C G Dm F [Verse]C G Every morning with the cool sunriseDm F I take a cue from another lifeC G F An offering from what's behind those eyesC G In one of mine, grandma Uhl played the pianoDm F Black grain it was beautifulC G F But she sang a melody I didn't knowC G Dm FC G I sleep with my mind wideDm F To get a vision of another sideC G F I never learned that song though I did tryC G In one of mine was an owl with yellow eyesDm F Gathered light so she could flyC G F Though I was close to her she didn't mind [Chorus]Am G Let go of the sands of nightC F C Hoping to clarify: the good, the hard,G F The words that I can't findContinues after the ad[Verse]C G In one of mine, we laid still side by sideDm F Our bodies in an arc of lightC G F As yours bled into mine our thoughts entwined [Bridge]C G F C G FC G Laying there in the hospital he said,F "Oh aren't you beautifulC G F Come learn my name, you know I think it's time"C G In one of mine, took a name from a dying manF In exchange for some time as friendsC G F And sat there by his side then when he said,Am F "Here I am alone again,Dm G Am tracing over all these old events,F Dm thinking over my mistakes,G tracing all of my missteps."C G F And in the day we say to you,C "You did then what you knew to doG When you knew better well thenF you did betterF you did betterDm you did betterDm you did better" [Other]C G Every morning with the cool sunriseDm F I take a cue from another lifeC G F An offering from what's behind those eyesAm G Let go of the sands of nightC F C Hoping to clarify: the good, the hard,G F The words that I can't findC G Every morning with the cool sunriseDm F I take a cue from a double lifeC G F I'm gathering up light so I can flyC G And in my dreams at nightDm F I'm hoping I might findC G F The messages that filter through my mindC G F The good, the hard, the words that I can't findC G F I never learned that song though I did try
The Double Life Of Ed Clairborne
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