Chords for Folk Alley Sessions ~ Joe Pug, "A Gentle Few"

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Welcome home my son, it's been so very long I know that you're here to surrender
The disappointing days I suffered at your age Were more than I'd care to _ _ remember
[Bb] Before you [F] throw the towel and turn your [Bb] engines out
Don't expect to spit all that you [C] tasted from your mouth
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After all you've seen, most you hope to be Is pretending to be a _ pretender
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The years that I've [Bb] been through, [F] I've met a gentle few
Who said that they love and they mean it
The others that I met, they're decent folks I guess
But all that they love is _ achievement
[Bb] The swagger [F] and the dress, the [Bb] trappings of success
The butter [F] and the milk of [C] what it takes to get ahead _ _ _
_ [F] Any given night, you'll catch them dead to rights
_ Painting their name on the ceiling
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_ _ _ Remember in the [Dm] end, that [F] many of your friends Would rather be dead than [F] _ uncertain
They want a [Bb] simple [F] yes, or even better yet [Dm] A promise the next [F] life is perfect
I promise that it's not, [C] then what have they [Bb] got
Only [F] fifty years, they never [C] gave a moment's thought
_ _ _ _ [F] _ Anyone they find, who tells them otherwise They'll [Bbm] follow him backwards [F] and _ _ [Dm] shirtless _
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Welcome home [Bb] my son, [F] it's been so very long [Dm] I know that you're here to surrender
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