Name: (She should) save her good tears
Duration: P00H03M19S
Description: As often is the case for me, this song came from one line: "I tried to trust a stranger once upon a time / With nothing more than my life on the line". The rest of the song came from there on its own and wrote itself.

(She should) save her good tears

from Happy Worlds by Dave Jacquet

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As often is the case for me, this song came from one line: "I tried to trust a stranger once upon a time / With nothing more than my life on the line". The rest of the song came from there on its own and wrote itself.

lyrics

F
I tried to trust a stranger once C
upon a time
F
With nothing more than my life on C
the line

That stranger said boy you should know better
Than to give me this letter
I told that stranger one day I will die
And there's no need to wonder why
So please keep this letter by your side
And deliver it to my bride
C
Tell her I was smiling as I closed G
my eyes
C F
Tell her I remember all the lies
C G
No I wasn't one of the good guys
F
She should save her good tears if G
she cries

They sent us to the front lines tonight
They sent us to the front lines to fight
There's a thousand of them for every one of us
Before the night is through I'll be one with the dust

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from Happy Worlds, released December 12, 2011

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Dave Jacquet Maine

Originally a horns player, Dave came to the guitar via the piano. Dave plays weekly live shows in Southern Maine and runs such websites as ThreeChordGuitar.com, SongwritingCircle.com and GuitarVideoReviews.com among others.

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