Third Family Portrait

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It was the dead of winter
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The cold was in our bones
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And our shelves stood barren
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As we had ever known

[Verse 2]
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So our mother stands on the porch
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 one evening
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The silent crack in her stormy mask
    C       G         F          
she looked up at the sky, and 
     F
said "please"

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[Instrumental]
F,C,G,C,F,C,G (x2)

[Verse 3]
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And by the turn of summer we packed
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 up all we owned
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And with my mom and brothers we 
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started for the coast
    C                       G     
And I would count all the clouds 
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on the way
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And you and I would name them while
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 the world around us changed
     F           C             F 
And I remember asking if the 
         G            F          
place we're moving would have more 
C
food
         G     F        C      G
And my mother grew as distant as
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 can be
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and mouthed, "please"

[Instrumental]
F,C,G,C,F,C,G (x2)

[Bridge]
   C             F            C
So I, so tired eyes, pay no mind
       F                  G
The river of time will drown these 
days out
C,F,C,F,C,F,C,F,G (Hold G)

[Verse 4]
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It was the year just after we 
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stood and watched the sea
        C                       
And my mom was smiling no longer 
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saying please