(Intro) 
2x 
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(Verse) 
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Whole town showed up, gymnasium filled 
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Floor was wet, from all the tears spilled 
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And the preacher man said, we're all gathered today  
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And I'll never forget, what he had to say 




[Refrão]
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It's always too soon, it's always too fast 
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There'll never come a day 
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That you don't want 'em back 
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It ain't about the numbers 
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Chiseled in concrete 
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It's how they lived their lives 
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In the dash between,  in the dash between 


(Verse) 
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He was a steelworker's son, homecoming king 
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He trained day and night, for that championship ring 
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He found him a girl, made her his queen 
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And he fought for his country, and he gave it everything 




[Refrão]
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It's always too soon, it's always too fast 
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There'll never come a day 
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That you don't want 'em back 
                   Db     Bbm7 
It ain't about the numbers 
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Chiseled in concrete 
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It's how they lived their lives 
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In the dash between,  in the dash between 


(bridge) 
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Their first breath and their last 
      Cm 
Marks all the memories of the past 
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That little black line defines a legacy 

(Instrumental) 
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(Chorus out) 
(Chorus) 
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It's always too soon, it's always too fast 
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They're always too young,     it's always so sad 
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It ain't about the numbers 
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Chiseled in concrete 
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It's how they lived their lives 
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In the dash between,  in the dash between,     in the dash between,  


(reprise) 
4x 
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