Sweet Lament
Lauren O'ConnellVersion1
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Do you ever shake, noticing that you are still
Awake, that everything around you is
Real, I'm really this old, this is how I look and
Feel, where'd time go and who am I?
But even so, I've tendencies I can't seem to
Outgrow, like this overwhelming fear of the dark
Planning conversations I won't
Start, I'm terrified of what might be.
And with one lamenting yell, we all retreat within ourselves
And we say "Oh well, we tried"
Could have tried a little harder
Should have been a little smarter
But if God don't have a plan, neither do I.
We try so hard
To make up for all the things we aren't
Like the way I yell at the TV
Every night while watching Jeopardy
Though I won't make a single dime.
So with one lamenting yell
We all retreat within ourselves
And we say "My God, how we tried"
But God is but a man
With a martini in is hand
If these stars don't hold my fate
Neither do I.
Hearts afire aren't happier
No, hearts afire aren't happier
They all fizzle out fast in the end
Racing minds aren't happier
No, racing minds aren't happier
'Cos they're all dead last in the end.
So with one lamenting yell
We retreat within ourselves
And we say "My God, how we tried"
But God is but a man
With a martini in his hand
If love gets to be blind
Then so do I.
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Readable chord sheet for Sweet Lament by Lauren O'Connell
[C] [Em] [G] [F] [C] [Em] [G] [G] [G7] [G7] [C]Do you e[Em]ver shak[G]e, notic[F]ing that you are still [C]Awake, t[Em]hat ever[G]ything a[F]round you is [C]Real, I'[Em]m really[G] this ol[F]d, this is how I look and [C]Feel, wh[Em]ere'd ti[G]me go an[F]d who am I? [C] [Em] [G] [G] [G7] [G7] [C]But even[Em] so, I'v[G]e tenden[F]cies I can't seem to [C]Outgrow,[Em] like th[G]is overw[F]helming fear of the dark [C]Planning[Em] convers[G]ations I[F] won't [C]Start, I[Em]'m terri[G]fied of [F]what might be. [C] [Em] [G] [G] [G7] [G7] [Am]And with[G] one lam[F]enting y[G]ell, we all retreat within ourselves [Am]And we s[G]ay "Oh w[C]ell, we [G]tried" [F]Could ha[C]ve tried a little harder [F]Should h[G]ave been a little smarter [Am]But if G[G]od don't have a plan, neither do I. [C] [Em] [G] [F] [C] [Em] [G] [G] [G7] [G7] We try so hard To make up for all the things we aren't Like the way I yell at the TV Every night while watching Jeopardy Though I won't make a single dime. So with one lamenting yell We all retreat within ourselves And we say "My God, how we tried" But God is but a man With a martini in is hand If these stars don't hold my fate Neither do I. [Am]Hearts a[G]fire aren't happier [F]No, hear[G]ts afire aren't happier [Am]They all[G] fizzle [C]out fast[G] in the end [F]Racing m[C]inds aren't happier [F]No, raci[G]ng minds aren't happier [Am]'Cos the[C]y're all[G] dead la[G]st in th[G7]e end. [G7] So with one lamenting yell We retreat within ourselves And we say "My God, how we tried" But God is but a man With a martini in his hand If love gets to be blind Then so do I.