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          Em        C/E        E        Am        C        E7       F


            Em        C/E             Em
When I was born I was one solid color
                           C/E                E
I did not know it was the same sad color of my stare
Am                        Em
When she gets off work tonight
Am
When she gets those bruises don't you know its 
       Em     C      E7
Cause I made her my wife
Am
I earned it (x2)


            Em              C/E                  Em
When I was young I was that same solid pale blue
                              C/E                        E
I did not know my head was so full it started spittin out straw
Am                        Em
When she gets off work tonight
Am
When she gets those bruises don't you know its 
       Em     C      E7
Cause I made her my wife
Am               F     Am
I earned it (x4)

C/E                   E7                     Am
Where'd you get that hold on me, it's like a firework sittin in my family tree (x2)


            Em          C/E                         (palm mutes)
When I grew up I was a shining white pillar of salt 
           Em             C/E                      E
I did not know it was the same white falling to the earth
Am                        Em
When she gets off work tonight
Am
When she gets those bruises don't you know its 
       Em     C      E7
Cause I made her my wife
Am               F     Am
I earned it (x4)

C/E                   E7                     Am
Where'd you get that hold on me, it's like a firework sittin in my family tree (x2)


Am
firework bundled up next to me, firework sitting in my family tree (x2)
Am
firework bundled up next to me