that I believed him
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& probably it was true
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When he told me I was just like him
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That's what some fathers do
Verse 3
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But a father's always older and my
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dad was rather tall
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Who says size doesn't matter,
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he was big & I was small
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I needed to be big enough
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to be someone someday
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& I learned I had to beat him
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& that was the only way
Verse 4
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I learned I had to fight him,
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my own flesh & bone & kin
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Buyt I felt I was ust like him can a
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man's son be his twin
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First we fought for my mother,
Verse 5
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that afforded little joy
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When he left she was heart broken
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& I was still their little boy

But I started to get bigger & to
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win the ugly game
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When I made a little money
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& I got a bit of fame
Verse 6
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& I saw how this could wound him
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Yes this could do the trick &

If I made it big enough I could
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kill him off quick
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But how can you murder someone
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In a way that they don't die
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I didn't want to kill him,
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that would be suicide
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Outro 1
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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • G

  • A

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Surviving Twin by Loudon Wainwright III is D major.

The primary chords used in Surviving Twin are D, G, A.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like D, G, A, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Surviving Twin is approximately 97 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Surviving Twin using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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