Here's a new song that Ted Leo performs. It's awesome. I love it. I think the lyrics
are 98% right. Just not sure what he says in the second line, (dubious?) and few other
lines might be iffy. Other than that, I think it's fairly accurate. Not sure what he
does between the verses though. Maybe some variation of the D chord. The notes that he
picks are e, d c#, b.
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D A Bm
I spent the morning with my vitamins and many black teas
G F#m Em picking part
E,D, C#, B
combatting the dubious induced haze
A Em F#m Em
barely awake, already shaken by the misty newsfeed
Bm
I ain't slept very well for days
G A D Bm
for all the schadenfreude of mocking stupid politicians
G F#m Em
I should try to bring a better spirit to my day
A Em Bm
although I can't believe our souls are at their basest, good
G A Bm Em
i'd like to live as if I could (oh yea)
G A D
i'd like to live as if I could
D A Bm
You try to offer something without asking much return
G F#m Em Picking part
At best even less than it is worth
A Em F#m Em
And watch it taken every day from every petty picker
Bm
More than you can accumulate from birth
G A D Bm
No, you might never know how the work you've done affects your living
G F#m Em
Trust in animus might just get you through the day
A Em Bm
And though I don't believe it's lucky when you knock on wood
G A Bm Em
I'd to live as if I could (oh yea)
G A D
I'd to live as if i could.
Breakdown: D, A, Bm, G, Fm, Em,
Pick, A, Em, Fm, Em, Bm, G,
Fm, Em…
A Em Bm
And though I don't believe in God, and don't think that I should
G A Bm Em
i'd like to live as if I could (oh yea)
G A D
i'd like to live as if I could.