Chords for OpenAir Studio Session: Heather Maloney + Darlingside "1855"

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He left seaside [G] daisies on her porch
[C] Every day for weeks until [F] she showed _ _
There he was [G] waiting with horse and carriage
[C] Would marriage be further [F] down the road _
He took her hand, he took the [Bb] reins
Without a plan [C] they found that they were moving [F] towards the sea
The _ smell of the [G] ocean was liquor, was potion
It [C] filled him as he fell so [F] carelessly _ _
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[Dm] That's my ma [F] and pa [Bb] on the wall [F] smiling
[Dm] That's the [F] only photo [Bb] ever taken [F] of him
[Dm] There they [F] are old [Bb] and though they [F] are gray
That's only a moment [Bb] in a lifetime of [C]
days
_ _ _ _ [F] And nobody brought [Bb] a camera _ [C] on their [F] wedding day
_ _ Nobody captured [Bb] the range of emotion [C] and colors as the sun set [F] on the bay
_ And they don't have proof [Bb] of their anxious youth
[C] How they threw themselves together in [F] giddy haste
_ They can only remember [Bb] that day in September
[C] The jitters and the daisies [F] and the lace
That's _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ my [Am] ma and pa [Bb] on the wall [F] smiling
[Dm] That's the [Am] only photo [Bb] ever taken [F] of him
There they are [Bb] old and though [F] they are gray
[Dm] That's [Am] only a [Bb] moment in a lifetime [C] of days
_ _ _ [F] And in 1855 I [Bb] was born into their lives
[C] Eyes as white and blue as [F] the Atlantic
I have a picture in my mind, a tiny [Bb] dress out on the line
He called [C] her mama and she thought it was [F] romantic
_ Storm came upon our silken, [Bb] I was crying inside for milk
[C] She ran to me while he pulled [F] down the laundry
I remember all the rain and tears we [Bb] would face in family years
[C] I got a thousand happy pictures
[D] I got a thousand happy [Bb] pictures with me
[Gm] I got a thousand [Am] happy pictures with me
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_ _ _ _ [Dm] That's my [Am] ma and pa [Bb] on the wall [F] smiling
_ [Dm] That's the [F] only photo [Bb] ever taken [F] of him
There they are [Bb] old and though [F] they are [Dm] gray
That's [F] only a moment in a lifetime of days
[Dm] That's only [F] a moment in [Bb] a lifetime of [C] days
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