When You Were Born Chords by Damh The Bard

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[Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ When you were born, the nights were getting longer, and I knew I must be stronger than I [Bb] had been. _
_ _ [F] _ When you were born, I looked forward to your chatter, and the little bitter patter [Bb] of your feet.
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Son, I heard your heart [Bb] stop, and the moment felt forever.
_ [F] I called out to the land, sea, [C] and sky.
_ _ _ [Gm] I held my arms out to [Bb] you, I'd hold you close forever.
[F] I fell to my knees when you opened [C] your eyes. _
_ _ [F] _ When you were born, the lessons from your brother to me and to your mother kept [Bb] you safe.
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When you were born, you looked so _ unconcerned, like you had just returned to this place.
[Bb] _ _ _ [Gm] Handprints on the walls, [Bb] little pictures home from school, [F] are gone in the blinking [C] of an eye. _
_ [Gm] But there's no love that's stronger, [Bb] no love that lasts longer.
You're [F] my sons, till the day [C] I die.
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Time moves on, _ falling grains of sand.
I let go of your hands and watch you go.
_ _ _ _ _ Time moves on, from the day that you were born to the men that you've become, I've watched you grow. _ _
_ _ [Gm] Your hearts may break, [Bb]
and you will make mistakes.
_ [F] Life can be hard, [C] it's true.
_ _ [Gm] But when your baby cries, [Bb] and you look into their eyes, you'll [F] know the love _ I [C] felt for you, _ I feel for [F] you. _ _
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