That Was The Year (facebook version)

from That Was The Year EP (Facebook versions) by The Powdered Earth

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That Was The Year
(Written by George Moorey & Shane Young)

Cmaj7
That was the year I spent
D2
Swimming in soft cement
Bm7
And like a bullet train it went
Em
And I still miss you

Cmaj7
I’m not the only one to mourn
D2
And I don’t wanna invite scorn
Bm7
But something inside was torn
Em
Cuz I still miss you

Cmaj7
I remember you reproached me for crying
D2
It’s never been the family way
Em
We lock it up in lead-lined boxes,
Bm7
Face paint battleship grey

Cmaj7
We were streetwise with the resources
D2
And always had a wealth of scran
Em
Dad took dirt from a gaffer
Bm7
Although he was a learned man

Cmaj7
And you were a hard-working woman
D2
Never let the family sink
Em
If there was a third job going
Bm7
You’d barely even have to think

Cmaj7
With your duties behind you forever
D2
I’m heavier in my bones
Em
Memories of anger and worry
Bm7
Sit in my gut like stones

Cmaj7
You could be hard,
You could be hard,
You could be hard,
D2
Em
I get it.
Bm7

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from That Was The Year EP (Facebook versions), released August 19, 2020
Written and performed by George Moorey & Shane Young

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