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When I was a young boy,
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my fa-ther took me in-to the cit-y
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to see a march-ing band.
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He said, “Son when you grow up
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would you be the sav-ior of the bro-ken
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the beat-en and the damned?”
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He said, “Will you de-feat them, your de-mons,
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and all the non-be-liev-ers,
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the plans that they have made?
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Be-cause one day I’ll leave you,
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a phan-tom to lead you in the sum-mer
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to join the black pa-rade.”
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When I was a young boy,
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my fa-ther took me in-to the cit-y
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to see a march-ing band.
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He said, “Son when you grow up
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would you be the sav-ior of the bro-ken
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the beat-en and the damned?”
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Some-times I get the feel-ing
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she’s watch-ing o-ver me.
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And oth-er times I feel like I should go.
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When through it all, the rise and fall
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the bod-ies in the streets.
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And when you’re gone we want you all to know,
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we’ll car-ry on,
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we’ll car-ry on.
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And though you’re dead and gone be-lieve me
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your mem-o-ry will car-ry on.
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We’ll car-ry on.
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And in my heart I can’t con-tain it.
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The an-them won’t ex-plain it.
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A wom-an sens you reel-ing
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from dec-i-mat-ed dreams.
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Your mis-er-y and hate will kill us all.
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So paint it black and take it back
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let’s shout it loud and clear.
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De-fi-ant to the end we hear the call
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to car-ry on.
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We’ll car-ry on.
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And though you’re dead and gone be-lieve me
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We’ll car-ry on.
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And though you’re bro-ken and de-feat-ed
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your wea-ry wid-ow march-es.
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On and on we car-ry through the fears.
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Oh, oh, oh.
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Dis-ap-point-ed fac-es of your peers.
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Oh, oh, oh.
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Take a look at me
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’cause I could not care at all.
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Do or die.
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You’ll nev-er make me.
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Be-cause the world
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will nev-er take my heart.
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You can try,
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you’ll nev-er break me.
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You want it all,
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you wan-na play this part.
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I won’t ex-plain
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or say I’m sor-ry.
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I’m un a-shamed,
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I’m gon-na show my scar.
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Give a cheer
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for all the bro-ken.
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Lis-ten here
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be-cause it’s who we are.
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I’m just a man,
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I’m not a her-ro,
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I’m just a boy
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who’s meant to sing this song.
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I’m just a man,
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I’m not a he-ro.
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I
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don’t
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care!
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We’ll car-ry on,
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we’ll car-ry on.
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And though you’re dead and gone be-lieve me
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your mem-o-ry will car-ry on.
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You’ll car-ry on.
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And though you’re bro-ken and de-feat-ed
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your wea-ry wid-ow march-es on.
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Do or die,
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you’ll nev-er make me.
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Be-cause the world
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will nev-er take my heart.
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You can try,
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you’ll nev-er break me.
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You want it all,
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you wan-na play this part.
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We’ll car-ry on.
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Do or die,
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you’ll nev-er make me.
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Be-cause the world
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will nev-er take my heart.
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You can try,
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you’ll nev-er break me.
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You want it all,
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you wan-na play this part
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We’ll car-ry on.
- My Chemical Romance
- Chill Angels
How To Read The Tabs
| SOLFEGE | DO | RE | MI | FA | SO | LA | TI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Letter Notes | C | D | E | F | G | A | B |
| Number Notes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
-Notes inside a parentheses (ex: (135) ) are played together (slide/glissando)
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