Chords for Ciaran Lavery - Left For America

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[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [A] Lay me on my [E] back a little, _
[A] put my [E] hat on my head
[F#m] Cause I want to sleep [E] out with the stars, [C#m] not in the [B] dark with the dead
[A] When I'm ready I'll [E] give you the sign, [A] you can gather me up [E] like a quill
[A] Tell my mother I [E] tried, tell my cousin I lied, [C#m] I was holding your hand out [B] of guilt
_ [A] Cause they never made [E] my way, I thought [B] it, I never [E] stole your heart, I said [A] it, I never knew my [E] place [B] anyway
They _ _ [A] never [E] made my way, I thought [B] it, I never stole [E] your heart, I [A] said it, I never knew [E] my place [B] anyway _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ [E] You _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [A] cover me up [E] with a thousand whispers [A] and shuffle me [E] into the night _
[A] Whistle and hum to [E] the traffic rum, [C#m] calling us closer to the edge [B] of the night
[A] And tell me [E] tales that will heal my [A] pain, and be my champion [E] of dreams
[A] I don't want to forget [E] the day I left for [C#m] America, things came [B] apart at the seams
[A] Cause they never made [E] my way, [B] I thought it, I never stole [C#m] your heart, I said [A] it, I never [E] knew my place [B] anyway
_ _ _ _ [A] They never made [E] my way, I thought [B] it, I never [C#m] stole your heart, I said [A] it, I never knew [E] my place [B] anyway
They _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
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[A] _ _ _ never [Am] _ _ _
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[E] made my way, I thought [B] it, I never stole [C#m] your heart, I said it, I never knew my place anyway
[A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] They never made my [E] way, I [B] thought it, I never stole [C#m] your heart, I [A] said it, I never knew [E] my place [B] anyway _ _ _ _
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