Chords for Vienna Teng - Say Uncle

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Everyone agrees it came too [F] _
soon _ It [Dm] was only meant to be an [Eb]
intersection
_ _ You [Cm] kept fear of death in the [Gm] back pocket of your jeans
In [C] the palm of your _ hand, [F] affection _ It _ [Bb] _ _ came like a sudden gust [F] of wind _
Leaving [Bb] them _ bewildered to [Eb] ask how I [Cm] recall last time we met
You [Gm] said we'd meet again [C] The irony is only bitter [F] _ _ _
_ [Bb] now
_ These days [Gm] everyone cries, say uncle [Cm] They want to touch [Eb] your spirit lest [F] it die
_ _ [Ab] For this your sons and widow [Eb] gather with us at the table
[Cm] To form a healing circle for our new [F]
demise
_ [Bb] _ These days [Gm] everyone cries, say uncle [Cm] I retrieve the [Eb] memories quickly [F] as I _ can
_ _ [Gm] Add them to the portrait we [D] all draw in our minds
[Eb] Your body [F] gone, we shall keep [Bb] the man _ _
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_ [Bb] close my eyes and hope they do [F] not fade _ These [Dm] remnants of a voice and a [Eb] _ smile _
_ _ [Cm] Images of landscape [Gm] cloaked in forest green _ [C] Like your life unfolding mile [F] by mile
_ _ [Bb] A fierce embrace, a [F] word of thanks A cheerful [Bb] whistle and hours [Eb] in a _ van
_ [Cm] Somehow these pieces must [Gm] bring back the man you were
Though [C] the ocean claims your ashes _ [F] on the _ _ sand
[Bb] _ These days [Gm] everyone cries, say uncle [Cm] They want to touch [Eb] your spirit lest [F]
it die
_ [Ab] For this your sons and widow gather [Eb] with us at the table
To [Cm] form a healing circle for our new [F] demise
_ [Bb] These _ days everyone [Gm] cries, say uncle [Cm] I retrieve the memories [Eb] quickly [F] as I can
_ _ [Gm] Add them to the portrait [D] we all draw in our minds
[Eb] Your body gone, [F] we shall [Bb] keep the _ man _ _ _ _ _
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These days [Gm] everyone cries, say uncle [Cm] They want to touch your spirit [F] lest it die
_ [Ab] For this your sons and widow gather [Eb] with us at the table
To [Cm]
form a healing circle for our new [F] demise
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These _ days [Gm] everyone cries, say uncle [Cm] I retrieve the [Eb] memories quickly as [F] I can _ _
[Gm] Add them to the portrait we [D] all draw in our minds _
[Eb] Your body gone, _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
we shall keep _ [Bb] the man _ _
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