Intro
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[Verse]
C#m E A E
Word just came from upstate Joe
C#m E A E
Lower the flag again
C#m E A E
This time it's Dayton, southwest Ohio
C#m E A E
Last night El Paso, Texas counted 22 dead
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[Verse]
C#m E A E
Soon the brass will offer up their thoughts and prayers
C#m E A E
Soon there'll be protests in the street
C#m E
And the media from out of town
A E
Will chew it up and spit it out
[Pre-Chorus]
C#m E
Then move on to the next one
A E
Before we even grieve
C#m E
Yeah, then move on to the next one
B
Before we even grieve
[Chorus]
A E C#m E
Some say we start to die on the day that we're born
A E
But no one wants to live life on their knees
A E C#m E
Maybe we start to die on the day that we're born
C#m B E
But we deserve to live life in between
[Instrumental]
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[Verse]
C#m E A E
C# husband kissed the cross that bears his Margie's name
C#m E A E
And promises he'll see her once again
C#m E
Won't see her children grow
A E
Won't see their love grow old
[Pre-Chorus]
C#m E
Last night their dream became a nightmare
A E
And their nightmare has no end
C#m E
Last night their dream became a nightmare
B
And their nightmare has no end
[Chorus]
A E C#m E
Some say we start to die on the day that we're born
A E
But no one wants to live life on their knees
A E C#m E
Maybe we start to die on the day that we're born
C#m B E
But we deserve to live life in between
[Bridge]
A E
These days it's hard to sleep
C#m E
When I lay my head down
A E
What if it was your loved one
B
Laying on the ground
A E
I'm left to think about
C#m E
What if, what now?
A E
Dear God I wanna pray
A E
But tonight I have my doubts
A E B
When I think about those families now
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[Bridge 2]
C#m B/D#
If there's something we can talk about, let's talk about it
E A
If there's something we can figure out, let's figure it out
C#m B/D#
If there's something we can talk about, let's talk about it
E A
If there's something we can figure out, let's figure it out
C#m B/D#
If there's something we can talk about, let's talk about it (El Paso, Texas, Dayton, Ohio)
E A
If there's something we can figure out, let's figure it out (Las Vegas, Nevada, Sebring, Florida)
C#m B/D#
If there's something we can talk about, let's talk about it (Orlando, Florida)
E A
If there's something we can figure out, let's figure it out (Penn State University)
C#m B/D#
If there's something we can talk about, let's talk about it (Aurora, Illinois, Virginia Beach, Virginia)
E A
If there's something we can figure out, let's figure it out (Gilroy, California, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
C#m B/D#
If there's something we can talk about, let's talk about it (Marjory Stoneman Douglas High)
E A
If there's something we can figure out, let's figure it out (Columbine, Columbine)
C#m B/D#
If there's something we can talk about, let's talk about it (Sandy Hook Elementary)
E A
If there's something we can figure out, let's figure it out
[Chorus]
A E C#m E
Some say we start to die on the day that we're born
A E
But no one wants to live life on their knees
A E C#m E
Maybe we start to die on the day that we're born
C#m B E
You believe what you want to believe
C#m B E
But we deserve to live life in between
[Instrumental]
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[Outro]
C#m E A E
Word just came from upstate Joe
C#m E Fadd9
Lower the flag again