We Were Patriots

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E (strum A once towards the end then
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E                          A     
clear sky over Calcutta --  a 
         B
warm wind.
E                          A 
Dvorak on the short wave, clear 
             B
signal coming in

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long vowels spill like liquid from 
your mouth.
   A                       B
i hang on every word you say.
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E                                 
an army of transistor radios on 
             A              B
the bookshelf left on all day.
A        B            E         
let them play, yeah let 'em all 
                  A
play on and on and on.
E                B               
let 'em all play longer and 
   E                      A
louder and long after you're gone

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E
clear sky sheltering our fragile 
little house
A                               B
listening to the radio all the time
E
your hand on my forehead as though 
to check for a fever
A                      B
yeah big plans in mind.

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