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(Em D C Em)
(Em C, Em C, Em C, G D)
i know that i have to take your life or i'll be struck with bad, bad luck
(Em C, Em C, Em C, G D)
flew into our home when i was alone so i'll be the one with bad, bad luck
(Em Em G G, Em Em C D)
(Em C, Em C, Em C, G D)
mom and dad now that'd be bad let it be me with bad, bad luck
(A D)
or just maybe we can be blessed
stay awhile build a nest
sister can marry Poor Simple Ray
and she would be happy
for the rest of her days
(Em Em G G, Em Em C D... Em)
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(Em Am D7)
(G C Am C)
when we're sitting in the morning sun
and you're saying how i'm the one
it's then that i realize
(Em Am D7)
i can't see a thing but your eyes
(G C Am C)
and really that's just not enough
i'm missing the important stuff
i'm letting the world go by
(Em Am D7)
and i can't see a thing but your eyes
(G C Am C, G C Am C, G C Am C, Em B7)
(G C Am C)
if you're really gonna be my girl
let's stare at the same world
let's face the same way
(Em Am D7 G)
so i can see it all through your eyes
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(Am F F C C)
(F F F F G G G G, E E E E G, F F F F G G G G, E E E G E)
(C... C... G... C...)
deep inside my heart
i keep a secret
a great secret
no one can know
besides my heart
and i
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(Em C Em C)
(Am G)
get a hold of everything and make it right
cuz right now it's upside down
take my flesh and take my bone they're never right
they're always inside out
dip my spine
in turpentine
make your name
rhyme with mine
cuz everyday you see them fade more and more
soon they'll rest with dust
and i don't mind but they're not mine they're his and yours
memories and rust
(Em C Em C)
i'm doing everything
(Am G)
here and there and everywhere a nip and tuck
i'm carrying the weight
fixing this improving that it's never done
another patch and paint
and you've gone to black thunder
and i just wonder why
i kinda want to bellyache but never can
cuz your belly truly aches
so back and forth and up and down no time to stand
i give all you can take
(Em C Em C)
i'm doing everything
wrong
(Am G)
i smile while i clench my teeth and bite my tongue
still you don't smile at all
i smile while i feel a frown and swallow tears
still you don't smile at all
(Em C Em C)
i'm doing everything
wrong
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everything seems like it's slowing down
it's dark and i can't see myself or anyone around me
and i think i'm gonna die soon
i think i'm ready for it to end
i'm a child again
it's dark and i think i'm gonna die soon
she's beautiful
she's beautiful
everything seems like it's slowing down
makes me feel free
F C
Dm, Am
G A, G A
G A, G A
C G, C C7
G A, G A
Dm, Am
F C, F C
F C, F C
C G, C C7
F C, F C
Dm, Am
Dm, Am
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6. |
Sparrows Lucidly
01:57
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(Am C G Em, Am C G)
You've built a nest, a modest mess
Uncluttered thoughts are filled with happiness
They call you small, they call you lewd
Like they're high and mighty, I just call 'em rude
(Am C, Am C, Am G, Am Em)
And I hear, you whisper of faith
Humility, in my lucid state...
And I know, as real as it seems
That you appear, only in my sweetest dreams...
(Am C G Em, Am C G)
Catch my soul, when I die
To get to heaven, I'll hitch a ride
So fix your nest, your modest mess
And prepare to fly me to happiness
(Am C, Am C, Am G, Am Em)
And I hear, you whisper of faith
Humility, in my lucid state...
And I know, as real as it seems
That you appear, only in my sweetest dreams...
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(Danse Russe by William Carlos Williams)
if when my wife is sleeping
and the baby and kathleen
are sleeping
and the sun is a flame-white disc
in silken mists
above shining trees,--
if i in my north room
dance naked, grotesquely
before my mirror
waving my shirt round my head
and singing softly to myself:
"i am lonely, lonely.
i was born to be lonely,
i am best so!"
If I admire my arms, my face,
my shoulders, flanks, buttocks
against the yellow drawn shades,--
who shall say i am not
the happy genius of my household?
"i am lonely, lonely.
i was born to be lonely,
i am best so!"
Bb Bbm Bb (x3) F C
Bb Bbm Bb (x3) F C
Dm Dm Dm (x3) F A
Dm Dm Dm (x3) C
G G F# F F, F F F# G G
G G F# F F, F F F# G...
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8. |
That's Why
01:50
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(F C, F Am Dm, F C, F Am Dm G7)
that's where i met you
that's why i've never left you
that's why i love you
that's why i've never had enough of you
(F C, F Am, F C, F Am Dm G7)
(F C, F Am Dm, F C, F Am Dm G7)
that's where you met me
that's why you never left me
that's why you love me
that's why you've never had enough of us
(F C, F Am, F C, F Am Dm G7)
(F C, F Am Dm, F C, F Am Dm G7)
that's where i meet you
that's why i'll never leave you
that's why i love you
that's why i'll never have enough of us
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(D C G, C D G7; Dm Am, Dm Am)
i do not care to continue this dream
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Orbital Pains
01:44
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(Am Em, Am C G, Am Em, Am C G Am Em Am Em)
there they are again
lookin' in on my soul
i'm alive again
despite attempts to just let go
there they are again
making noise across my lawn
i can't just sit here still
what can i do to make 'em gone
there they are again
the orbital pains i've talked about
they stretch down to my toes
recurring hurt recurring doubt
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(Dm C, Bm Bb)
am i insane? or jealous? [and it'll still be the same.]
am i insane? no. [sometimes you're not.]
no, i am not insane. [and it'll still be the same.]
i swear i am not. tell me. am i insane? [sometimes you're not.]
did i love her? [sometimes you don't]
am i insane? no.
[sometimes i just don't know what you want. sometimes i don't.]
no, i am not insane. i swear i am not.
i despise her. [and it'll still be the same.]
am i insane? no.
tell me. am i insane? [sometimes you're not.]
did i love her? did i?
no, i am not insane. i swear i am not.
am i insane? or jealous? am i insane? no.
tell me... am i insane?
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12. |
The Jay Or The Sparrow
03:41
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(F G C, F G C Am)
how 'bout i tell you what i know
which one's the jay and which one's the sparrow
now you won't see either one
try as you might, you'll no longer hear their songs
you can't go back once you're gone
(F G C, F G C Am)
i can tell you which bug's safe to eat
or which one has the tastiest meat
look around to see your different fates
if you already think you're free, you'll never escape
don't even try it's far too late
(G Am C F C)
(F G C, F G C Am)
no one can ever wake me
cuz i'm just pretending to be asleep
no one can tell me what to do
well no one except maybe you
go ahead just tell me what to do
(G Am C F C)
(F G C, F G C Am)
how about i tell you what i know
which one's the jay and which one's the sparrow
which one's the sparrow
which one's the sparrow
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King Everything Pendleton, New York
Loud & quiet; odd & ordinary; mysterious & straightforward; vague & clear; joyous & angry; fast & slow; messy & organized; simple & complicated; succinct & wordy; energetic & lackadaisical; continuous & disjointed; hopeless & rosy; new & familiar.
King Everything recommends:
So good! Consistent, intelligent songs. Made a new album each month for the first quarter of 2013. Hope he keeps it up!
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