Tom: C
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[Verse 1]
C G C C
Oh, I hope I get to say good-bye to all my friends
F F C G
when my story ends, when my story ends.
C G C C
And if I don’t I pray that we have made amends
F G C C
when my story comes to an end.
[Interlude]
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| F | F | C | G |
| C | G | C | C |
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[Verse 2]
C G C C
All the ones who’ve gone before me, they’re around me now,
F F C G
they’re around me now though I don’t know how.
C G Am Am
Telling me their stories and they’re telling me they’re proud,
F G C C
I can hear them talking now.
[Interlude]
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| F | F | C | G |
| C | G | Am | Am |
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[Bridge]
G G C C
When my breath is still and the light leaves my eyes,
D D G G/F
I’ll take one look around and I’ll take to the sky.
C G Am Am
I don’t know exactly when, I don’t know exactly why,
F G C C
but I might hang my head and cry.
[Interlude]
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| F | F | C | G |
| C | G | Am | Am |
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[Verse 3]
C G C C
What do you see in the trees or the soaring of a dove,
F F C G
is it a fathers plan or a mothers love?
C G Am Am
Well, the universe is swirling and the stars up above,
F G C C
I don’t know but it fits me like a glove.
[Ending]
C G C C
And I hope I get to say good-bye to all my friends,
F F C G
when my story ends, when my story ends.
C G Am Am
And if I don’t I pray that we have all made amends,
F G C C
when my story comes to an end,
F G C C
oh, when my story comes to an end.
