Intro
F C
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G--5-5---------5-5----------|--5-5---------5-5------|
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Gm A#
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Verse
F C
I don't believe the absolutes anymore
Gm A#
I'm quite prepared to admit I was wrong
F C
This life it sucks your principles away
Gm A#
You have to fight against it every single day
Dm A# Gm
These are the postcards from a young man
Gm A# Csus4 C
They may never be written or posted again
F C Gm
These are the postcards from a young man
Gm A# Csus4 C
They may never be written or posted again
Interlude:Gm Csus4 C (2x)
Verse
F C
It is like so many other things
Gm A#
As distant as your former sins
F C
So sad and lonely and so derelict
Gm A#
As the optimism that we once shared
Dm A# Gm
These are the postcards from a young man
Gm A# Csus4 C
They may never be written or posted again
F C Gm
These are the postcards from a young man
Gm A# Csus4 C
They may never be written or posted again
Interlude: Gm, Csus4, C (2x)
Bridge
Gm Csus4 C
I'll send you postcards every single day
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Gm Csus4 C
Just to prove I still exist
Gm Csus4 C
This world will not impose its will
A#
I will not give up and I will not give in
C
And I will not give up and I will not give in
Solo
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E--------------------------|--3-3----------3-3--------|
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D------3b-3---------3b-3--|-7-5-3--7-5-3--7-5-3--7-5-3|
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F C Gm
These are the postcards from a young man
Gm A# Csus4 C
They may never be written or posted again
F C Gm
These are the postcards from a young man
Gm A# Csus4 C
They may never be written or posted again
Outro
F, Fsus4(2x)
F Fsus4
I won't betray your confidence
F Fsus4
I won't pretend my way was lost
F Fsus4
This world will not impose its will
F F
I will not give up and I will not give in
I find the solo easier if you play it like this
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D------5-3---------5-3-----|------5-3----------5-3-----|
A--3-3---------3-3---------|---------------------------|
E--------------------------|--3-3----------3-3---------|
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D------5-3---------5-3-----|-7-5-3--7-5-3--7-5-3--7-5-3|
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