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Album: I Am Very Far
Standard Tuning:
Chords used:
A:  002220
A2*:5542--
D:  000232
E:  022100
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Intro:  D- A  
Verse 1 chords:
DBaby's Aball all blood Dred like flayed of Apigs and silk Dsoft little Athings
Fill a Dhouse hung from Astrings
And I Efly out on my silver, Dscissoring Awings
                            E           D                A  A2*
With the other sardines over cities of things mommies need
Light as Egas, and half-Dassedly Afree
Like EI was in nineDteen ninety Athree
Verse 2 chords:
DOver the Aruins like we're Dstaggering Aapes, what we Dget is what we Atake
In a Esplit open place where a Dman can get Akinged
In a Epalace of Dpanic and Aflames, where Dnobody gets Ablamed 
By the Etired, and Dbroke down, and Abeat
Sunken Egardens where Dthere was a Astreet
Verse 3: use verse 1 chords
Bridge:
Little Dbaby, be Abrave, see Ddad riding Aover the Erise
His Dwhole cavalAcade through the Dcrowd watch them Arun on all Esides
Verse 4: use verse 1 chords

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Rider

by Okkervil River

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Album: I Am Very Far

Standard Tuning:

Chords used:

: 002220

A2*:5542--

: 000232

: 022100

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D A

Intro: -

Verse 1 chords:

D A D A D A

Baby's ball all blood red like flayed of pigs and silk soft little things

D A

Fill a house hung from strings

E D A

And I fly out on my silver, scissoring wings

E D A A2

With the other sardines over cities of things mommies need

E D A

Light as gas, and half-assedly free

E D A

Like I was in nineteen ninety three

Verse 2 chords:

D A D A D A

Over the ruins like we're staggering apes, what we get is what we take

E D A

In a split open place where a man can get kinged

E D A D A

In a palace of panic and flames, where nobody gets blamed

E D A

By the tired, and broke down, and beat

E D A

Sunken gardens where there was a street

Verse 3: use verse 1 chords

Bridge:

D A D A E

Little baby, be brave, see dad riding over the rise

D A D A E

His whole cavalcade through the crowd watch them run on all sides

Verse 4: use verse 1 chords

About Rider Chords by Okkervil River

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