by the posies From: John Waclo (johncw@nauticom.net) Sounds best when played on a 12-string acoustic guitar. Intro: Let notes ring... D Chord: E------------2---------2---| B---------3-----3------3---| G------2-----------2---2---| D---0------------------0---| A--------------------------| E--------------------------| D Db/D Am E7 Please forgive, for they know not what they've done Gm D A A7us And if they did, they'd surely resurrect their trust D Db/D Am E7 Promises were made to break and the family kept its end Gm D And now your answer, my friend Gm D A A7us Is blowing in one head and out the other G D But you will find yourself G D You will recognize and realize G D F# Even when you can't forget Bm A/Bm Ab/Bm E7 The times they tried you, things denied you, inside the big nameless house G D G D A7/D >From which everyone moves away, everyone moves away D Db/DAm E7 Growing up in severed states of mind Gm D A A7us Can cause you to go blind more than twice D Db/D Am E7 And now we're hurt by the words we've never said Gm D The wounds you never bled Gm D A A7us Just aggravate your head until their gone G D But you will like yourself G D You will verify and vocalize G D F# Even when you can't forget Bm A/Bm Ab/Bm E7 That when you stayed you, they betrayed you, inside the big nameless house G D F# G D A7/D >From which everyone moves away, everyone moves away A7 D A7 D Try to wipe away the traces of people, places, childhood spaces Bm F# G A7 Etched upon your memory, like the way that we were raised D Db/D Am E7 In our backyard we were left no time to think Gm D A A7us The blood that turned to ink spelled neglect D Db/D Am E7 Now there's no sun and the grass is overgrown Gm D Gm D A A7us The sacred seed they've sown is utterly alone and scared to death G D But you will free yourself G D You will cut the cord and cauterize G D F# And if you ever feel an urge Bm A/Bm To look behind you, let this remind you Ab/Bm E7 We both grew up in the same house G D F# G D F# >From which everyone moves away, everyone moves away G D G D Everyone moves, everyone moves G D Db/D Everyone moves away CHORD CHARTS: DDAmD E-----2------ E-----2------ E-----0------| B-----3------ B-----3------ B-----1------| G-----2------ G-----2------ G-----2------| D-----0------ D-----X------ D-----2------| A-----X------ A-----4------ A-----0------| E-----X------ E-----X------ E-----X------| EGA E-----0------ E-----3------ E-----0------| B-----0------ B-----3------ B-----2------| G-----1------ G-----3------ G-----2------| D-----0------ D-----5------ D-----2------| A-----2------ A-----5------ A-----0------| E-----X------ E-----3------ E-----X------| AAGs E-----0------ E-----0------ E-----3------| B-----3------ B-----2------ B-----3------| G-----2------ G-----0------ G-----0------| D-----2------ D-----2------ D-----0------| A-----0------ A-----0------ A-----2------| E-----X------ E-----X------ E-----3------| FBA/Bm E-----2------ E-----2------ E-----2------| B-----2------ B-----3------ B-----3------| G-----3------ G-----4------ G-----4------| D-----4------ D-----4------ D-----4------| A-----4------ A-----2------ A-----0------| E-----2------ E-----X------ E-----X------| Ab/Bm E-----2------| B-----3------| G-----4------| D-----4------| A-----X------| E-----4------|