The Sapling

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[VERSE I]
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Gonna lay down in the grass
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And watch that acorn split in two, slowly take root
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While the clock upon the wall makes idle boasts
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And my mind's out cruising silent coasts


[VERSE II]
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Though the ghosts of better days might twist my eyes
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Gonna stand my ground, watch that sapling rise
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Just as long as I ha€™ve the strength, well, I'll raise that flag
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Like a wisp of cloud from a mountain crag


[CHORUS]
            Am
Now this is awkward
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 I kept it bottled up too long


[VERSE III]
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Years like tiny drops of rain on a glassy lake
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Leaving naught but circles in their wake
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Though we barely comprehend what the question is
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Only know for certain, the answer is yes


[CHORUS]
            Am
Now this is awkward
Am
Really do no€™t know where to begin


[BRIDGE]
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 I kept it bottled up too long
             Am/C
(I know that feeling too, yeah)
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 Don't ask me where the time has gone
             Am/C
(I know that feeling too, yeah)
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 Days I can't tell no right from wrong
             Am/C
(I know that feeling too, yeah)
F          Dm             Am
 I kept it bottled up too long
                   Am/C
(Know that feeling, know that feeling)
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 Tell me about it, tell me about it, tell me about it
Am             Am/C
(Like sunlight breaking through, yeah)
F                           Dm
 Tell me about it, tell me about it, tell me about it
Am           Am/C
(I know that feeling too)


[OUTRO]
      Bb              F
Gonna lay down in the grass
    Dm         F     Bb       Dm         Bb    F
And watch that acorn split in two, slowly take root
F
(Take root)
F