Those Thankless Years

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Am Em
Am C


[Verse]
      F       C
If it must be done
     F       C
Then listen, son
              Am
Should no one stand
              Em
To shake your hand
                 Fsus2
Here’s what I’ve learned
                  C
From the file and rank
       F       C
It’s a road of bones
        G      C
And you get no thanks


[Verse]
     F     C
Well I was young
     F       C
With pockets deep
         Am
I gave a sum
               Em
To a friend in need
           Fsus2
I lost the rest
               C
To the central bank
       F       C
It’s a road of bones
        G      C
And you get no thanks


[Verse]
   F        C
My love was caught
     F      C
In a winter storm
             Am
I gave my coat
            Em
To keep her warm
             Fsus2
Her eyes did close
             C
And my heart sank
       F       C
It’s a road of bones
        G      C
And you get no thanks


[Chorus]
Am                  F       C
So if you came here for the accolades
Am                      F     C
You’re a foot too short and a lifetime too late
             C              Em
There are no sweet words to wash your face
      F              G
Or to carry you back home
N.C.
Unless they are your own


[Instrumental]
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Am Em
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[Verse]
  F        C
I heard my call
      F        C
And I answered it
          Am
I left my home
         Em
As I saw fit
              Fsus2
Now I have no friends
                C
And my days are blank
        F       C
It’s a road of bones
        G      C
And you get no thanks


[Verse]
      F       C
So if it must be done
     F       C
Then listen, son
              Am
Should no one stand
              Em
To shake your hand
                 Fsus2
Here’s what I’ve learned
                  C
From the file and rank
       F       C
It’s a road of bones
        G      C
And you get no thanks
       F       C
It’s a road of bones
        G      C
And you get no thanks