As Kind As You Can

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[Verse 1]
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They got married on a Tuesday night 
in April
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Her sister as a witness, and 
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her sister's man
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The dog lying on the kitchen tile as
 usual
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The words written on the back of 
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the commissioner's hand
F                         Am     
The words written on the back of 
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the commissioner's hand
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They always said a big wedding 
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wasn't needed
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They always said they'd probably 
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always be in love
C#m                           
All they really needed to hear, 
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dressed in their everyday clothes
A                         B      
The words written on the back of 
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the commissioner's hand

[Chorus]
C                  G F#m A Bm D F#m
Be as kind as you can
C            G F#m A Bm D F#m
If I ever become
C                   G F#m A Bm D F#m
What you can't understand

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[Verse 2]
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The children were keeping their 
vigil over the spring
      F                      Am   
The water was weeping with rhythm 
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and tone and shade
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They decided together the finest 
color of all was green
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Everyone else was away somewhere 
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at war
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They wrote a letter, it said that 
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we hope you come home winners
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They wrote another that said, "We 
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hope the others do the same"
            C#m
Remember, everyone is dying of 
thirst
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By the time they make it back to the
 spring
A                         B      
Everyone is reading the words off
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 the back of their hand

[Chorus]
C                  G F#m A Bm D F#m
Be as kind as you can
C            G F#m A Bm D F#m
If I ever become
C                   G F#m A Bm D F#m
What you can't understand

C C

[Instrumental Bridge]
G    F# Em    F# G    F# Em
G F   G Am    G F     G Am

[Verse 3]
G                        F# Em
Teddy never made it home
                  F# G
Said he saw a UFO
                              F# Em
Woke up in the rapeseed field
Behind the old department store in 
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the mall
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And as the sun was coming up
All he knew was that he'd been 
          G F
somewhere
And the sound of the words going 
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'round in his head
D
So weirdly familiar, like the back 
of his hand


[Chorus]
C                  G F#m A Bm D F#m
Be as kind as you can
C            G F#m A Bm D F#m
If I ever become
C                   G F#m A Bm D F#m
What you can't understand