Chords for Things That Matter

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[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D#m] _
[C#] A little girl [D#m] puts on her skates, [C#] sits down on the porch and waits, and [F#] hopes her daddy
won't be [C#] long.
_ [D#m] _
[C#] One more call, [D#m] one more meeting, [C#] afternoon turns into evening, still he ain't made it home. _ _
[D#m] Things that matter and _ [G#] _ _ things [C#] that don't. _ _ _ _ _ _
Another place someone slams the door, says I don't [F#] love you anymore, [C#] looks [F#] like another [C#] sleepless night.
_ [F#] _ _
[C#] Toss and turning on the couch, he wonders if they'll work it out, it's all [D#] about being
happy [C#] or being right. _
[D#m] Things that matter and _ [G#] _ _ _
[C#] things that don't.
[D#] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A#m] We only get so many [F#] trips _ around [C#] the sun. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A#m] _ Some things matter, some [F#] things don't, it's [D#m] up to you to choose [G#] which one. _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _
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_ _ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ [G#] _ _
[C#] _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
[A#m] We only get so [F#] many trips _ _ [C#] around the sun. _ _ _ _ _ _
[A#m] _ Some things matter, some [F#] things don't, it's [D#m] up to you to [D#] choose which one. _
[C#] So tonight as I close my eyes, I pray Lord help me realize _ [F#] something I [C#] already know.
_ There's [D#m] things that matter and [G#] _ _ _
[C#] things that don't. _ _ _ _ _
A little [G#] girl puts on her skates, [C#] sits down on the porch and waits, and [G#] hopes her daddy
won't be long.
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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