really easy and fun song to play, if you have a harmonica tuned to c, whip that bad boy
and give it a blast in the middle section, works really well.
there may be an error in there as you normaly change to the g from the c chord, but at
point you change from an f chord
the f is a major seventh by the way but for ease of writing ive just labeled it as f
Am C Fmaj7 G
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1 1 1 -
2 - 2 -
2 2 3 -
- 3 - 2
- - - 3
INTRO:
Am C F C F C G
Am
ten thousand horses, sable island, endless summer
C
oh my god i’m hot to steal, beside myself and friendless number
F
i ain't got no culture, nothing, dirty words, but that don’t count
C
flight attendants, waitresses, superstition, good amount
F
there’s work to do, hell to pay, memories and fingerprints
C
calling papa ignorance
G Am
and i don’t wanna go, sick and tired
Am
zoom, kick, persuasion, tech, zoom, kick, persuasion, tech
C
it’s an egg and spoon race, slow and steady, desert highway, a bientot
F
still i’m stuck, i cant afford it, picture postcard, small momento
C
echo, shadow, echo, shadow, sterling silver, burning furnace
F
frozen nowhere, just a kid, i had a friend named deadly earnest
C
cross my heart and hope to die, stick a needle in my arm
F
praise the heavens, call the cops, relax, there’s no cause for alarm
G
diamond rings and little babies, startlements and miracles
Am
i remember pretty faces so severe and lyrical
Am
i’m talking amelia earhart, neko case and frida kahlo
C
all alone, the way it should be, i don’t even need a shadow
F
seeds of wisdom, found no purchase, we don’t even have a chance
C
birthday party, armageddon, long stemmed roses, avalanche
F
broken fingers, going nowhere fast and screeching to a halt
C
all that work for nothin', uh oh, whipping boy it's all my fault
G
zoom, kick, persuasion, tech, zoom, kick, persuasion, tech
Am
zoom, kick, persuasion, tech, tech, tech, tech
MIDDLE BIT: Am,C,F,C,F,C,G,Am
Am
i don’t wanna go to pieces, easy going, afraid to fly and so i’m running
C
catching fish and chopping wood, the revolution, slow time coming
F
i don’t know what else to do, cross my fingers, teach the children
C
read your fortunes, storm the studios, come on all ye faithful pilgrims
F
no more same old song and dance, some good ideas get overplayed
C
i eat my breakfast, ride my bike, a knife between my shoulderblades
G
see i’m a man of many problems up against some scary odds
Am
we kill, we hide, we all fall down, idiots love to bury gods
Am
it doesn’t happen overnight though, never, still i’m filled with wonder
C
lonely like a tightrope walker, hitchhiker, long distance runner
F
zoom, kick, persuasion, tech, good night for you bad night for me
C
but i still love you lying down, k i s s i n g
F
not bad, not bad, not bad at all i tried your shoes on
C
cigarettes and crucifixes, ingmar bergman, alphonse mouzon
G
really boring modern music, really boring modern girl
Am
get me out of here, i’m drowning, i don’t like this modern world
Am
anti-intellect and marketing, pretty, pretty, who needs talent
C
crying eyes, we’re so outnumbered, fight for the right to remain silent
F
what do i know, who am i, my two left feet my big dumb face
C
i’d do the same if i had the chance, cheat the system, rig the race
F
it’s all one big misunderstanding, inside out i turn my coat
C
don’t look back don’t move a muscle, one false move that’s all she wrote
G
zoom, kick, persuasion, tech, zoom, kick, persuasion, tech
Am
zoom, kick, persuasion, tech, tech, tech, tech
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