“Scenic Routes”
Lost Dogs
[intro]
A
[verse]
A E
Auto shakes his blinders off
G D
plows up the common streets
A E
The lost dogs bark the Nicene creed
G D
and dream of bones to eat
A E
Praise eglantines, hot joe and beans
G D
The sea, the desert heat
[chorus]
A D E D
Yeah, we'll take the scenic routes (stop and smell the roses)
A D E D
Find out what it's all about (with eyes wide open)
A D
Paint the common things with mystery
E D
and renovate our history
A D E D
When we take the scenic routes
[verse]
A E
Auto rides Narragansetts
G D
on back the westward wind
A E
to pecan logs and shopping malls
G D
and illustrated men
A E
loves Christ the Lamb, mom, eggs and ham
G D
and the tattoo on his skin says
[chorus]
A D E D
Yeah, we'll take the scenic routes (stop and smell the roses)
A D E D
Imagine what it's all about (with wide-eyed wonder)
A D
The cloud-enfolded Trinity
E D
Unpacks the ancient tapestry
A D E D
When we take the scenic routes
[bridge]
G A
Pigs in a blanket, nice and hot
G A
Wax museums, mystery spot
F#m
Great balls of string
B D
Neat shrunken heads
E
The Penguin Boy says
[solo]
A D E D x4
[chorus]
A D E D
Yeah, we'll take the scenic routes (stop and smell the roses)
A D E D
Imagine what it's all about (with eyes wide open)
A D E D
Yeah, we'll take the scenic routes (stop and smell the roses)
A D E D
Imagine what it's all about (with wide-eyed wonder)
(repeat and fade}