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[Intro]
G D
G D
Em D
[Verse 1]
GPercy PuDrsewarden
GOpen up Dyour door
GI haven'Dt come to break your cadence
EmOr mix yDour metaphor
And if I sGwore I was no Dcritic
would you Glet me come inDside?
Would you Gwrite your famDous lines?
Where you Glay your secreDt plans
EmFor suicide by slight of Ahand?
And you let me down so kGindlDy
AYou don't love me
But you don't mGind Dme
[Bridge]
G D
G D
Em D
[Verse 2]
GPercy PuDrsewarden
GAfter alDl your hard traveling
GThink a Dgirl could lay down beside you
Emwithout Dyour world unraveling?
In a mGaudlin meDss
Yes, that's mGy clothing in Da pile
Just wanna stGay a little whDile
Just wanna seGe that crooked Dgrin
EmAftDer the sedatives set iAn, hey
And then we're feeling GfinDe
AYou don't love meF  
I don't GmindD  
[Bridge]
G D
G D
Em D
[Verse 3]
GPercy PuDrsewarden
GI'll be Dgone before you wake
GBack to Dthe gallery of failures
Emto see Dwhat I can make of you
GPursewaDrden
Have mGercy on my hDeart
Maybe GI don't want Dto call it art
Just bGecause you nDailed it to the wall
Maybe EmI'm a critic Dafter allA  
And you don't have to reminGd meD  
AYou don't love me
But you don't mGind Dme
[Outro]
G D
G D
Em D

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The Pursewarden Affair

by Anaïs Mitchell

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G D

Em D

[Verse 1]

G D

Percy Pursewarden

G D

Open up your door

G D

I haven't come to break your cadence

Em D

Or mix your metaphor

G D

And if I swore I was no critic

G D

would you let me come inside?

G D

Would you write your famous lines?

G D

Where you lay your secret plans

Em A

For suicide by slight of hand?

G D

And you let me down so kindly

You don't love me

G D

But you don't mind me

[Bridge]

G D

Em D

[Verse 2]

G D

Percy Pursewarden

G D

After all your hard traveling

G D

Think a girl could lay down beside you

Em D

without your world unraveling?

G D

In a maudlin mess

G D

Yes, that's my clothing in a pile

G D

Just wanna stay a little while

G D

Just wanna see that crooked grin

Em D A

After the sedatives set in, hey

G D

And then we're feeling fine

A F

You don't love me

G D

I don't mind

[Bridge]

G D

Em D

[Verse 3]

G D

Percy Pursewarden

G D

I'll be gone before you wake

G D

Back to the gallery of failures

Em D

to see what I can make of you

G D

Pursewarden

G D

Have mercy on my heart

G D

Maybe I don't want to call it art

G D

Just because you nailed it to the wall

Em D A

Maybe I'm a critic after all

G D

And you don't have to remind me

You don't love me

G D

But you don't mind me

[Outro]

G D

Em D

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