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[Intro]
F#m
[Verse 1]
EWe C#mleft Etown to look for someone
C#mWho Bwould C#mlisten to some songs
EWe C#mcooked in our magic kitchen
EChC#mange was forbidden
EIt C#mwasn't clear
EEveryone C#mmust EsiC#mng the same old songs every year.
[Interlude]
  D    Bm    D    Bmx2
[Verse 2]
ELike C#ma spell Ethe sounds came dancing in our heads
C#mPainting BpictC#mures as we slept our souls were fed
EIn C#ma music box we kept our secret songs
EPacked ouC#mr bagEs, C#mwe took the van and before long.
[Refrain]
DTideBms shift and side into another
DLike Bma flat tire twisting fates
DAn iBmnnocent chance in the destiny dance
DTake Bmyou down the wizard gates
[Verse 3]
ENever C#mspeak Eto strangers
C#mOfteBn I wC#mas told
EThey C#mlooked Edesperately harmless
C#mI feBlt boC#mld
ESometime C#mlaterE, C#malligator
EWe weC#mre frieEnds, shared some stories
ETales of C#mworriEesC#m, somehow it all blends.
[Chorus]
DEveryone seemed all right
GSiCtuation stable
DEverything seemed all right
GNever CturDns out to be quite simple
GWe had to get back
C(WDe) Packed the wrong box in the sack
GWe had to get back
C(ADnd) She tagged along.
[Refrain]
DTideBms shift and side into another
DLike Bma flat tire twisting fates
DAn iBmnnocent chance in the destiny dance
DTake Bmyou down the wizard gates
[Instrumental]
  Bm    Dm    F#m    Ax3
DShe tagged along... (x2)
[Refrain]
DTideBms shift and side into another
DLike Bma flat tire twisting fates
DAn iBmnnocent chance in the destiny dance
DTake Bmyou down the wizard gates
DTaBmke you down the wizard gates... (x2)

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Flat Tire

by Eraserheads

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F#m

C#m

[Intro]

F#m

[Verse 1]

E C#m E

We left town to look for someone

C#m B C#m

Who would listen to some songs

E C#m

We cooked in our magic kitchen

E C#m

Change was forbidden

E C#m

It wasn't clear

E C#m E C#m

Everyone must sing the same old songs every year.

[Interlude]

D Bm D Bm

[Verse 2]

E C#m E

Like a spell the sounds came dancing in our heads

C#m B C#m

Painting pictures as we slept our souls were fed

E C#m

In a music box we kept our secret songs

E C#m E C#m

Packed our bags, we took the van and before long.

[Refrain]

D Bm

Tides shift and side into another

D Bm

Like a flat tire twisting fates

D Bm

An innocent chance in the destiny dance

D Bm

Take you down the wizard gates

[Verse 3]

E C#m E

Never speak to strangers

C#m B C#m

Often I was told

E C#m E

They looked desperately harmless

C#m B C#m

I felt bold

E C#m E C#m

Sometime later, alligator

E C#m E

We were friends, shared some stories

E C#m E C#m

Tales of worries, somehow it all blends.

[Chorus]

Everyone seemed all right

G C

Situation stable

Everything seemed all right

G C D

Never turns out to be quite simple

We had to get back

C D

(We) Packed the wrong box in the sack

We had to get back

C D

(And) She tagged along.

[Refrain]

D Bm

Tides shift and side into another

D Bm

Like a flat tire twisting fates

D Bm

An innocent chance in the destiny dance

D Bm

Take you down the wizard gates

[Instrumental]

Bm Dm F#m A

She tagged along... (x2)

[Refrain]

D Bm

Tides shift and side into another

D Bm

Like a flat tire twisting fates

D Bm

An innocent chance in the destiny dance

D Bm

Take you down the wizard gates

D Bm

Take you down the wizard gates... (x2)

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