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Well I had an awful dream
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I laid your bones by a shallow stream
B7 Em
I carved your name in a willow tree
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And beat the ground
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The water clear and sun a’bright
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I left the tears alone to dry
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I raised my arms up to the sky
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And I challenged God
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B7 Em
You had no prose, you had no right
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To take my dove, my little light
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Half of my soul, half of my sight
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My beating heart, my precious wife
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Have you no answer, follow you no more
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I'm on my own, this means war
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When I awoke, when I came to
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My whole perspective was brand new
B7 Em
I made a vow and I keep it true
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Hold very close what's given to you
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Keep very close what's given to you