Antebellum

Intro
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Verse 1
       A
In the fall,
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we circle through the leaves
                   A
And talk about the little ones.
       A                        F#m
And we smile, but never say too much.
                  A
The moment always vanishing.
       F#                 A           F#m
One by one the neighbors' lights come on.
      F#m                 B
Our October day is almost gone.

Chorus
E          C#m             B            E
I know the border lines we drew between us
         C#m            B
Keep the weapons down,
                        E
Keep the wounded safe,
           C#m        B
I know our antebellum innocence
E         C#m              B                      E
Was never meant to see the light of our armistice day

Verse 2
       A
In the spring,
                       F#
We climbed the rolling hills
                     A
And talked about our budding plans.
       A                        F#
And we smiled, our faces like a mirror
               A
Showing us our secret sides.
             G#
But then the fights
                C#m
The sharp words splintering the night,
    A          E             F#7
How I couldn't be what you'd need
    D                       G#
But oh how I could make you bleed

Chorus
E          C#m             B            E
I know the border lines we drew between us
         C#m            B
Keep the weapons down,
                        E
Keep the wounded safe,
           C#m        B
I know our antebellum innocence
E         C#m              B
Was never meant to see the light of our armistice

Post-chorus
    F#m              A
But how much would I give to have it back again?
F#m                 D                 A
    How much did we lose to live this way?
B   E B   A   F#m

D   C#m   C        B

Duet
E               C#m       B
You'll go home, I'll stay here
E       C#m        B
Seasons keep on marching
E               C#m       B
I'll stay here, you'll go home with
E    C#m       B
only strangers watching

E               C#m             B
You'll go home, I'll  stay      here
     I know the border lines we drew between us
E           C#m                        B
Seasons     keep on       mar-         ching
   Keep the weapons down,     keep the wounded safe
E               C#m        B
I'll stay here, you'll go  home with
     I know our antebellum innocence
E         C#m              B
only      strangers        watching
Was never meant to see the light of our armistice

E               C#m             B
You'll go home, I'll  stay      here
     I know the border lines we drew between us
E           C#m                        B
Seasons     keep on       mar-         ching
   Keep the weapons down,     keep the wounded safe
E               C#m        B
I'll stay here, you'll go  home with
     I know our antebellum innocence
E         C#m              B
only      strangers        watching
Was never meant to see the light of our armistice

Outro
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day
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