Tono: D
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D2/F# D/F#
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D2/E
Verse: 1
D/F#
Hello, Lou
D/G
Do you remember me?
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We were school friends in elementary
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D2/G
You took the bus home every day at three
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I was town kid, you were from the country
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Verse: 2
D/F#
Hello, Lou
D/G
Remember those playground days?
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You and Dan Matson on the monkey bars swaying,
D/F#
D2/G
like circus acrobats doing twists in the air.
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I wasn't that good, but you guys still let me hang with you.
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Verse: 3
D/F#
I know, Lou
D/G
That doesm't seem like alot,
G2
but you made me feel cool,
D
whether I was or not.
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D2/G
And I showed my dad that one trick that you taught me
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And I could tell by the looks in his eyes he was proud.
Interlude
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D2/E D2/G
Verse: 4
D/F#
Hello, Lou
D/G
I'm so sorry you died.
G2
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My mom told me in the kitchen and I hid my feelings inside.
D/F#
D2/G
It was the summer vacation 1995.
G2/E D
And I still picture you rolling that fucking fourwheeler on its side
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Verse: 5
D/F#
Hello, Lou
D/G
I'm a songwriter now
G2
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Not famous, no, but I make a living somehow.
D/F#
D2/G
And I was thinking about you, and so I Googled about you.
G2/E D
I couldn't find you anywhere, so I'm gonna publish this out.
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Verse: 6
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'Cause dear Lou
D/G
I know it was a long time ago,
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but you showed me a kindness, and I want you to know
D/F#
D2/G
I'm thankfull for that, even if it didn't show
G2/E D
We were just kids, but your memory I still hold
Outro
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Repeat and fade out.