Take A Life

Intro: 
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[Verso 1]
 
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Same town, same school, same seat they sat in, on that bluebird bus 
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Both their daddies worked the factory, had the same raisin' up 
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But Johnny had some demons buried deep beneath his soul 
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And took it out on Billy, this is how the story goes 
 


[Verso 2]
 
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It started with a joke about his haircut and his clothes 
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'til Billy sat there ev'ry day, just eatin' lunch alone 
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But Johnny never let up, never ran outta jokes to tell 
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'til the walls in that ol' school turned into Billy's livin' Hell 
 


[Refrão]
 
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Sometimes the worst of evil's hidden right there in plain sight 
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It's hard to see the darkness 'til it's brighter than the light 
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Be careful what'cha say 'cause words, they cut like a knife 
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And ya never know which ones are gonna go and take a life 
 


[Verso 3]
 
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Johnny went to college, found a girl, and got a job 
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Had some babies, built a big house on a forty-acre lot 
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Billy stuck around that sleepy town and turned to pills 
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And never found his way back to the smile that Johnny killed 
 


[Refrão]
 
    Dm                               Bb                   Dm 
Sometimes the worst of evil's hidden right there in plain sight 
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It's hard to see the darkness 'til it's brighter than the light 
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Be careful what'cha say 'cause words, they cut like a knife 
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And ya never know which ones are gonna go and take a life 
 

Interlude: 
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[Ponte]
 
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Now Billy's got some demons of his own 
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Went and dug a couple six-feet holes 
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Said, "If I'm goin' out, you're goin' out I ain't goin' out alone" 
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Out alone 
 


[Refrão]
 
    Dm                               Bb                   Dm 
Sometimes the worst of evil's hidden right there in plain sight 
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It's hard to see the darkness 'til it's brighter than the light 
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Be careful what'cha say 'cause words, they cut like a knife 
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And ya never know which ones are gonna go and take a life 
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Yeah, you never know which ones are gonna go and take a life