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They had problems with their father's law.
They sleep in the back of a feminist bookstore.
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The Clarke Sisters
The eldest sister keeps a midnight vigil.
Em  C
The youngest sister she's not spiritual.
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The Clarke Sisters.
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Their steel grey hair, their lovely steel grey hair.
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The Clarke Sisters.

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Why don't I             introduce you
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I'm sure they won't mind.
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But don't you dare,       laugh at their collections
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Handed down, handed down for love.

Em  C
The middle sister gets her period blood.
The flood of love.  The flood of love.
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The Clarke Sisters.
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Their steel grey hair, their lovely steel grey hair.
The Clarke Sisters.

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The afternoon world, the bees have stung the softball girls.
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The midnight world, the crystal ball down the wooden hall.
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The treehouse stands, their early childhood, were treehouse plans.
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And right above,
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The Clarke Sisters, handed down to love.
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Handed down to love. Handed down to love.