
Birthright
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Tom : D
[Intro]
D Dsus D Dsus D Dsus D
You don't wanna hang around
Dsus F#m G
Said you were leaving town for the summer
A D
At least till sundown
D Dsus D
Cuz time ain't gonna grind you down,
Dsus F#m
ain't gonna waste your life
G A D
chasing rainbows like some clown
F#m G D A
But who's gonna come with you tonight
G D A
Who's gonna to tell you it's alright?
Em D A
Everything changes over time
D Dsus D Dsus
Just like wine
D Dsus D
Time ain't gonna hold you up,
Dsus F#m G A D
Ain't going to make it stop long enough to ease your mind,
Dsus F#m G A D F#m
Ain't gonna make it last forever
G/B G/B
And you...
A/C# A
whatcha gonna do?
G G
Walk it solitary?
Bm Bm
So unnecessary
Em Em
But it's alright
D D Dsus
It's your birthright
A G D A
Hey, hey everything's different down the line
G D A
Everything changes over time
Time ain't gonna make it worse
It's gonna make you start feeling better
Just like wine
We're gonna make it last forever
Hey you...
Whatcha gonna do?
Just be ordinary?
So unnecessary
But it's all right
Yes it's alright
It's your birthright
It's your birthright
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