Alvvays - Lollipop (Ode To Jim)
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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Saw Jim Reid in the corridor and I wondered if he could ever see me that way
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He was on my list at the grocery store when you grabbed my wrist and said you liked my keychain
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Read your feature in the weekly paper and honestly I found it a little bit bloated
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Friday we fell through the coffee table and that’s when I discovered that my heart exploded
[Pre-chorus]
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How
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How
[Chorus 1]
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You’re a lollipop, in the form of a lightning bolt
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You’re a lollipop in my hair
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But I’m a gumdrop, am I ever gonna fit that mould?
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Because I don’t have the patience to wait in line for you, ooh
[Verse 2]
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When I came back to apologize you asked me if I was intrigued by LSD
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I sat next to you on the picnic bench and before I knew it you were flying next to me
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I met your baby at the exposition and frankly I found it a little unnerving
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I let you know when we were driving home and all I can remember is the fact that we're swerving
[Chorus 2]
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Lollipop, in the form of a lightning bolt
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You’re a lollipop in my hair (how could I ever obtain you?)
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But you’re a doorstop, when you’re lying on the bathroom floor
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And I don’t have the time to wait in line for you (how could I ever betray you?)
[Bridge]
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Alter my state to get through this date (and it swallows me whole)
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Alter my state to get through this date (You're alone in this picture)
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Alter my state to get through this date
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(you're alone in this picture) Alter my state to get through this date
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(You're alone in this picture) Alter my state to get through this date
[Chorus 3]
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You're a lollipop, in the form of a lightning bolt (how could I ever betray you?)
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You’re a lollipop in my hair (how could I ever obtain you?)
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You look like Iggy Pop, circa ’73 or ‘4
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And I don’t have the time to wait in line for you (how could I ever betray you?)
[Outro]
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You Wait for you
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Gm Gm/F# Fmaj7