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 G   Am  B-Am- G(x4)
                     G     Am  B-Am-G  
the summer crawled by indetectably.
and then i saw you looking down to me.
and your earrings sparkled in the noon-day sun,
Gand though it's very true that i Amlove Beveryone,
Emwith every ounce of energy left in me,
Ci love you Despecially because
         G   Am  B-Am-    G  
i saw you, 
         G   Am  B-Am-G  
coming through
         G   Am  B-Am-G  
the screen door
Gon the second AmflBoor,
Gup on the balcony.
it was hard to even see you at all,
because the air was thick with alcohol
so i kept on rubbing my eyes,
for all the good it did me,
for all the immeasurable good it did me,
let the years come and take away my memory,
i will not forget the shock that ran through me when,
i saw you, coming through
the screen door on the second floor,
up on the balcony.

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Alphabetizing

by The Mountain Goats

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G Am B Am G

-- (x4)

G Am B Am G

the summer crawled by indetectably.

and then i saw you looking down to me.

and your earrings sparkled in the noon-day sun,

G Am B

and though it's very true that i love everyone,

with every ounce of energy left in me,

C D

i love you especially because

G Am B Am G

i saw you,

G Am B Am G

coming through

G Am B Am G

the screen door

G Am B

on the second floor,

up on the balcony.

it was hard to even see you at all,

because the air was thick with alcohol

so i kept on rubbing my eyes,

for all the good it did me,

for all the immeasurable good it did me,

let the years come and take away my memory,

i will not forget the shock that ran through me when,

i saw you, coming through

the screen door on the second floor,

up on the balcony.

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