The Ledge
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Verse 1
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All eyes look up to me
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High above the city streets
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Heed no bullhorn when it calls
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Watch me fly and die, watch me fall
Chorus
C
I'm the boy they can't ignore
D
For the first time in my life, I'm sure
C B
All the love sent up high to pledge
Won't reach the ledge
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Verse 2
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Wind blows cold from the west
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I smell coffee, I smell doughnuts for the brass
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A girl I knew once years ago
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Is tryin' to be reached on the phone
Chorus
C
I'm the boy she can't ignore
D
For the first time in my life, I'm sure
C B
All the love sent up high to pledge
C
I'm the boy she can't ignore
D
For the first time in my life, I'm sure
C B
All the love sent up high to pledge
Interlude
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Solo
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Verse 3
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Priest kneels silent, all is still
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Policeman reaches from the sill
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Watch him try, try his best
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There'll be no medal pinned to his chest
Chorus
C
I'm the boy they couldn't ignore
D
For the first time in my life, I'm sure
C
I'm the boy they couldn't ignore
D
For the first time in my life, I'm sure
C D
I'm the boy for the last time in my life
C
All the love that they pledge
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For the last time will not reach the ledge
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