CAPO 1
NB: F chord is played 13321x, though a normal F chord works too
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E|---------|
B|--2-3-5-7|
G|---------|
D|--4-5-7-9|
A|---------|
E|---------|
INTRO:
x2
The man of the moment is just way ahead of his time,
could be why you see just distance in his eyes
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he could be watching ashes grow,
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where all your best seeds were just now sown
but for all I know there s far more I don t
New rays of light must fight for a place between the leaves
so son don t seem surprised to find no shade beneath this tree
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just like Abe you can t think twice
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when offered your piece of the franchise
now every kid expects a birthright
Hand-me-down, hand-me-down oh brother,
now it s your turn, it s your turn to deliver
hand-me-down, hand-me-down oh brother,
what s the measure of a man, made to measure
It s some privilege to claim that only the strong survive -
if you can choose the time and place and what you ll sacrifice
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we ll all get our piece of the dream
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and the have-nots will have to take another hit for the team
well that s just how it s always been
It went something like - garden, tree, Adam and Eve, and Father, pray,
forgive.
But if I never hear that shit again I ll live and live and live
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and whatever made the world go round before
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is probably what will keep it going round after they re gone
but for all I know there s much more I don t
Hand-me-down, hand-me-down oh brother,
now it s your turn, it s your turn to deliver
hand-me-down, hand-me-down oh brother,
what s the measure of a man, made to measure
made to measure
OUTRO:
repeat a few times then finish on Am