A Little Longing Goes Away

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Intro e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-7----------------------------------------5--------------------------------| A|-8-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-7----------------------------------------5--------------------------------| A|-8-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-7----------------------------------------5--------------------------------| A|-8-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-7----------------------------------------5--------------------------------| A|-8-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Verse e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-7----------------------------------------5--------------------------------| A|-8-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Yes and no are just distinguished by distinction e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-7----------------------------------------5--------------------------------| A|-8-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| so we choose the in-between e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-7----------------------------------------5--------------------------------| A|-8-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Give up your books and put an end to your worries e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-7----------------------------------------5--------------------------------| A|-8-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Enjoy central park in spring e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-7-----------------10---------------------5--------------------------------| A|-8-----------------12---------------------7--------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Our minds are empty, like we're too e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-7----------------------------------------5--------------------------------| A|-8-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| young to know to smile. e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-7-----------------10---------------------5--------------------------------| A|-8-----------------12---------------------7--------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| We know to fear what others fear is nonsense, e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-7----------------------------------------5--------------------------------| A|-8-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| right?~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Break e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-7----------------------------------------5--------------------------------| A|-8-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-7----------------------------------------5--------------------------------| A|-8-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 2nd Verse e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-7----------------------------------------5--------------------------------| A|-8-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| The books suggest we set our hearts on doing nothing, e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-7----------------------------------------5--------------------------------| A|-8-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| and then nothing's left undone. e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-7-----------------10---------------------5--------------------------------| A|-8-----------------12---------------------7--------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Everybody's busy waiting for the go-ahead, e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-7----------------------------------------5--------------------------------| A|-8-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| but by then their heads are gone. e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-7-----------------10---------------------5--------------------------------| A|-8-----------------12---------------------7--------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Our minds are empty, e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-7----------------------------------------5--------------------------------| A|-8-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| grave as well as strange. e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-7-----------------10---------------------5--------------------------------| A|-8-----------------12---------------------7--------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| We know to seek success is utter nonsense. e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-7----------------------------------------5--------------------------------| A|-8-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| The best is to be blank.

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