Chords for Mark Heard - 10 - In Spite Of Himself - Ashes And Light (1984)

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_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ He hears his friends call shallow _ _ infidels _ _ _
[E] Sees the [A] vices _ they've naively _ held _ _ _ _
He [B] looks at their faces [A] and loves them in spite [E] of _ _ himself
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_ _ _ _ _ _ When he sees the dark shadows _ they've thrown _ _ _
[A] Their _ recklessness _ cuts him to the bone
_ _ _ He [B] _ looks at their _ faces, [A] _ refusing to throw the [E] first _ stone
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[Abm] This _ simple [E] _ thing that [B] some call [E] _ grace _
[Abm] _ _ Suffers [A] _ _ _
[E] abandonment, lost in [B] their _ wakes
_ _ _ [Abm] It _ lies [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ unrecognized as [E] well
_ _ [Abm] _ Deep in [A] their bones it [E] must someday _
[B] _ prevail
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_ _ _ _ _ _ When [E] they talk behind his back in _ conceit
_ _ And _
[A] deny what a true friend he must _ _ be _ _
[B] He looks at their _ faces [A] and loves them in spite of [E] his _ grief
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[B] _ _ _ [E] Oh, _ _ _
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[B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[Abm] this _ simple [E] _ thing that [B] some call [E] grace _ _
[Abm] _ _ Suffers [A] _ _ _
[E] abandonment, lost in [B] their wakes _
_ _ _ [Abm] It _ lies [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ unrecognized as [E] well
_ _ [Abm] _ Deep in [A] their bones it [E] must someday _
[B] _ _ prevail
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[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ When [E] they don't _ _ understand his _ concern
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His [A] gestures _ _ remain _ _ _ unreturned
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[B] He looks at their [E] _ faces [A] and loves them and knows it's [E] not absurd
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