The Avett Brothers - The ballad of love and hate

^CLove writes a letter and ^Gsends it to ^Chate. My ^Fvacations ending. I'm coming home ^Clate. The ^Fweather was ^Gfine and the ^Cocean ^B/Cwas ^Amgreat and I ^Ccan't wait to ^Gsee you ^Fagain.

^CHate reads the letter and ^Gthrows it ^Caway. ^F"No one here cares if you go or^C you stay. I ^Fbarely even ^Gnoticed that ^Cyou were ^B/Ca---^Amway. I'll ^Csee you or I ^Gwon't, ^Fwhatever."

^CLove sings a song as she ^Gsails through the ^Csky. The ^Fwater looks bluer through her pretty ^Ceyes. And ^Feveryone ^Gknows it when^Cever ^B/Cshe ^Amflies, and ^Calso when ^Gshe comes ^Fdown.

^CHate keeps his head up and ^Gwalks through the ^Cstreet. ^FEvery stranger and drifter he ^Cgreets. And ^Fshakes hands with ^Gevery ^Cloner ^B/Che ^Ammeets with a ^Cserious ^Glook on his ^Fface.

^CLove arrives safely with ^Gsuitcase in ^Ctow. ^FCarrying with her the good things we ^Cknow. A ^Freason to ^Glive and a ^Creason ^B/Cto ^Amgrow. To ^Ctrust. To ^Ghope. To ^Fcare.

^CHate sits alone on the ^Ghood of his ^Ccar. With^Fout much regard to the moon or the ^Cstars. ^FLazily ^Gkilling the ^Clast of ^B/Ca ^Amjar of the ^Cstrongest ^Gstuff you can ^Fdrink.

^CLove takes a taxi, a ^Gyoung man ^Cdrives. As ^Fsoon as he sees her, hope fills his ^Ceyes. But ^Ftears follow ^Gafter, at the ^Cend of ^B/Cthe ^Amride, cause he ^Cmight never ^Gsee her a^Fgain.

^CHate gets home lucky to ^Gstill be a^Clive. He ^Fscreams o'er the sidewalk and into the ^Cdrive. The ^Fclock in the ^Gkitchen says ^Ctwo fif^B/Cty ^Amfive, And the ^Cclock in the ^Gkitchen is ^Fslow.

^CLove has been waiting, ^Gpatient and ^Ckind. Just ^Fwanting a phone call or some kind of ^Csign, That the ^Fone that she ^Gcares for, who's ^Cout of ^B/Chis ^Ammind, Will ^Cmake it back ^Gsafe to her ^Farms.

^CHate stumbles forward and ^Gleans in the ^Cdoor. ^FWeary head hung, eyes to the ^Cfloor. He says &^Fquot;Love,^G I'm sorry&q^Cuot;, and s^B/Che sa^Amys, "What for? I'm ^Cyour and that's ^Git, ^FWhatever.

I ^Fshould not have ^Gbeen ^Cgone for ^B/Cso ^Amlong. I'm ^Cyours and that's i^Gt, f^Forever." You're ^Cmine and that's ^Git, ^Fforever.