Tom: G
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[Verse 1]
G
I've been saying for a while
C
if love and greed would only rhyme
G D
I'd be set to write a song or two
G
If I were worth my wait in time
C
Or fell into the bottom line
G D
that'd probably help me bank another few
G
But as it is, I'm feeling tough
C
My passions they don't help me much
G D
if I could shine my vision on the land
G
you'd know my corners pretty rough
C
but I've softened the important stuff
G D
the gentle side-effect you've always had
[Chorus]
C D G
But someday we'll be taught in textbooks
Em C G
And make our way across the molding
C D Bm Em
Minds of everyone alive
Am C D G
But we still rely on heights
G C G D
[Verse 2]
G
I climbed that old tree in the yard
C
in its roots I kept my heart
G D
so it might grow, and I could reach new heights
G
I never did quite reach the top
C
the furthest branch couldn't keep me up
G D
though I was brave, I wasn't meant for flight
G
I asked my dad if that tree would die
C
and I can't forget his one reply:
G D
"son, you'll be dead and gone before it falls"
G
but now I stand on what remains the
C
embers not unlike a grave and
Em G D
wonder if I'll ever feel that tall
[Chorus]
C D G
But someday we'll be taught in textbooks
Em C G
And make our way across the molding
C D Bm Em
Minds of everyone alive
Am C D G
But we still rely on heights
G C G D
[Instrumental Bridge]
G C G D
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G C G D
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G C Em G D
[Chorus]
C D G
But someday we'll be taught in textbooks
Em C G
And make our way across the molding
C D Bm Em
Minds of everyone alive
Am C G
But we still rely on heights
