The Cape Chords by Patty Griffin

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_ _ He's eight years old [Am] with a fireside [F] cape tied all around [C] his neck.
_ _ He climbed up [Am]
on the [F] garage, he's figuring what the [G] heck.
_ _ [C] _ Screwed his [Am] courage up so tight, [F] the whole thing come [C]
unwound.
He had a running [Am] start and bless his heart, [F] he headed for the [C]
ground.
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He's one of those who knows that [F] life is just [C] a leap of faith.
Spread [G] your arms [Am] and hold your breath [F] and _ always [C] trust your _ gaze. _
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_ He's all grown up with a fireside cape [F] tied all around his [C] dream.
_ He is full of [Am] pits and _ vinegaries, [F] _ busting at [G] the seams.
_ [C] He licked his [Am] finger, checked the wind, [F] said it's gonna be do [C] or die.
He [G] wasn't [Am] scared of nothing, boy, [F] he was pretty sure he could [C] fly.
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] He is one of those who knows that [F] life is just [C] a leap of faith.
Spread [G] your arms [Am] and hold [G] your breath [F] and always [C] trust your gaze. _ _ _
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_ _ _ [C] He's old and gray with a [Am] _ fireside [F] cape tied all [C] around his head.
_ _ He's still jumping [Am] off the _ [F] garage and will be till [G] he's dead.
_ _ [C] All [G] these [Am] years the people said [F] he's acting like [C] a kid.
_ He did [G] not know [Am] he could not _ [F] fly, _ so he [C] did.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] He is one of those who knows that [F] life is just [C] a leap of faith.
Spread [G] your arms [Am] and hold [G] your breath [F] and always [C] trust your gaze.
_ [Am] He is one of those who knows that [F] life is just [C] a leap of faith.
Spread [G] your arms [Am] and hold your breath [F] and _ always [C] trust your gaze. _
Spread [G] your arms [Am] and hold your breath [F] and _ _ _ always trust your [C] gaze.
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