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She takes the back road and the lane
Ami7 D7
Past the school that has not changed in all this time
Ami7 Am6
She thinks of when the boy was young
B Emi Ami7
All the battles she had won just to give him life
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That man, she loved that man for all his life
Ami7 Am6 B Emi
And now we meet to take him flowers and only God knows why
D6 B7/Es F#mi
For what's the use of pressing palms when children fade in mothers' arms?
D6
It's a cruel world, we've so much to lose
B7/Es E Esus4 E
And what we have to learn, we rarely choose
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So if it's God who took her son
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He cannot be the one living in her mind
Dmi/F G Ami Dmi/F G Ami
"Take care, my love", she said, "Don't think that God is dead"
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"Take care, my love", she said, "You have been loved"
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If I was weak, forgive me, but I was terrified
Ami7 Am6
You brushed my eyes with angels' wings
B Emi
Full of love, the kind that makes devils cry
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So, these days my life has changed and I'll be fine
Ami7 Am6 B Emi
But she just sits and counts the hours, searching for her crime
D6 B7/Es F#mi
So what's the use of pressing palms if you won't keep such love from harm?
D6
It's a cruel world, you've so much to prove
B7/Es E Esus4 E
And heaven help the ones who wait for you
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Well, I've no daughters, I've no sons
Dmi/F E7 Ami
Guess I'm the only one living in my life
Dmi/F G Ami Dmi/F G Ami
"Take care, my love", he said, "Don't think that God is dead"
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"Take care, my love", he said, "You have been loved"