These Arms

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[Verse 1]
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Oh these arms that hang here by my 
side,
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Yeah these arms that ache to open 
A7
wide.
            D                      
Are useless arms with nothing left 
   A
to do,
            A   E                
Since these arms stopped holding 
A
you.


[Verse 2]
         A
Oh these arms are worthless now to 
me,
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They let you go so how good could 
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they be?
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Just foolish arms for which I have 
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no need,
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A pair of arms that grew weak and 
         A    D  A
set love free.


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[Chorus]
E                                 
 Reaching out to embrace a vacant 
       D  A
memory,
E                            
 Finding just the empty space, 
                           G
around what's left of me.
A
 Two arms that failed completely,
D
 Arms both scarred so deeply.
B7                                
 Keep paying love's costs with 
         E
each tragic sway.


[Instrumental]
A     A7   D   A   E   A  D  A


[Chorus]
E                                 
 Trying meekly to assist my 
                  D  A
struggle with the truth.
E                                 
 Unable to resist what tears still
                G
 make us view.
A
 Two arms that failed completely,
D
 Arms both scarred so deeply.
B7                                
 Keep paying love's costs with 
         E
each tragic sway.


[Verse 3]
            A
Wo-oh these arms that hang here by 
my side,
A                                 
Woah these arms that ache to open 
    A7
wide.
            D                      
Two useless arms with nothing left 
   A
to do,
A               E                
Since these arms stopped holding 
A   D
you.
            A   E                
Since these arms stopped holding 
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you.