A Torch

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Dm Bb F A
Dm Bb F C
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[Verse 1]
Dm               Bb              F
 They left with clothes in disarray
                C                 Dm
And her on the bed, fifteen that day
               Bb
They got her drunk
           F       C
They never   apologized
     Dm             Bb        
She kept her mouth shut the way 
          F
girls should
            C                    Dm
Tried to decide just where she stood
               Bb          F      
And i was the only one to see the 
        C            Dm
glowing anger in her eyes


[Chorus 1]
                Bb                 
I still wonder what went through 
   C
her mind
               Dm             
Think she was sick to death of 
   Bb             C
trying to keep quiet
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         Dm              Bb
And she bought a box of matches
             C              
Cause this flame was growing 
                 Bb
brighter every night
                        Dm Bb F 
And she took this as a sign
C     Dm Bb F A


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[Verse 2]
Dm              Bb             F
 That life was gonna be like this
                C
They get their way you watch it
Dm              Bb          
 She's not the first and she's 
     F               C
probably not the last
    Dm                  Bb
Then  three more girls talked
            F                 C
Killed any doubt that she had any 
choice about
Dm                 Bb
 A little light inside that told her
F        C
 It was time to take revenge


[Chorus 2]
Dm                Bb             
  I still wonder what went 
       C
through her mind
             Dm             Bb    
Think she'd had enough of trying 
         C
to keep quiet
         Dm              Bb
And she bought a box of matches
             C              
Cause this flame was growing 
                 Bb
brighter every night
                     Dm Bb F C   
And it was almost time
  Dm Bb F A


Dm Bb F C     Dm Bb F
Dm Bb F C     Dm Bb F A
Dm Bb F C     Dm Bb F A


[Chorus 3]
Dm               Bb              
 I still wonder what went through
      C
 her mind
          Dm                   Bb 
When the first spark flew i'd like
                C
 to think she smiled
       Dm              Bb
And she  carried that torch
                  C                
Cause the stale smell of their 
                        Bb
sweat still clung to her insides
She didn’t leave until the last 
        Dm Bb F C     Dm Bb F A
flame died

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