1971 Chords

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[Verse 1]
[Am]43 years is just enough time
To see it [G]differ[C]ently,
to keep [Am]an open mind
43 years ago [F]was just [Am]another time
[F]There were other [G]ways to [C]think, it
was just a different life
[F]I came

[Verse 2]
back to see if any
minds got loose
I checked the rooms, I checked the halls,
I checked apartments
[Dm]I checked the tension of the beams
in all the roofs
I checked the knot to see
if it was still [Am]a noose
[F]I hope the memory's alive
and would still wait for me
[Am]But it hurts too much to hold
it to the light
[Dm]'Cause knowledge is a fire,
the flames are [D]burning higher
[Dm]And liberty's n[D]ot t[Dm]hat bad
if you just close [Am]your eyes
[F]And lib[G]erty's not that bad if [C]you just
close your [Am]eyes[F][Am]
[Em][C]

[Verse 3]
[Em]What you know [F]doesn't have to
[C]burn you [F]away[G]
[C]Everything [Em]you chose[C] not t[F]o feel
is [C]gonna [Am]find you [C]someday[G]
Or [C]could my ghost [F]unlearn [C]everything?[G]
[C]Or could my ghost [F]unlearn
[C]everything?[Am]
[C][Am][C]

[Verse 4]
[Am]
Frail flames, unlearn everything
Frail flames, unlearn [F]everything

[Verse 5]
But for my first [F]footstep once again down [G]this very road my friend,

[Verse 6]
oh wouldn't I?
[Am]A prophet waiting inside
this house
[F]Impatiently he keeps his
[Dm]bags all [Am]packed
[C]Saying, [Am]"I was never meant to stay
[C]here," [F]just com[Dm]e back

[Verse 7]
[Am]Just paint the walls, repaint the walls, just paint the walls,
repaint the walls, paint the walls, paint the walls, paint the walls
I was made brand new but
that image wasn't you

[Verse 8]
Would you [Am]really put someone down, if you had the choice? Would you really put,

[Verse 9]
really put someone down there?
[Am]
Frail flames, unlearn everything
Frail flames, unlearn [F]everything

[Verse 10]
But for my first [F]footstep [G]once again my friend,
oh wouldn't I
Have [F]never even been
here altogether
Wouldn't that be such a
[Em]problem for us both?
We would've never [G]shared a path
[Am]A pr[F]ophet

[Verse 11]
wait[C]ing inside [Am]this [C]house
[F]Impatiently he keeps his
[Dm]bags all [C]packed
Saying, [Am]"I was never meant to
[C]stay here," [F]just come [Dm]back[C]
[Am]A prophet wa[C]iting in
[Am]side this house
[F]Impatiently he keeps his
[Dm]bags all [C]packed
[Am]Saying, "I was [F]never [Am]meant to stay
[F]here," [Am]just [F]come back
[Dm]

[Verse 12]
[Am]I ca[F]me back
to see if any minds got loose
I checked the rooms, I checked the halls,
I checked apartments
[Dm]I checked the tension of
the beams in all the roofs
I checked the knot to [D]see if
[Dm]it was still a noose
[F]I hope the memory's alive
and would still wait for me
[Am]But it hurts[F] too much [Am]to
hold it to the light
[Dm]'Cause knowledge is a fire,
the flames are burning higher
And liberty's not [D]that bad
if you just [Dm]close [Am]your eyes
[C]What you know [F]doesn't have to [C]burn

[Verse 13]
[Am]
you [C]away
Everything you chose [F]not to [C]feel
is gonna [Am]find you [C]someday
Or could my ghost [F]unlearn [C]everything?
Could my ghost [F]unlearn [Am]everything?[C]