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Cosmic American

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Capo in the second fret
You'll have to play with the picking pattern, and there are a few hammer-ons on the 5th 
string in the Bm. And before the lyric "Do you blame me" on the E string you'll walk up 
from the E to the A/G
(VERSE 1)
Bmim a liA/Gve wiAreBm, im a shortwave radio, do you copy?
Bmim a flA/Gash oAf Bmlight from the radar tower to the runway
Bmif i leA/Gave yAou Eim gonna do it semi-automatically
A/Gdo you blame me?
(VERSE 2)
Bmyou are A/Gso far AoBmut there in the static, hey, baby, am i coming through?
Bmi am up abA/Gove tAhe Bmbuildings, i can see forever out the window of a hotel room
Bmi spent A/Ga lonAg Enight with a stranger i give my body to
A/Gstill i miss you
(BRIDGE)
BmstilAl A/Gi never knew a love so tender
Bmwere AoEut behind your astro van
Bmand AyoA/Guve got me up against the fender
Bmyou AarEe the cosmic american man
(REPEAT VERSE 1)
Bmim a liA/Gve wiAreBm, im a shortwave radio, do you copy?
Bmim a flA/Gash oAf Bmlight from the radar tower to the runway
Bmif i leA/Gave yAou Eim gonna do it semi-automatically
A/Gdo you blame me?

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Cosmic American

by Anaïs Mitchell

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

A/G

Capo in the second fret

You'll have to play with the picking pattern, and there are a few hammer-ons on the 5th

string in the Bm. And before the lyric "Do you blame me" on the E string you'll walk up

from the E to the A/G

(VERSE 1)

Bm A/G A Bm

im a live wire, im a shortwave radio, do you copy?

Bm A/G A Bm

im a flash of light from the radar tower to the runway

Bm A/G A E

if i leave you im gonna do it semi-automatically

A/G

do you blame me?

(VERSE 2)

Bm A/G A Bm

you are so far out there in the static, hey, baby, am i coming through?

Bm A/G A Bm

i am up above the buildings, i can see forever out the window of a hotel room

Bm A/G A E

i spent a long night with a stranger i give my body to

A/G

still i miss you

(BRIDGE)

Bm A A/G

still i never knew a love so tender

Bm A E

were out behind your astro van

Bm A A/G

and youve got me up against the fender

Bm A E

you are the cosmic american man

(REPEAT VERSE 1)

Bm A/G A Bm

im a live wire, im a shortwave radio, do you copy?

Bm A/G A Bm

im a flash of light from the radar tower to the runway

Bm A/G A E

if i leave you im gonna do it semi-automatically

A/G

do you blame me?

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