Sins of the Fathers

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There's that counter kid with the insufficient mustache
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He's another one of those bright and funny know-it-alls
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He's got the fire of the immortal soul burnin' there in his bright porcelain blue eyes
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He humors me, and like always, I just let it slide.
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Sometimes I'm tempted to tell him,
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"Hey kid, the world still goes on,
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Even after we've passed through it, long after we're gone."

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And who can avoid the sins of the fathers?
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But you go ahead kid, It's your turn to walk on water.


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We'll life is God's gift, but the years have weight and I'm logy, a little sluggish
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My backs bothering me again and my bones are rigid.
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I feel like I've lived too many years but then again, not long enough.
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I could offer the boy some kind of words of wisdom, cliches about life being tough.
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Tell him all about unrealized expectations,
C#m
Pass on a couple of tips.
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But I've learned that after all this time you can't teach these young dogs new tricks.

Chorus

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I see this ol' world is fast becoming a place meant only for survivors
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Where the glands have replaced the heart and soul and we act out our darkest desires.
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So here's another prayer for the boy,For God's mercy and His grace,
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For salvation and love and the courage to make this world a better place.
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B                                              E
Well the kid smiles and pours me another cup of thick bitter coffee
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He's caught in the sunlight through the window He looks like he's from another country
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(Not a part of this unbalanced, wounded world With it's wonders and sorrows and joys and miseries)
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I shuffle out and leave him to his hopes and dreams As I hang on to my memories
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Well, you hang on too, son
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B                E
And who can avoid the sins of the fathers?
B                    E
But you go ahead kid, It's your turn to walk on water.
B                E
And who can avoid the sins of the fathers?
B                    E
Go ahead kid, It's your turn to walk on water.
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Copyright 1995 Twitchen Vibes Music
Transcribed by B Plus Chords   http://BPlusChords.tripod.com