Sweet Jonathan chords by Elfin Bow

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Verse 1
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 (E minor) This is the sadness
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that you have  (A major) known
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Your fam (E minor) ily's branching,
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the leaves are all  (A major) blown
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But  (E minor) the smile on your face,
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the trouble with (A major) in
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When  (E minor) you took on a lover,
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sweet Jonathan  (A major)  (E minor)  (A major) 
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 (E minor)  (A major) 
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Jonath (E minor) an lay down next to you
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with a hammer of  (B minor) lead, a hammer of  (G major) lead
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Any (E minor) one threatened he'd
knock him dead,
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ooh,  (G major) ooh, oo (E minor) h,  yeah
Jonathan lay down next to you
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with a hammer of  (B minor) lead,  (A major) a hammer of lead
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Any (E minor) one threatened he'd
knock them dead
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Ooh,  (A major) this  (E minor) is  the sadness
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that you have  (A major) known
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Your  (E minor) family's branches,
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the leaves are  (A major) all blown
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Put the  (E minor) smile on your face,
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hide the trouble with (A major) in
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When you  (E minor) took on love,
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sweet Jonath (A major) an  (E minor)  (A major)  (E minor) 
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 (A major)  (E minor) 
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to keep you  (B minor) warm
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Wrapped  (D major)  (G major) too  (E minor) tightly
to keep you from harm
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Ooh,  (G major)  (E minor) yeah
Gather your clothes,
gather weathered and worn
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To keep you  (B minor) warm, to keep you  (E minor) warm
Wrapped you tightly
to keep you from harm
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Ooh,  (A major) this  (E minor) is  the sadness
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That you have  (A major) known
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Your  (G major) family's  (E minor) branches
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Their leaves are all  (A major) blown
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But the  (E minor) smile on your face hides
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The trouble with (A major) in
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When you  (E minor) took on a lover
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Sweet Joys  (A major) and Moons  (E minor) 
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Oooo  (A major)  (E minor)  (A major)  (E minor) 
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 (A major)  (E minor)  (A major) 
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Kep (E minor) t   you  (A major) on a  (E minor) lump of twine
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To keep you close  (B minor) by,
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to keep you close  (A major) by
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Didn't miss nothing with his  (E minor) beady eye,
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ooh -oo (G major) h -ooh  (E minor) -oo h, yeah
He kept you on a length of twine
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to keep you close  (B minor) by,
to keep you close by
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Did (E minor) n't miss nothing with his beady eye,
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ooh -oo (A major) h -ooh -ooh
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This  (E minor) is  the sadness
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that you had  (A major) known
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Your fam (G major) ily's  (E minor) branches,
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their leaves are all  (A major) blown
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But the  (E minor) smile on your face hides
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the trouble with (A major) in
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When you  (E minor) took on love,
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sweet Jonath (A major) an  (E minor)  (A major) 
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 (E minor)  (A major)  (E minor)  (A major) 
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 (E minor)  (A major)  (E minor) 
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 (Edim) Oh  (E minor) 