[Intro]
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[Verse]
Am          C        F        C
 Word just came from upstate Joe
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 Lower the flag again
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 This time it's Dayton, southwest Ohio
      Am            C            F   C
Last night El Paso, Texas counted 22 dead
 
 
[Instrumental]
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[Verse]
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 Soon the brass will offer up their thoughts and prayers
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 Soon there'll be protests in the street
        Am         C
And the media from out of town
       F              C
Will chew it up and spit it out
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
     Am                  C
Then move on to the next one
   F             C
Before we even grieve
            Am                 C
Yeah, then move on to the next one
   G
Before we even grieve
 
 
[Chorus]
              F       C          Am             C
Some say we start to die on the day that we're born
       F                           C
But no one wants to live life on their knees
           F       C          Am             C
Maybe we start to die on the day that we're born
        Am         G               C
But we deserve to live life in between
 
 
[Instrumental]
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[Verse]
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A husband kissed the cross that bears his Margie's name
      Am            C             F     C
And promises he'll see her once again
              Am         C
Won't see her children grow
               F       C
Won't see their love grow old
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
                   Am            C
Last night their dream became a nightmare
           F               C
And their nightmare has no end
                   Am            C
Last night their dream became a nightmare
           G
And their nightmare has no end
 
 
[Chorus]
              F       C          Am             C
Some say we start to die on the day that we're born
       F                           C
But no one wants to live life on their knees
           F       C          Am             C
Maybe we start to die on the day that we're born
        Am         G               C
But we deserve to live life in between
 
 
[Bridge]
               F          C
These days it's hard to sleep
           Am       C
When I lay my head down
                F         C
What if it was your loved one
      G
Laying on the ground
           F        C
I'm left to think about
       Am      C
What if, what now?
          F        C
Dear God I wanna pray
               F       C
But tonight I have my doubts
         F     C          G
When I think about those families now
 
 
[Instrumental]
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[Bridge 2]
Am                            G/B
 If there's something we can talk about, let's talk about it
C                             F
 If there's something we can figure out, let's figure it out
Am                            G/B
 If there's something we can talk about, let's talk about it
C                             F
 If there's something we can figure out, let's figure it out
Am                            G/B
 If there's something we can talk about, let's talk about it (El Paso, Texas, Dayton, Ohio)
C                             F
 If there's something we can figure out, let's figure it out (Las Vegas, Nevada, Sebring, Florida)
Am                            G/B
 If there's something we can talk about, let's talk about it (Orlando, Florida)
C                             F
 If there's something we can figure out, let's figure it out (Penn State University)
Am                            G/B
 If there's something we can talk about, let's talk about it (Aurora, Illinois, Virginia Beach, Virginia)
C                             F
 If there's something we can figure out, let's figure it out (Gilroy, California, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
Am                            G/B
 If there's something we can talk about, let's talk about it (Marjory Stoneman Douglas High)
C                             F
 If there's something we can figure out, let's figure it out (Columbine, Columbine)
Am                            G/B
 If there's something we can talk about, let's talk about it (Sandy Hook Elementary)
C                             F
 If there's something we can figure out, let's figure it out
 
 
[Chorus]
              F       C          Am             C
Some say we start to die on the day that we're born
       F                           C
But no one wants to live life on their knees
           F       C          Am             C
Maybe we start to die on the day that we're born
     Am           G             C
You believe what you want to believe
    Am             G               C
But we deserve to live life in between
 
 
[Instrumental]
| Am   C  | F   C  | 2x
 
 
[Outro]
Am          C        F        C
 Word just came from upstate Joe
Am           C    Fadd9
 Lower the flag again