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Old Hat

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Key : D
DHello, sweet Gfriend of mine
I Emwant to talk, Bmsee how you Aare
DWhat's new? Are you fGeelin fine?
Do you Emlike South Lake, do you Bmwork all the Atime?
This Dwhole month has Gbeen a waste
And I Emgot no taste for Bmgoing Aout.
Every since you Dleft home I've bGeen shame faced
But I'd Emrather be erased than Bmhold you Adown
Chorus: 
                     Em     G   G/F#G/B,   Asus,         D    Dsus4  D  
I never want to be the old hat you put on your pretty head x2
Now I know I talk to much
Worry about things that can't be controlled
And I can't decide, always up on the fence
And I don't make no sense, and baby, I know that gets old
Chorus
Instrumental (Chorus Chords)
My tornado, love, tore it all down
Now I am face down in all this muddy guilt
You know I wanna make you smile again
Warm your heart again like an old worn out quilt
Now listen: I'll be your glove, I'll be your scarf
I'll be the cross that covers your heart
But I don't want you to get tired of me honey, after such a good start
Chorus x2
Outro x2:
Your Empretty head, Gyeah, G/F#yeah, G/Byeah, Asusyeah DyeahDsus4  D  

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Old Hat

by Ben Kweller

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/F#

Dsus4

G/B

Asus

Key : D

D G

Hello, sweet friend of mine

Em Bm A

I want to talk, see how you are

D G

What's new? Are you feelin fine?

Em Bm A

Do you like South Lake, do you work all the time?

D G

This whole month has been a waste

Em Bm A

And I got no taste for going out.

D G

Every since you left home I've been shame faced

Em Bm A

But I'd rather be erased than hold you down

Chorus:

Em G G/F# D Dsus4 D

G/B, Asus,

I never want to be the old hat you put on your pretty head x2

Now I know I talk to much

Worry about things that can't be controlled

And I can't decide, always up on the fence

And I don't make no sense, and baby, I know that gets old

Chorus

Instrumental (Chorus Chords)

My tornado, love, tore it all down

Now I am face down in all this muddy guilt

You know I wanna make you smile again

Warm your heart again like an old worn out quilt

Now listen: I'll be your glove, I'll be your scarf

I'll be the cross that covers your heart

But I don't want you to get tired of me honey, after such a good start

Chorus x2

Outro x2:

Em G G/F# G/B Asus D Dsus4 D

Your pretty head, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah yeah

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