The Avett Brothers - The Lowering A Sad Day In Greenvilletown

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( G ) if i had known , your ( Bm ) heart was down
that ( C ) lonely day in ( D ) greenville town ,
( G ) then i would have been ( Bm ) more concerned
but ( C ) later on i ( D ) truly learned
how ( G ) it can feel in ( Bm ) every bone
to ( C ) really see you’re ( D ) all alone

but ( Em ) i’ll ( C ) kiss your ( G ) head ,
when ( Em ) death ( C ) finds your ( G ) bed
and you are ( C ) gone

and if i had seen
the way it would be
i’d hushed your cries
when you came to me
if i could do what i did to you
the same to me then i would love for you to see
that i sleep with remorse
and regret hangs round my door
for ever more .

if i had known the lowering tide ,
was lowering with the way you felt inside
if i had known all hope was gone
a broken heart and a broken home
that pierced , my lover’s past
and carved a lonely path . . .
for her to walk

so if ever someone one says to you ,
life isn’t fair , get used to it
then you should say ’well it might be …
if folks like you won’t let it be’

but ill kiss your head
when death becomes my bed
and i Am gone