St. Anne's Parade Tab par Shovels and Rope

[Intro]

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[Verse 1]
     
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By the looks of everyone it’s been a long two weeks
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Coming up on the business end of a goodluck streak
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Gave ‘em hell in New York City, headed down to New Orleans
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Drove across Mississippi in the rain



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It don’t seem to freeze too much down in New Orleans
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But the rain can sure wash out the street
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We crossed the snowline, man it was just in time
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They're diggin ‘em out everywhere north of the Chesapeake


[Chorus 1]

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And I’m up too damn early in the morning
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Watching the world around me come alive
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And I need more fingers to count the ones I love
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This life may be too good to survive


[Verse 2]

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They cancelled a parade or two for weather
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The kings and saints their robes all soaking wet
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We were happy just to all be there together
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Stoned on the porch smoking all Niki’s cigarettes

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We’ve been riding down this highway now for all these years
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Breathing in the dust along the way
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But it’s the kindness of a friend is what's remembered in the end
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It is a debt that is a pleasure to repay


[Chorus 2]

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And it never feels like we’re getting any older
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But the memories build up around the eyes
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And I need more fingers then I got on my two hands
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This life may be too good to survive


[Bridge]

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We were dressed to celebrate your wedding day
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We marched along with the St. Anne’s Parade
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Sang out our hearts while they sent away their dead
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The sun shone on the river and we begin our lives instead


[Chorus 1]

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And I’m up too damn early in the morning
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But I can’t remeber ever feeling so alive
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And I need more fingers to count the ones I love
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This life may be too good to survive
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This life may be too good to survive


[Outro]

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