Intro: Dm G (x4)
verse 1:
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It was the way we always knew that we never had the clue
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that we never had the chance like the others in the dance
Interlude: Dm G (x2)
verse 2:
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like black diamonds, ash and light/like the mines and anthracite/
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split-tongued fellows, venom-survived/violence only against the vile
Interlude: Dm G (x2)
verse 3:
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/e'er we bleed into the wild/then laid to rest there, man or child/
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this shining gutter in the sun/is it worth it in the run (second half of line x3)