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GIEßEN
As recorded by Kevin Devine
(2015 release)
Capo 1st fret.
If you don't want to use a capo transpose +1 step.
[Intro]
D
[Verse 1]
Today your Gmaj7ghost
Suspended from my Cceiling
Asked if Gmaj7I remembered GermaDny?
And that one Gmaj7club
Upstairs backstage in CGießen
We rolled coke Gmaj7joints that Bracco thought were Dweed
[Bridge]
EmAnd when we told him Gbquick
Before he took a Bmhit
His eyes were Emwounded
GSick confusion, shock surEmrounded
"What the A7fuck guys are you kidding me?"
[Interlude]
D Gmaj7   D   Gmaj7   D
[Verse 2]
Lately Gmaj7I've
Been looking for a Dreason
Something Gmaj7clean that I could wrap aDround
An arguGmaj7ment 
For leavin' my aDpartment
To walk the Gmaj7world the way I feel it Dnow
[Bridge]
EmI wasn't scared of Gb7death
Until it took my Bmfriend
I wasn't E7ready
We've been Gplanning, let's make Emmusic
We both A7miss it and it's been too longGb  
And Bmso the best I can E7do
Is write you a Gsong
On the guitar Dyou Gbgave meBm  
And try to make E7sense
Of the hole in the Gground
That swallowed our Dfuture GbhistoryBm  
And to show E7up
Be present eGnough
For all of our Dfriends, your GbfamilyBm  
And for myE7self, take care of myGseGblf
[Outro]
EmAnd since I heard that Gb7night
There's been a hundred Bmtimes
Were something E7happened
I'd like to Gcall you, I don't beAbm7lieve it
When I Aremember that I can't and whyGb  
GoodBmbyeDm  G  

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Gießen

by Kevin Devine

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Gmaj7

Gb7

Abm7

GIEßEN

As recorded by Kevin Devine

(2015 release)

Capo 1st fret.

If you don't want to use a capo transpose +1 step.

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

Gmaj7

Today your ghost

Suspended from my ceiling

Gmaj7 D

Asked if I remembered Germany?

Gmaj7

And that one club

Upstairs backstage in Gießen

Gmaj7 D

We rolled coke joints that Bracco thought were weed

[Bridge]

Em Gb

And when we told him quick

Before he took a hit

His eyes were wounded

G Em

Sick confusion, shock surrounded

"What the fuck guys are you kidding me?"

[Interlude]

D Gmaj7 D Gmaj7 D

[Verse 2]

Gmaj7

Lately I've

Been looking for a reason

Gmaj7 D

Something clean that I could wrap around

Gmaj7

An argument

For leavin' my apartment

Gmaj7 D

To walk the world the way I feel it now

[Bridge]

Em Gb7

I wasn't scared of death

Until it took my friend

I wasn't ready

G Em

We've been planning, let's make music

A7 Gb

We both miss it and it's been too long

Bm E7

And so the best I can do

Is write you a song

D Gb Bm

On the guitar you gave me

And try to make sense

Of the hole in the ground

D Gb Bm

That swallowed our future history

And to show up

Be present enough

D Gb Bm

For all of our friends, your family

E7 G Gb

And for myself, take care of myself

[Outro]

Em Gb7

And since I heard that night

There's been a hundred times

Were something happened

G Abm7

I'd like to call you, I don't believe it

A Gb

When I remember that I can't and why

Bm Dm G

Goodbye

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