The Last Nail Chords by Dan Fogelberg

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I saw [Am] you running, [E] I heard [Em] of the crowd.
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I chased but never [C] thought I'd catch you.
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You said you [Am] loved me, [Em] but you had to be free, and [C] I let [F] you.
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We walked [A] together through [Em] the gardens and graves.
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I watched you grow to be [C] a [G] woman.
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[Am] Living on promises [Em] that nobody gave to [F] no one.
_ _ But they were giving [C] to no one.
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_ _ [C] I [A] started listening to [Em] the wind and the rain.
[F] Through stranger ears could [C] hear nothing.
_ [G] _ _ [C] One night [Am] I thought I [Em] had whispered my name.
And I [F] went running. _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ I left [Am] a trail of [Em] footprints deep in the snow.
_ [F] I swore one day I wouldn't [C] trace them.
[G] _ _ [C] But when [Am] I turned around [Em] I found that the wind had [F] erased them. _ _ _
And now I'm nothing [C] but a scared little [Em] girl.
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Fly [Em] away my sweet [A] bird [C] over the land.
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[Em] Take back for [A] all the [C] freedom you can.
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[Em] But if you [A] ever should [C] need a man, [A] will the [C] offer still stand?
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[F] _ _ [C] I hear [Am] you tipped in on [Em] an abandoned child.
[F] And he lives somewhere in [C] Pennsylvania.
_ [G] _ _ [C] I never [Am] thought you'd ever [Em] sever the string.
But I [F] can't blame you none.
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_ [G] _ [C] So I'll let you go.
So let [Am] the ashes fall [Em] and lay where they will.
_ [F] Just say that once you used [C] to know me.
[G] _ _ [C] One last [Am] time sing that old [Em] song we used to know.
[F] But this time sing. _
This time sing.
Oh, this time sing a little [C] more story.
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_ _ _ [G] _ [Em] Fly away my [A] sweet bird over [C] the land.
[G] _ [Em] Take back for [A] all the freedom [C] you can.
_ [G] _ [Em] But if you [A] ever should need [C] a man, [A] will the offer [C] still stand?
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