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[Intro]
Asus2   G    D
[Verse 1]
She said Asus2"Answer me this Handsome Jack if your hands weren't tied 
Asus2Would you consider me wise enough to see off your fear of Gheights
GWhether real or iDmagined or whether flight or Asus2fancy?
Asus2I'll teach you all that this city has taught me
Asus2I'll bow you around this Gcity's boundaries"D  
[Chorus]
Tortoise Regrets Asus2Hare, Tortoise Regrets DHare, Fox Takes AHare
[Instrumental]
A   G   D
[Verse 2]
And I Asus2mentioned that I'd seen you in the paper marrying some fool you'd slipped a smile
GInto the picture saying "I am still the same Dinfinite girl that you've all known and are
Asus2There any regrets here aside my own? I sleep with your songs running up my arms 
GAnd curling around and keeping me warm"D  
[Chorus]
Tortoise Regrets Asus2Hare, Tortoise Regrets DHare, Fox Takes AHare
[Break]
BmHold on Dhold Aon
BmHold on Dhold Aon
Asus   G     D
[Verse 3]
Asus2And on the Crown Road, when it aligns with the North Star                               
She asked me to write a song about her
GShe said her husband was a singer, but he didn't understand her Dbeauty and he couldn't rhyme an egg
Asus2Oh, the petty jealousies of the minor rock star and this ring has never left my finger
He Gdoesn't see your beauty and you cannot Dtrust a word he says
[Chorus]
Tortoise Regrets Asus2Hare, Tortoise Regrets DHare, Fox Takes AHare
[Break]
BmHold on Dhold Aon
BmHold on Dhold Aon
Asus   G     D
[Verse 4]
Asus2And I tell you, "Don't you sell your love short
In my prime, I was a cruel and cold Gman
GBut now I am older, I present myself much Dwarmer anxious not to lose out            
Asus2On a year or two's favour for the sake of my red temper"
And you pressed Gsea shells in the sand and they spelled out your Dcruel, cruel demands
[Chorus]
Tortoise Regrets Asus2Hare, Tortoise Regrets DHare, Fox Takes AHare
Asus2Fox Takes Hare, DTortoise Regrets AHare

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Tortoise Regrets Hare

by James Yorkston

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Asus2

Asus

[Intro]

Asus2 G D

[Verse 1]

Asus2

She said "Answer me this Handsome Jack if your hands weren't tied

Asus2 G

Would you consider me wise enough to see off your fear of heights

G D Asus2

Whether real or imagined or whether flight or fancy?

Asus2

I'll teach you all that this city has taught me

Asus2 G D

I'll bow you around this city's boundaries"

[Chorus]

Asus2 D A

Tortoise Regrets Hare, Tortoise Regrets Hare, Fox Takes Hare

[Instrumental]

A G D

[Verse 2]

Asus2

And I mentioned that I'd seen you in the paper marrying some fool you'd slipped a smile

G D

Into the picture saying "I am still the same infinite girl that you've all known and are

Asus2

There any regrets here aside my own? I sleep with your songs running up my arms

G D

And curling around and keeping me warm"

[Chorus]

Asus2 D A

Tortoise Regrets Hare, Tortoise Regrets Hare, Fox Takes Hare

[Break]

Bm D A

Hold on hold on

Bm D A

Hold on hold on

Asus G D

[Verse 3]

Asus2

And on the Crown Road, when it aligns with the North Star

She asked me to write a song about her

G D

She said her husband was a singer, but he didn't understand her beauty and he couldn't rhyme an egg

Asus2

Oh, the petty jealousies of the minor rock star and this ring has never left my finger

G D

He doesn't see your beauty and you cannot trust a word he says

[Chorus]

Asus2 D A

Tortoise Regrets Hare, Tortoise Regrets Hare, Fox Takes Hare

[Break]

Bm D A

Hold on hold on

Bm D A

Hold on hold on

Asus G D

[Verse 4]

Asus2

And I tell you, "Don't you sell your love short

In my prime, I was a cruel and cold man

G D

But now I am older, I present myself much warmer anxious not to lose out

Asus2

On a year or two's favour for the sake of my red temper"

G D

And you pressed sea shells in the sand and they spelled out your cruel, cruel demands

[Chorus]

Asus2 D A

Tortoise Regrets Hare, Tortoise Regrets Hare, Fox Takes Hare

Asus2 D A

Fox Takes Hare, Tortoise Regrets Hare

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