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From Silver Lake

Jackson Browne
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Strum
D-DU-UDU
 
Did  you see our brother
 He was here  the other day
 But he only  came to say  that he was leaving
 Did you see  his lady
 She was looking  where he'd gone
 But she wasn't  letting on  that she was grieving
She's  bound to go
 Perhaps  she'll find him waiting for his boat  in some city far away
She's  bound to go
Lately  I remember  afternoons  of smoke and wine
 There was nothing  we could find  but peace and pleasure
And  with a smile he told me
 That he wanted  just to be  on his way  across the sea  no man can measure
He  won't be back,
 And the sun  may find him sleeping in the dust  of some ruin far away
He  won't be back
Early  today as I watched while the skyline was shaking
 I heard a rumbling
Early  today the mechanical city was waking
 And I ran out stumbling,  mumbling
Out  through the laughter of children and dogs
Did  you see our brother
 He was here  the other day
 But he only  came to say  that he can't breathe  here
 Did you see  his lady
 She was reaching  for his hand
 Just as if  to tell her man  that she can't either
They're  bound to go
 And the sun  may find me running after them,  seeing something far away
We  won't be back
 Someone who had been away
 Suddenly came back today
 and I allowed a hope to stray into my mind
 For a moment face to face
 We looked back upon the place
 Where long ago he went to chase our careless time
 Oh, what do you know
 Not what I've been feeling
 The past is healing so slow
 My tomorrow Gone from sorrow

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Readable chord sheet for From Silver Lake by Jackson Browne

[D]      [G]      [D]      [G/A]

[G/A]Did you see our brothe[D]r
He was [Asus4]here the other d[A]ay
But he [F#m]only came to [Bm]say that he was [Em]leaving
Did you [A]see his lad[D]y
She was [Asus4]looking where he'd g[A]one
But she [F#m]wasn't letting [Bm]on that she was [Em]grieving
[A]She's bound to [D]go
Pe[G]rhaps she'll find him waiting for his [A]boat in some city far a[D]way
[A]She's bound to [G]go   [D/F#]           [Em]                 [D]

[Asus4]Lately I rem[D]ember aftern[Asus4]oons of smoke and wi[A]ne
There was [F#m]nothing we could [Bm]find but peace and [Em]pleasure
[A]And with a smile he told [D]me
That he [Asus4]wanted just to b[A]e on his w[F#m]ay across the s[Bm]ea no man can m[Em]easure
[A]He won't be [D]back,
And the [G]sun may find him sleeping in the [A]dust of some ruin far a[D]way
[A]He won't be [G]back [D/F#]         [Em]               [D]

[G]Early today as I watched while the skyline was [D]shaking
I heard a [Asus4]rumbling
[G]Early today the mechanical city was [D]waking
And I ran out [Asus4]stumbling, mumbling
[Asus4]Out through the laughter of children and dogs      [D]          [A]

[A]Did you see our [D]brother
He was [Asus4]here the other d[A]ay
But he [F#m]only came to [Bm]say that he can't [Em]breathe here
Did you [A]see his la[D]dy
She was [Asus4]reaching for his h[A]and
Just as [F#m]if to tell her [Bm]man that she can't [Em]either
[A]They're bound to [D]go
And the [G]sun may find me running after [A]them, seeing something far a[D]way
[A]We won't be [G]back [D/F#]         [Em]               [D]                      [G]                              [D]

Someone who had been away
Suddenly came back today
and I allowed a hope to stray into my mind
For a moment face to face
We looked back upon the place
Where long ago he went to chase our careless time
Oh, what do you know
Not what I've been feeling
The past is healing so slow
My tomorrow Gone from sorrow

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