Victory chords by The Avett Brothers

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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G 
C 
I don't write 'cause I don't think
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C 
I don't have a need to speak
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G 
I don't see the bright side,
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D 
quite as clear
C 
G 
Accolades and happy days
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D 
G 
They don't ever last
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G 
C 
Stories of courage clouded up with fear
D 

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Verse 2

In the broom grass I would l lie

Glimmer in my eye,

the sun smiled back on me

From victory, I tried

To match eternal light with how I live my life

Of course, I was forced to retreat

From victory I accept defeat

Interlude 1

Verse 3
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G 
Waxy green and yellow walls
C 
G 
C 
Outside my windows fall
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G 
C 
Covering the light I thought I'd see
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Am I sad or am I sick?
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D 
C 
G 
What's at the root of it?
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D 
G 
Do I throw my hands and quit?
C 
Something tells me no
D 

Verse 4
G 
In the broom grass I would l lie
C 
Glimmer in my eye,
D 
the sun smiled back on me
G 
C 
From victory, I tried
G 
C 
Match eternal light with how I live my life
D 
G 
Of course, I was forced to retreat
C 
D 
And from victory I accept

Interlude 2

defeat

Verse 5

Worries on all sides of my mind

In silence, my darkness is denied

Verse 6
G 
In the broom grass I would l lie
C 
Glimmer in my eye,
D 
the sun smiled back on me
G 
C 
From victory, I tried
G 
To match eternal light
C 
with how I live my life
D 
G 
C 
Of course, I was forced to retreat
D 
G 
And from victory I accept defeat
C 
D 
From victory I accept defeat