Key: A major•
Verse 1
A
D
A
The color of your bones it
D
A
was yellowed by the sun
F#m
Ain't no reason why the drummer
D
keeps on drumming on his
A
Drum
F#m
D
On his drum, we are only for awhile
A
D
Verse 2
A
And the truth is like an onion you can
D
A
skin it layer by layer
F#m
When you come upon the center
D
you might find there's
Nothing there
A
F#m
D
And we are only for awhile
Interlude 1
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D
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D
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D
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D
Dm
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D
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Verse 3
The sun is like the truth
D
A
it'll burn the mortal man
F#m
D
If he tries to look upon it if he tries
A
to understand
F#m
He might learn that we are
D
only for awhile
A
D
A
Verse 4
A
D
Even my guitar listen while
A
she gently weeps
F#m
Now I will not play forever so why
D
A
would I play for keeps
F#m
D
Don't play for keeps we are only for awhile
Outro 1
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D
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D
Dm
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D
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D
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D
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D
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D
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D
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D
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D
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D
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F#m
D
A
F#m
D
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F#m
D
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F#m
D
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ChordsA D F#m Dm
A
D
F#m
Dm
Capo: 2
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