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A Fond Farewell

Ari Hest
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Strum
D-DU-UDU
My  mother once told me
The  thicker your skin,
The  better off you’ll be
 When this world brings you down
It’s  trying to control me
Leave  me without hope
In  the past I’ve been burned
But  I’ve lived and I’ve learned
‘Neath  the shelter of the pouring rain
 In the absence  of this fear and pain
I  will finally bid my ball and chains
 –
 A fond farewell
On  a road that leads me to my place
 Gonna rid  my heart of past disgrace
 I will finally  bid this sluggish  pace
   –
 A fond farewell
I  heard their reservations
And  I read their bitter words
I  shined a light upon their wisdom
 No matter how absurd
Oh  they broke my heart to pieces
And  I questioned my own beliefs
My  dignity was gone
It’s  time to move on…
 (Repeat Chorus)
Say  goodbye to feeling sorry for myself
 To begging others for far too much help
This  is my hand these are the cards that I’ve been dealt
 Only I can make these changes, nobody else
Say  goodbye to these sleepless nights
 Those corridors with no end in sight
A  driven man with these words I write
I’m  making peace with my soul tonight
 (Repeat Chorus)

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Readable chord sheet for A Fond Farewell by Ari Hest

[C]My mother once told me
[Esus4]The thicker your ski[E]n,
[A7sus4]The better off you’ll be[A7]
When this world brings you down [Dm]
[Dm/G]It’s trying to control me[Ab]
[Am]Leave me without hope   [Dm7]
[F]In the past I’ve been burned
[G]But I’ve lived and I’ve learned

[C]‘Neath the shelter of the pouring ra[G/B]in
In the a[Am]bsence of this fear and [G]pain
[C]I will finally bid my ball and c[G/B]hains
[Am] – [G]
A fond farewell
[C]On a road that leads me to my pl[G/B]ace
Gonna ri[Am]d my heart of past disgr[G]ace
I will f[F]inally bid this sluggish[G] pace
                [Am] – [G]
A fond farewell

[C]I heard their reservations
[Esus4]And I read their bitter words   [E]
[A7sus4]I shined a light upon their wisd[A7]om
No matter how absurd    [Dm]
[Dm/G]Oh they broke my heart to pieces   [Ab]
[Am]And I questioned my own beliefs [Dm7]
[F]My dignity was gone
[G]It’s time to move on…

(Repeat Chorus)

[F]Say goodbye to feeling sorry for myself
To begging others for far too much help
[Dm]This is my hand these are the cards that I’ve been dealt
Only I can make these changes, nobody else
[F]Say goodbye to these sleepless nights
Those corridors with no end in sight
[Dm]A driven man with these words I write
[G]I’m making peace with my soul tonight

(Repeat Chorus)

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