The Lawrence Arms
Are You There Margaret, It's Me God.
Standard tuning.
Capo on 2nd fret.
All chords relative to capo.
[Intro x2] Am G* F G*
[*the G chords are played quickly as transitions between the Am and F]
Am F
They told me where to go (And I always follow
Am F
They told me what to do (I swallowed every drop down)
Am F
They told me bedtime stories (of how I'd rise above)
Am Em F
They told me they were true
Am F
I sat and thought about her on the train ride out
Am F
Until my stomach turned like it's done for years now
Am F
I thought about her hips and thighs with the red in my eyes
Am Em F G F
I felt my body burn. Burn, yeah.
Am C G F
Aeroplane, aeroplane don't leave without me
Am C G F
'Cause I'm out here all by myself and I got no place to sleep
Am C G F
Aeroplane, aeroplane don't leave without me
Am C G [strum, let ring before ?ain?t?]
'Cause I'm out here all by myself and I ain't got no place to sleep.
[Repeat Intro x1]
Am F
And you told me that you loved me (I swallowed every drop down)
Am F
And you told me how it felt like being gagged and bound
Am F
And you told me you were leaving on the last train out
Am Em F
And you told me, "Go to hell."
Am G F
Well, let me tell you, beautiful, I've been there
C G F
Believe me when I say I'm not afraid
Am G F
Of destruction, sorrow, fear or regret.
C G F
I heard the devil call me by my name
C* G* F* G F [*strum each chord once]
I heard the devil call me by my name. Hey, yeah.
Am C G F
Aeroplane, aeroplane don't leave without me
Am C G F
'Cause I'm out here all by myself and I got no place to sleep
Am C G F
Aeroplane, aeroplane don't leave without me
Am C G
'Cause I'm out here all by myself and I
Am C G F
Aeroplane, aeroplane don't leave without me
Am C G F
'Cause I'm out here all by myself and I got no place to sleep.
Am C G F
Aeroplane, aeroplane don't leave without me
Am C F
'Cause I'm out here all by myself and I
Am C F
Yeah, I'm out here all by myself and I
Am G F
Got no place to sleep (no, no, no, no)
Am G F
Got no place to sleep (no, no, no, no)
C Am G F
Believe me when I say I'm not afraid
C Am G F
I heard the devil call me by my name
C G F
Believe me when I say I'm not afraid
C G F
I heard the devil call me by my name
Intro x2 Am-G*-F-G*
End on Am Am F (each strummed once)
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