A Gift For Melody Anne Chords - The Avett Brothers

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Verse 1

D A I want to get back, I want to get square D I want to get back all the hopes and the dreams that I had A G That the good lord above us can't spare

Verse 2

D A Like that actor said I don't want to lose heart D I don't want to get beat beat down by the big big world A G Or quit before I even start

Chorus 1

Verse 3

D A I want to hold hands, Yeah and I want make love D I want to keep running all day and and all night A G Even when my mind tells my body that's e - nough

Verse 4

D A And I want to stand up yeah and I want to stand tall D If I ever have a son, if I ever have a daughter A G I don't want to tell them that I didn't give my all

Chorus 2

E D A And I just want my life to be true (just want my life to be true) E D A I just want my heart to be true (just want my heart to be true) E D A I just want my words to be true (just want my words to be true) Bm I want my soul to feel brand brand new D Like a fresh coat of paint A We can make it anything but blue G Anything but blue D

Bridge

Bm Now when your dreams start saying I can't come true D You'd be better off without me A G Don't let em go, don't let em go D A G G 3x D E7 A A

Verse 5

D A I don't want to go broke, not from one bad deal D I don't want to be up all night crying in my hands A G For a girl that isn't even real

Chorus 3

E D A Lord I just want my life to be true (just want my life to be true) E D A And I just want my heart to be true (just want my heart to be true) E D A And I just want my words to be true (just want my words to be true) E D A And I just want my song to be true (just want my song to be true) E D A And I just want my heart to be true (just want my heart to be true) E D A And I just want my life to be true (just want my life to be true) E D A And I just want my words to be true (just want my words to be true) E D A And I just want my heart to be true (just want my heart to be true) E D A And I just want my life to be true (just want my life to be true) E D A And I just want my song to be true (just want my song to be true) E D A And I just want my life to be true (just want my life to be true) Bm D A I want my soul to feel brand new Bm D |F#m (3/4) |F#m/F |F#m/E |F#m/E F#m/F|F#m F#m/F F#m |F#m/G# F#m F#m/G#| D * I want my soul to feel brand new NC Begining of Complainte d'un matelos mourant (Lament of a dying sailor) Chords for the end |Em(3/4) |F#mM7 |F#m7 |F#m7 F#mM7 |F#m F#mM7 F#m |Emadd2 F#m Emadd2 | D