To Just Grow Away

      C   C/B   Am7
     "Ru--by    hearts"
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B|1----1----1----1----1----1----1| 
G|0----0----0----0----0----0----0| 
D|2----0----2----2----2----2----2| 
A|3----2----0----0----0----0----0| 
E|x----x----x----x----x----x----x| 

     C                              Am7
    "trade"              "Burn the  ore"
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G|0----0----0----0----0----0----0| 
D|2----3----2----0----2----0----2| 
A|3----3----3----3----0----2----0| 
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    G-major
    "blade"
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B|x----x----x----x| 
G|0----0----0----0| 
D|0----0----0----0| 
A|2----3----2----2| 
E|3----3----3----3| 

[Intro]

C Am7 Am7  F  C  Am7 Am7  F  G

[Verse 1]

              C C/B  Am7  Am7
We're melting ruby   hearts
     F      C
A confusing trade
            Am7 Am7
To burn the ore
   F       G
To shape a blade
        C     C/B  Am7  Am7
Then to swing it   low
  F       C
Beginners fate
          Am7 Am7
To lose a skin
        F     G
To just grow away

[Chorus]

       F               C
Like a rain, to help a river
      G          F       G
But a river's so hard to please
         Em               F
But I've grown to see the diamonds
       G
You've thrown in just for me

C C/B Am7 Am7 F  C  Am7 Am7  F G

[Verse 2]

            C  C/B Am7  Am7
We spent so ma-ny  nights
     F         C
Just gathering stones
           Am7  Am7
The silver tears
    F        G
And old sapphire bones
            C C/B  Am7  Am7
And all the copper leaves
     F           C
Then dreamt, now true
                         Am7  Am7
Look how they find their path
   F         G
To cut right through

[Chorus]

       F               C
Like a rain, to help a river
      G          F       G
But a river's so hard to please
         Em               F
But I've grown to see the diamonds
       G
You've thrown in just for me

C C/B Am7 Am7  F  C  Am7  Am7  F  G

[Middle 8]

               Em                  Am7
Look when your hopeless child will figure
          Em                  Am7
There are moments when hope's not
      F                 C          G
Only real when flagging far down a road
            Em            Am7
And with an armful broken arrows
       Em                Am7
And no hand free for the bow
     F               C
Your kid will lose a battle
    G
But you always
              F   C  G
Will let him go

[Outro]

          C    C/B Am7  Am7
I lose my wish to  drown
    F       C
And aimless flee
                       Am7  Am7
And what you've thrown to lose
   F           G             C/G
Is still right here with me