Amanda Shires - She Let Go Of Her Kite

[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
D
Just as she patched it up
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It came unravelled
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A crash, collapse into the trees
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A mess of garden twine and red fabric
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Tangled up good in the leaves
F#m
She’s getting tired of fixing the frame
Em
Nothing’s made to last

[Chorus]
D
She let go of her kite
F#m
It was as easy as switching off the light
Em
She watched it as it flew
A
It felt like the right thing

[Verse 2]
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It starts out so enchanting
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You just can’t live without it
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A shiny present in its wrapping
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You can picture yourself and how it happens
F#m
And the newness wears thin
Em
Nothing’s made to last

[Chorus]
D
She let go of her kite
F#m
It was as easy as switching off the light
Em
She watched it as it flew
A
It felt like the right thing

[Interlude]
D F#m Em A

[Verse 3]
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They got it together in November
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A stormy wind ripped her coat
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A running start, and they were sailing
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It was easy until the tether broke
F#m Em
You start over, and nothing’s made to last

[Chorus]
D
She let go of her kite
F#m
It was as easy as switching off the light
Em
She watched it as it flew
A
It felt like the right thing

[Interlude]
D F#m Em A

[Verse 4]
D Bm/D
For a few minutes she didn’t move
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Just stood still and watched the air float through
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The reel empty in her hands
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Here’s hoping it never has to land
F#m
It moved out of view
Em
And nothing’s made to last

[Chorus]
D
She let go of her kite
F#m
It was as easy as switching off the light
Em
She watched it as it flew
A
It felt like the right thing
D
She let go of her kite
F#m
It was as easy as switching off the light
Em
She watched it as it flew
A
It felt like the right thing
D
The right thing to do