When my body won’t hold me anymore
And it finally lets me free
Will I be ready?
When my feet won’t walk another mile?
And my lips give their last kiss goodbye?
Will my hands be steady
When I lay down my fears, my hopes and my doubts?
The rings on my fingers, and the keys to my house
With no hard feelings?

When the sun hangs low in the west
And the line in my chest, won’t be kept, held at bay any longer
When the jealousy fades away
And it’s ash and dust, for casual lust, and it’s just hallelujah
And love in thoughts and love in the words
Love in the songs they sing in the church
And no hard feelings

(Chorus)
Lord knows they haven’t done
Much good for anyone
Kept me afraid and cold
With so much to have and hold
Mmm hmm

When my body won’t hold me anymore
And it finally lets me free
Where will I go?
Will the trade winds take me south
Through Georgia grain?
Or tropical rain?
Or snow from the heavens?

Will I join with the ocean blue?
Or run into a savior true?
And shake hands laughing
And walk through the night, straight to the light
Holding the love I’ve known in my life
And no hard feelings

(Chorus)
Lord knows they haven’t done
Much good for anyone
Kept me afraid and cold
With so much to have and hold

Under the curving sky
I’m finally learning why
It matters for me and you
To say it and mean it too
For life and its loveliness
And all of its ugliness
Good as it’s been to me
I have no enemies
I have no enemies
I’ll have no enemies

I have no enemies

[Verse 1]
Get the young scientists, tell them “come quick”
I must be the first man that’s ever seen this
Lines on my face, my teeth are not white
My eyes do not work and my legs don’t move right

Call the Smithsonian I made a discovery
Life ain’t forever and lunch isn’t free
Loved ones will break your heart with or without you
Turns out we don’t get to know everything

[Verse 2]
I wonder if Romeo ever got scared
Taken but shaken, unprepared
Under the balcony, under the trees
Fully unknowing of where this would lead
What if we marry or give up the ghost?
Or we abandon those we love most?
What if you carry me and lay me down
Once you get used to me being around?

Call the Smithsonian I made a discovery
Life ain’t forever and lunch isn’t free
Loved ones will break your heart with or without you
Turns out we don’t get to know everything

[Verse 3]
My bedroom’s an office, my kitchen’s a car
My life is a joke, my bathroom’s a bar
I go there a lot, more than I should
I know I should stop but it feels too damn good

Call the Smithsonian I made a discovery
Life ain’t forever and lunch isn’t free
Loved ones will break your heart with or without you
Turns out we don’t get to know everything

Tab #1 (relative to capo)

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D|——2——3—— ———|
A|–3——3———- -3-3-3—|
E|——————– ———|

Tab #2 (also relative to capo)

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B|–1–1-1-1-1–1–3–1–1——|
G|–0–0-0-0-0–2–4–2–0——|
D|–2–2-2-2-2–3–5–3–2——|
A|–3–3-3-3-3–3–5–3–3——|
E|–0–0-0-0-0–1–3–1–0——|

Play Tab #1 or

[Verse 1]
(The chords here aren’t exactly synced with the words, but isten to the song and you’ll
see how it goes)

You are mine
The edge I need when I am out of line
The air I breathe when I believe I’m dying
I guess you are there

It is told
With age our hearts are destined to grow cold
Well I won’t argue that but this I know
The snow won’t fall on me

Life goes yes I guess it’s true
Why close down we’ll follow soon
Where we are is not so far from where we’re gonna be
You and me

[Verse 2]
(The piano part here can be played by repeating tab #2)

Our life is a hill
With danger in our hearts the roads are filled
With shadows deep and dark girl grip your wheel
Push your moment through

Life goes yes I guess it’s true
Why close down we’ll follow soon
Where we are is not so far from where we’re gonna be
You and me
You and me

[Interlude]

You are mine
The first to kiss the last to say goodbye

The answer to the question who do I owe my everything?

Life goes yes I guess it’s true
Why close down we’ll follow soon
Where we are is not so far from where we’re gonna be
You and me
You and me

you were a friend to me when my wheels were off the track
and though you say there is no need i intend to pay you back

when my mind was turning loose and all my thoughts were turning black
you shined a light on me and i intend to pay you back

when i was a child i depended on a bottle
and full grown i’ve been known to lean on a bible

but you’re the real deal in a world of imposters
and i’ve seen the program make men out of monsters

(Chorus)
‘cause i still wake up shaken by dreams
and i hate to say it but the way it seems
is that no one is fine
take the time to peel a few layers
and you will find
true sadness

adam and eve must have really done a number
on that garden when the apple was finished

leaving behind them a den made of sadness
and damn if that can’t or won’t be replenished

(Chorus)

angela became a target
as soon as her beauty was seen
by young men who try to reduce her down
to a scene on an x-rated screen
is she not more than the curve of her hips
is she not more than the shine on her lips
does she not dream to see and to live and to dance down her own path
without being torn apart
does she not have a heart

i cannot go on with this evil inside me
i step out my front door and i feel it surround me

just know the kingdom of god is within you
even though the battle is bound to continue

(Chorus)

true sadness
true sadness
[(C)]true true sadness

(ending)

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Victims of cycles, victims of life
Victims of wrong, victims of right
Victims of anything, and all the above
Victims of hate, victims of love
Victims of hate, victims of love

[Verse 1]

If you’re rich, you’re hungry for money
If you’re broke, you’re hungry for bread
If you’re wild, you’re bound to die, young friend
If you live in fear, you’re already dead

Victims of cycles, victims of life
Victims of wrong, victims of right
Victims of winning, victims of loss
Victims of payment, victims of cost

You got the victims of violence, victims of peace
You were all victims, exactly like me
Victims of anything, and all the above
Victims of hate, victims of love
Victims of hate, victims of love

[Verse 2]
I sold Scott a shovel, mine’s got two arms
They’re digging a trench, right for my heart
They can’t agree, except on one thing
They’ve gone too far now, they’re too close to leave

Victims of cycles, victims of life
Victims of wrong, victims of right
Victims of anything, and all the above
Victims of hate, victims of love
Victims of anything, and all the above
Victims of hate, victims of love
Victims of hate, victims of love

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