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Genius Next Door

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[Intro]
Em Am D G
Em Am D G
[Verse 1]
   EmSome said the local lake had been enAmchanted
   DOthers said it must have been the Gweather
   EmThe neighbors were trying to keep it Amquiet
   DBut I swear that I could hear the Glaughter
   EmSo they jokingly nicknamed it the Amporridge
   'Cause overDnight that lake had turned as thick as Gbutter
   EmBut the local kids would still go Amswimming, drinking
   DSaying that to them it didn't Gmatter
[Chorus]
   If you just Amhold in your Cbreath
   'Til you Dcome back up in Gfull
   AmHold in your Cbreath
   'Til you Dthought it through, you Gfool
[Verse 2]
   EmThe genius next door was busing Amtables
   DWiping clean the ketchup bottle Glabels
   EmGetting high and mumbling German Amfables
   DDidn't care as long as he was Gable
   EmTo strip his clothes off by the Amdumpster
   DAt night while everyone was Gsleeping
   EmAnd wade midway into that Amporridge
   DJust him and the secret he was Gkeeping
[Chorus]
   If you just Amhold in your Cbreath
   'Til you Dcome back up in Gfull
   AmHold in your Cbreath
   'Til you Dthought it through, you Gfoolish Emchild
[Instrumental]
Am C D G
Am C D G
[Verse 3]
   EmIn the morning the film crews start aAmrriving
   DWith donuts, coffee and reGporters
   EmThe kids were waking up hungAmover
   DThe neighbors were starting up their Gcars
   EmThe garbage men were emptying the Amdumpsters
   DAtheists were praying full of Gsarcasm
   EmAnd the genius next door was Amsleeping
   DDreaming that the antidote is Gorgasm
[Chorus]
   If you just Amhold in your Cbreath
   'Til you Dcome back up in Gfull
   AmHold in your Cbreath
   'Til you Dthought it through, you Gfoolish Emchild
[Outro]
   Am D G
Em Am D G

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Genius Next Door

by Regina Spektor

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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[Intro]

Em Am D G

[Verse 1]

Em Am

Some said the local lake had been enchanted

D G

Others said it must have been the weather

Em Am

The neighbors were trying to keep it quiet

D G

But I swear that I could hear the laughter

Em Am

So they jokingly nicknamed it the porridge

D G

'Cause overnight that lake had turned as thick as butter

Em Am

But the local kids would still go swimming, drinking

D G

Saying that to them it didn't matter

[Chorus]

Am C

If you just hold in your breath

D G

'Til you come back up in full

Am C

Hold in your breath

D G

'Til you thought it through, you fool

[Verse 2]

Em Am

The genius next door was busing tables

D G

Wiping clean the ketchup bottle labels

Em Am

Getting high and mumbling German fables

D G

Didn't care as long as he was able

Em Am

To strip his clothes off by the dumpster

D G

At night while everyone was sleeping

Em Am

And wade midway into that porridge

D G

Just him and the secret he was keeping

[Chorus]

Am C

If you just hold in your breath

D G

'Til you come back up in full

Am C

Hold in your breath

D G Em

'Til you thought it through, you foolish child

[Instrumental]

Am C D G

[Verse 3]

Em Am

In the morning the film crews start arriving

D G

With donuts, coffee and reporters

Em Am

The kids were waking up hungover

D G

The neighbors were starting up their cars

Em Am

The garbage men were emptying the dumpsters

D G

Atheists were praying full of sarcasm

Em Am

And the genius next door was sleeping

D G

Dreaming that the antidote is orgasm

[Chorus]

Am C

If you just hold in your breath

D G

'Til you come back up in full

Am C

Hold in your breath

D G Em

'Til you thought it through, you foolish child

[Outro]

Am D G

Em Am D G

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