Danielle Ate the Sandwich - 17 and 53

^Am You were ^Gseven^Dteen the year your father died ^Am And he was ^Gfifty-^Dthree when you were seventeen ^Am In the ^Gmuseum ^Dwhere you laid your head to sleep ^Am The arti^Gfacts were cold to ^Dcomfort you

^AmWhen you h^Geard them fighting ^Dyou hid in the apple tree ^AmThe branch^Ges broke their nois^De ^AmAnd when y^Gour brother studied^D at the university ^AmYou were l^Geft alone to realiz^De

^DmThat while you were growing older ^EmHe was busy growing older ^Amtoo, bah dah ^Gdum, da dah dah dah ^Ddum ^Amtoo, bah dah ^Gdum, da dah dah dah ^Ddum

^AmIn the sum^Gmer when your fathe^Dr drove you to the river ^AmAnd he wou^Gld sing so loud ^{D Am}Soon to be^G kept silent when y^Dou climbed through barbed-wired fences ^AmTo get to ^Gthe riverside ^D

^DmAnd while you were growing older ^EmHe was busy growing older ^Amtoo, bah dah ^Gdum, da dah dah dah ^Ddum ^Amtoo, bah dah ^Gdum, da dah dah dah ^Ddum

^AmAnd in Feb^Gruary you were runn^Ding late one day ^AmAnd out th^Ge door you ran ^{D Am}Leaving le^Gft unsaid the thing^Ds you’d soon regret not telling ^AmNever know^Ging this would be y^Dour last chance

^DmAnd while you were growing older ^EmHe was busy growing older

^Am And was it ^Dmfair to ^{G Dm}blame the ^Ggi- ^Amrl, And was it ^Dmfair to ^{G Dm}make the ^Gchild ^Amchoose, And when you ^Dmstood next ^Gto the ^Dmmoun-^Gta- ^Amin, Did you ^Dmswear that you could ^Ghear him ^Dmcalling ^Gyou? ^Am bah dah ^Gdum, da dah dah dah ^Ddum ^Am bah dah ^Gdum, da dah dah dah ^Ddum

^AmI am twent^Gy-two and you are f^Difty-three ^AmAnd only b^Glood can tell ^{D Am}That we ar^Ge made up of string^Ds and strands of DNA ^AmDancing wa^Gltzes in our cells ^D

^Dmand while you are growing older ^Emi am busy growing older ^Amtoo, bah dah ^Gdum, da dah dah dah ^Ddum ^Amtoo, bah dah ^Gdum, da dah dah dah ^Ddum