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F# Bm
The children had all left home
Em
The house was like a ship without a sail
A D
They headed for the sunset
C# Bm
Where maybe they would find a holy grail
F# Bm
The bedrooms were all rigged up
Em
The posters of my (?) - were ripped away
A D
Each day was blessed with freedom
C# C
As they would try to find something to say
Bb/F Gm
She kept a little journal
Fm C7sus2/G
He scanned them out to see
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If they could find Nirvana
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And where that place might be
F# Bm
She had lots of things to do
Em
They kept the plastic covers on the chairs
A D
It drove him around the twist
C# C
They both were wondering what they might have missed.
Bb/F Gm
He quibbled with ambition
Fm C7sus2/G
She fell into a rut
Ab Eb/G Bb F/A
They sat and read the papers
Ab Eb/G Bb F/A
In sequence they would touch
Ab Eb/G Bb F/A
The creeping realization
Ab Eb/G F# Bm F# Bm
Like a punch in the gut
F# Bm
Each day like the one before
Em
The dreams evaporated
A D
As the weeks and months turned into years
C# C
The queasy feeling that they wanted more
Bb/F Gm
He said his word was final
Fm C7sus2/G
She heard him slam the door
Ab Eb/G Bb F/A
Anytime she would pipe up
Ab Eb/G Bb F/A
He heard it all before
Ab Eb/G Bb F/A
Although they blame each other
Ab Eb/G Bb F/A
Really they knew the score
Ab Eb/G Bb F/A
They were in this together
Ab Eb/G Bb F/A
Like children holding back tears
Ab Eb/G Bb F/A
They've come so far to end up
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With nothing down the years
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