Intro:
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Verse 1:
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For those of you who tried but didn't make it
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Settle down- it's never what you think
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The summit doesn't differ from the big dark valley
Em A7 A
And the valley doesn't differ from the kitchen sink
Verse 2:
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For those of you who thought you'd be forgotten
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The friends you've made will try their best to make it so
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Think of all the beauty that you left behind you
Em A7 A
You can take it if you want it and then let it go
Chorus:
Em A
And this is not a test
Em A
No this is not a test
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Taking numbers never made sense anyways
Em A
No this is not a test
Em A
No this is not a test
Em A D
Cause you can have it if you want it anyways
(Faux trumpet solo)
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Verse 3:
For those of us who try to keep remembering
Try to do our better than our best
Think of all the children in the drifts of snow
Winners never quit but winters never rest
(Repeat chorus x2, to fade out)