Upstarts And Broken Hearts

Dropkick Murphys

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Verse Lead:

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Verse 1:

C F C

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I once met a young girl filled with fire,

C G C

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That saw through my front to this shell of a man

C F C

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She knew I'd be a handful from the start,

C G C

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This strong willed woman had an angels heart

(Electric Guitar kicks in now)

C F C

The holes in these wings don't allow me to fly

C G C

So you'd better brace for a life of pain,

C F C

And if fate is the path to this better life

C G C

Somehow I feel you'll never see the faces change

Chorus:

F G

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Through thick and thin, She stood by you

Fill

She held the key to my broken heart

Fill:

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Verse 2:

C F C

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I look back and wonder, sit and ponder,

C G C

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How I could have ever neglected you?

C F C

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For the blood soaked soil on the old ball field,

C G C

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I gambled on a hand I wasn't ready to lose

C F C

But if the tables were turned, and I faced the troubles,

C G C

Tough times and struggles I put you through

C F C

I'd of been there as you were through hardship and horror

C G C

My life and my love are pledged to you

Chorus x1

Fill x1

Bridge:

F C G C

Remember the nights she waited and wondered,

F C G

Fused to a myth that it had taken it's toll.

F C G C

But this Godless man has mended his way,

F G

Never again will she be alone...

Verse Lead x2

Verse 3:

C F C

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I remember it well, still I always knew

C G C

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That she was destined to be my bride

C F C

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This woman had pride, she was full of life,

C G C

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I could see the passion in her eyes.

C F C

She thought she found a man, But she fell for the devil

C G C

An evil monster in disguise.

C F C

Now I'll honor and obey, forever stay.

C G C

True to you, my Irish rose

Chorus x1

Fill x2

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