[Intro ]
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verse 1 
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It took hold of me 
Bb                Am 
I saw a grown man crying 
Dm               G               C               Am 
I ricocheted the difference as a stranger kindly watching 
Dm     G                     C  Am 
From a park bench across the street 

Interlude 
Dm     G 

Chorus 
G           C           Bb 
And it took hold of me 
                          Am 
I wonder what this man is borrowing 
Dm                  G                 C                   Am 
Has he unlocked the pattern from that well that he's been drawing from 
Dm             G                C Am 
As he dips the shadows unto his feet? 

Interlude 
Dm     G 

Verse 
G           C          Bb 
And it took hold of me 
                           Am 
Was someone planting him a garden? 
Dm              G           C                    Am 
Was her hair as long as the streams within a fountain 
        Dm 
Pouring light 
       G                 C Am 
Into a home he could not keep 

Interlude 
Dm     G 

Instrumental 
|C   |B?   |Am   |Dm G |C Am |Dm G |C   |Am G7 | 

Bridge 
C7                   F 
Oh how nice to see a pattern broken 
          D7                        G 
When I've never even seen my father weep 

Interlude 
G7 

Chorus 
G7         C          Bb 
So it took hold of me 
                           Am 
Was someone planting him a daughter 
Dm              G             C             Am                Dm 
Was her life as strong as the river pushing water from the sides 
        G         C Am 
And gently out to sea 

Interlude 
Dm     G 

Verse 
G           C          Bb 
And it took hold of me 
                      Am 
I offer cigarette and lighter 
  Dm            G                    C            Am 
I know it isn't much but if it makes spirits feel higher 
Dm          G                  C Am 
We push the smoke out into the street 

Interlude 
Dm    G 

Outro 
         C   Am 
Into the street 
Dm    G 
         C   Am 
Into the street 
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