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**CAPO 2**
He cut your strings so that Ghe could float
- lit by lights, lifted by Dalcohol
- over acres of lAmoving coast,
far away from your lConely ghost.D  
Now he’s cGool and all,
floating anchorless. PDorts of call:
where it’s fabulous, Amafter all
of this watching himseClf just crawl.D  
TEmhink yAou sCee hGim?
HDe’s not there,
that’s just lAmight
that’s not yet dCead.
WEmait tAwo ChouGrs
and wDatch what’ll be there instAmead.
Was he smGall and cold,
like a ring you call Dup from home,
held so tightly his lAmimbs went numb,
worn away between your fCinger and thumb?D  
Well, now he’s boGught and sold.
Cry his call number dDown the phone,
he can’t hear you – he’s Amon his float,
waving down to the foClks at home.D  
EmThink yAou sCee hGim?
HDe’s not there,
that’s just lAmight
that’s not yet dCead.
WEmait tAwo ChouGrs
and wDatch what’ll be there instAmead.
    EmAs the cDameras love aCll of his fAmaces,
they hGide all the trEmaces of yDou in his heCart.
    EmStand in lGine to hold foCrth on his gAmrace,
but you wEmon’t even get a head-sAmtart,
Get a heCad stDart
G   D   Am   C   D
G   D   Am   C   D
As his clGose-up comes
cascading down from abDove,
the eyes of a nation in lAmove
are looking on all of their hCopes
held Dup.
And the wGords that some
screenwriter counted and chDose,
and then set in their sequence and fAmroze,
unfreeze on his tongue as he spCeaks
for all of Dus
but oGne.
And honey, he’s gDone.
And baby, he’s eAmveryone’s.
In the dCark sky tonDight,
cast your eGyes
on the dDim light
that he Amwill become.
You’re like eCveryDone
Who tEmhinks thAey sCee hGim
HDe’s not there,
that’s just lAmight
that’s not yet dCead.
WEmait tAwo ChouGrs
and wDatch what’ll be there instAmead.

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Song About A Star

by Okkervil River

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

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**CAPO 2**

He cut your strings so that he could float

- lit by lights, lifted by alcohol

- over acres of loving coast,

C D

far away from your lonely ghost.

Now he’s cool and all,

floating anchorless. Ports of call:

where it’s fabulous, after all

C D

of this watching himself just crawl.

Em A C G

Think you see him?

He’s not there,

that’s just light

that’s not yet dead.

Em A C G

Wait two hours

D Am

and watch what’ll be there instead.

Was he small and cold,

like a ring you call up from home,

held so tightly his limbs went numb,

C D

worn away between your finger and thumb?

Well, now he’s bought and sold.

Cry his call number down the phone,

he can’t hear you – he’s on his float,

C D

waving down to the folks at home.

Em A C G

Think you see him?

He’s not there,

that’s just light

that’s not yet dead.

Em A C G

Wait two hours

D Am

and watch what’ll be there instead.

Em D C Am

As the cameras love all of his faces,

G Em D C

they hide all the traces of you in his heart.

Em G C Am

Stand in line to hold forth on his grace,

Em Am

but you won’t even get a head-start,

C D

Get a head start

G D Am C D

As his close-up comes

cascading down from above,

the eyes of a nation in love

are looking on all of their hopes

held up.

And the words that some

screenwriter counted and chose,

and then set in their sequence and froze,

unfreeze on his tongue as he speaks

for all of us

but one.

And honey, he’s gone.

And baby, he’s everyone’s.

C D

In the dark sky tonight,

cast your eyes

on the dim light

that he will become.

C D

You’re like everyone

Em A C G

Who thinks they see him

He’s not there,

that’s just light

that’s not yet dead.

Em A C G

Wait two hours

D Am

and watch what’ll be there instead.

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