Intro
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[Verse]
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Word just came from upstate Joe
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Lower the flag again
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This time it's Dayton, southwest Ohio
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Last night El Paso, Texas counted 22 dead
[Instrumental]
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[Verse]
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Soon the brass will offer up their thoughts and prayers
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Soon there'll be protests in the street
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And the media from out of town
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Will chew it up and spit it out
[Pre-Chorus]
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Then move on to the next one
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Before we even grieve
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Yeah, then move on to the next one
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Before we even grieve
[Chorus]
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Some say we start to die on the day that we're born
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But no one wants to live life on their knees
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Maybe we start to die on the day that we're born
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But we deserve to live life in between
[Instrumental]
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[Verse]
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D# husband kissed the cross that bears his Margie's name
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And promises he'll see her once again
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Won't see her children grow
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Won't see their love grow old
[Pre-Chorus]
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Last night their dream became a nightmare
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And their nightmare has no end
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Last night their dream became a nightmare
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And their nightmare has no end
[Chorus]
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Some say we start to die on the day that we're born
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But no one wants to live life on their knees
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Maybe we start to die on the day that we're born
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But we deserve to live life in between
[Bridge]
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These days it's hard to sleep
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When I lay my head down
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What if it was your loved one
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Laying on the ground
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I'm left to think about
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What if, what now?
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Dear God I wanna pray
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But tonight I have my doubts
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When I think about those families now
[Instrumental]
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[Bridge 2]
D#m C#/F
If there's something we can talk about, let's talk about it
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If there's something we can figure out, let's figure it out
D#m C#/F
If there's something we can talk about, let's talk about it
F# B
If there's something we can figure out, let's figure it out
D#m C#/F
If there's something we can talk about, let's talk about it (El Paso, Texas, Dayton, Ohio)
F# B
If there's something we can figure out, let's figure it out (Las Vegas, Nevada, Sebring, Florida)
D#m C#/F
If there's something we can talk about, let's talk about it (Orlando, Florida)
F# B
If there's something we can figure out, let's figure it out (Penn State University)
D#m C#/F
If there's something we can talk about, let's talk about it (Aurora, Illinois, Virginia Beach, Virginia)
F# B
If there's something we can figure out, let's figure it out (Gilroy, California, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
D#m C#/F
If there's something we can talk about, let's talk about it (Marjory Stoneman Douglas High)
F# B
If there's something we can figure out, let's figure it out (Columbine, Columbine)
D#m C#/F
If there's something we can talk about, let's talk about it (Sandy Hook Elementary)
F# B
If there's something we can figure out, let's figure it out
[Chorus]
B F# D#m F#
Some say we start to die on the day that we're born
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But no one wants to live life on their knees
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Maybe we start to die on the day that we're born
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You believe what you want to believe
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But we deserve to live life in between
[Instrumental]
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[Outro]
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Word just came from upstate Joe
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Lower the flag again