Newborn

	  		
Intro: D# Fm Cm (2x) 

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This town bleeds like an open wound 
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You found no peace in a rented room 
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And every brick sings a different tune 
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Either kissed or cried on every avenue 
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Well as she steals an hour from the darkest night 
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Wraps it up in gold and gives me some light 
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‘til there's nothing but shivers going down my spine 
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Rather wake for an hour than sleep for a lifetime 
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Well I make my way through the rain torn street 
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Past the drunks and their pieces of meat 
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The alcohol now clouds their minds 
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Souls are wishing for closing time 

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And the coat she bought is bound to keep me warm 
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Buttons are hanging off, sleeves are torn 
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The wind outside howls like a newborn 

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Please tell me why I’m here before you tell me to stay 
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The big bang doesn’t care if I pray 
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Well I could fill my time in a million ways 
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Put a little bit of sunshine in my day 
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There’s still a swing on the old oak tree 
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Where we used to play, my brother and me 
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And sometimes I feel like going home 
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But home is a childhood memory 
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Well I cried a tear when I heard the news 
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Really nothing that I could say or do 
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It’s the hardest lesson I ever learned 
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Light a candle just to watch it burn 

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So you get caught up in a raging winter storm 
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All the lights are off and the curtains are drawn 
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You can live like a king but you die like a newborn 

D# Fm Cm (2x) 

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D#                                 Fm   Cm 
Well I rolled a take me from place to place 
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Gonna let this hair grow from my face 
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And where I’m bound I cannot tell 
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If you believe the bible then I’m bound for hell 
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Well I got a lover now she got me 
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She knows a place inside my dreams 
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If I sell this ring it’ll make me sad 
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I’ll buy me a brand new sleeping bag 
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There’s a map of the stars on her chest 
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There’s a universe sitting behind her eyes 
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But I’ll meet you at 6 after some rest 
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We’ll get paid, we’ll get drunk and we’ll get by 

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Chase the sunset until the morning 
       Cm              A#             G# 
We’ll sleep through a thousand world wars 
         Cm                     A#               D# 
And I’ll smile like a widow but cry like a newborn 

D# Fm Cm (2x)