Key: Gb major
Intro 1
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Verse 1
But I tell you it ain't easy
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using only words
And so I'll begin
But I'll start at the end, the day
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I said so long my friend
Verse 2
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I still remember well
His smile that would not die
And the tears begin to swell
Tears I dare not fight
Verse 3
I'm taking my first breath
Oh I'm alive
Verse 4
And this time I won't forget
I'm taking my first breath
Oh I'm alive
Interlude 1
And this time I won't forget
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Verse 5
Wish I'd known that someday
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soon he'd long be gone
So, I will try
To remember the end,
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the day I said so long my friend
Verse 6
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They go by many names
Mother, father, brother, son
And the tears begin to swell
Tears I dare not fight
Verse 7
I'm taking my first breath
Oh I'm alive
Verse 8
And this time I won't forget
I'm taking my first breath
Oh I'm alive
Verse 9
Outro 1
And this time I won't forget
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