Son

Gordon Downie

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      You  know   that  they  just  can’t re------sist
      No   man    could make  them  feel  ner-----vous
      And  they   put   ze----ro    in----to      it
      And  their  coun--try   does--n’t   ex------ist


[Chorus 1]

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      Son,                   when you dance          I’ll be on your

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      Shoulder,            and you’ll feel it


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      Son,                   when you dance          I’ll be on your

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      Shoulder,            and you’ll feel it


[Post-Chorus 1]

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      And   when   some--thing stirs  in    your   heart

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      A     feel---ing   so    strong and   in-----tense

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      When   some—thing  oc----curs   in    your   heart

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      And   there  is----n't   a      next  sen----tence


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      Son,                   when you dance          I’ll be on your

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      Shoulder,            and you’ll feel it

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E|-----v| en   as    the   world con---vul-----ses 


      Don't stop  wish--ing   what        you     wish 
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      Don't stop  wish--ing   the  things you     wish
      Don't stop  wish--ing   what        you     wish


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      And   when   some--thing stirs  in    your   heart

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      A     feel---ing   so    strong and   in-----tense

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      When   some—thing  oc----curs   in    your   heart

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Composition: Gordon Downie

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