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[Verse 1]
E        B      E
Wake up, wonder why
A       Am       E
I still feel the need
E                      B           E
When all's well, we're through the hell
A          Am       E
Two floors on Grace Street

[Pre-chorus 1]
F#   E     F#     E
Once I was of the mind
     A         Am    E
"The sun would never shine"
    Dsus2  A      Am    E/B
But stories, they write themselves
F#               A       E
When you're with someone else

[Chorus]
     B        Bm
I've held the sword and pen
    A      Am      E
The past I can't rewrite
    G#m              C#m
But now I'm on the receiving end
   F#              A    Am
Of all these sweet stories

[Instrumental]
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E  E  A  E

[Verse 2]
E           B    E
Lost in the afternoon
A         Am       E
Somewhere in those eyes
    E         B       E
I'm finding myself in you
A       Am     E
Still I wonder why

[Pre-chorus 2]
F#   E     F#     E
Once I was of the mind
 A      Am   E
"Start again somewhere"
  Dsus2  A    Am     E/B
A daydream of golden hair
     F#          A       E
Most days you'll find me there

[Chorus]
     B        Bm
I've held the sword and pen
    A      Am      E
The past I can't rewrite
    G#m              C#m
Somehow I'm on the receiving end
   F#              A    Am
Of all these sweet stories

[Slide guitar solo]
E  E  A  E
E  E  A  E
E  E  A  E
E  E  A  E
Dsus2  A  Am  E/B
F#  A  E  E

[Chorus]
     B        Bm
I've held the sword and pen
    A      Am      E
The past I can't rewrite
    G#m              C#m
But now I'm on the receiving end
   F#
Of all these...

     B        Bm
I've held the sword and pen
    A      Am      E
The past I can't rewrite
    G#m              C#m
Somehow I'm on the receiving end
   F#              A    Am
Of all these sweet stories

[Outro]
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