Before The Great War Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[C][Am][F][G]

[Verse 1]
You were [C]born
before [Am]the Great War
Born [F]again when [C]you were [G]two
Ah, [C]you stood strong [Am]though
you were wrong
Couldn?t [F]break but you
broke [G]through
Your [C]daddy was a [Am]singer
But he [F]never sang to [G]you
Ah, he [C]lashed out
[Am]Yeah, he cashed out
And he [F]left your mama, [G]too
He was gonna [C]be somebody,
be [Am]somebody, be [F]somebody [G]new
He was gonna [C]be somebody,
be [Am]somebody, be [F]somebody new
[G][C]

[Verse 2]
Your mother had [Am]a good heart
Did the [F]best that she could [G]do
She let [C]your hair down when
[Am]no one was around
She was [F]lost, she was hurting, [G]too
You kep[C]t secrets for a [Am]living
You kept [F]quiet to stay [G]alive
You told [C]stories, shrewd [Am]stories
Every [F]ending ended [G]right
You were gonna [C]be somebody,
be [F]some[Am] body, be som[F]ebody new[G]
You were gonna [C]be somebody, be [F]some[Am] body,
be [F]somebody new

[Interlude 1]
[G][Am][F][G][C][Am][F][G]
[C]

[Verse 3]
You stood [C]fast through the
[F]roaring twen[C]ties
[F]You stood still [C]in [G]?29
You found [C]a good man,
[Am]found a very [C]good man
[Am]He was g[F]ruff but he towed the li[C]ne[G]
You [Em]built [C]a home
You yield a [Am]family like [F]the one
you never [G]knew
You made [C]children
You gave [Am]children all [F]the love your
daddy [G]stole from you
You were gonna [C]be somebody,
be [F]some[Am] body, be som[F]ebody new[G]
You were gonna [C]be somebody,
be [Am]somebody, be [F]somebody [G]new
You were gonna [C]be somebody,
be [F]some[Am] body, be som[F]ebody new[G]
You were gonna [C]be somebody,
be [Am]somebody, be [F]somebody [C]new[G]

[Outro 1]
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