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Capo on 3
CI've been away for far too long.
I've had my Fmind wrapped around Gthis one song
CI heard last week on the radio while
FDriving near that Gplace we used to gCo
Where the Amtrack homes all Glook the same
With their Froofs and the tiles and the Gsimilar frames 
All the Amstreets are so wide and the Gcars are so lame
And on Fevery block I heard the Gwhisper of your Cname.
I spent so Cmany evenings in my head
I'd Flie alone on an Gunmade bed
CCounting the minutes like numbered clocks
Should I Fcall, should I write, should I Gread, should I stop?
I'm a chiAmld, I'm a ghost, I'm a slGur, I'm a boast,
I'm a priFnce, I'm a king, I'm a rhGyme, I'm a ring,
I'm Amunable to sleep, I'm Gunable to sing,
I'm a Fdesperate and lonely, Gfrightened, unholy Cthing
And you'd say la la Amla I'm so Gglad I'm over Cyou
As you Amreach for your drink and you Gtell me you like my Cshoes
And I Amsmile like a wretch, there's not much Gelse I can do
I say I Amknow what you mean, yeah it's Gweird for me too
Besides what Fwould I sing aboutG... if I had Cyou?
Kinda sounds like la la la...
Am G C
F G C
F G C Am F G C
CI think maybe it was Radiohead
That had this Fweird little beat and a Gkeyboard instead
Of Cguitar playing chords, I remember how bored
You would geFt with those bands
You always Gsaid they play the same three Cchords
And you'd Amdance around in your Gt-shirt and sing
Don't you Flove Modest Mouse and Gadore Promise Ring?
Don't you Amwish that you could just Gavoid everything?
Join a Fband, go on tour, and Gthink of me when you Csing?
And I'd think la la Amla yeah that Gsounds okay to Cme
And you'd Amfall on the bed and I'd Gfall down to my Cknees
And I'd Amsmile like my life Gdepended on it
That's so Amweird I was mostly Gright about that
Always Feager to love and Geager to Cleave
La la la la...
Am G C
F G C
F G C Am F G C
And I'd think la la Amla all these Gsongs are so Cuntrue
As I Amstare at this Gfading side of Cyou
And we Amdon't belong and it's Gall so wrong
And you're Ambeautiful with that Ggray scarf on
I think Fyeah okay but Gmaybe it's just the Csong
And I Fmiss you but it Gmight just be the Csong

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Duet

by The Airborne Toxic Event

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

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Capo on 3

I've been away for far too long.

F G

I've had my mind wrapped around this one song

I heard last week on the radio while

F G C

Driving near that place we used to go

Am G

Where the track homes all look the same

F G

With their roofs and the tiles and the similar frames

Am G

All the streets are so wide and the cars are so lame

F G C

And on every block I heard the whisper of your name.

I spent so many evenings in my head

F G

I'd lie alone on an unmade bed

Counting the minutes like numbered clocks

F G

Should I call, should I write, should I read, should I stop?

Am G

I'm a child, I'm a ghost, I'm a slur, I'm a boast,

F G

I'm a prince, I'm a king, I'm a rhyme, I'm a ring,

Am G

I'm unable to sleep, I'm unable to sing,

F G C

I'm a desperate and lonely, frightened, unholy thing

Am G C

And you'd say la la la I'm so glad I'm over you

Am G C

As you reach for your drink and you tell me you like my shoes

Am G

And I smile like a wretch, there's not much else I can do

Am G

I say I know what you mean, yeah it's weird for me too

F G C

Besides what would I sing about... if I had you?

Kinda sounds like la la la...

Am G C

F G C

F G C Am F G C

I think maybe it was Radiohead

F G

That had this weird little beat and a keyboard instead

Of guitar playing chords, I remember how bored

You would get with those bands

G C

You always said they play the same three chords

Am G

And you'd dance around in your t-shirt and sing

F G

Don't you love Modest Mouse and adore Promise Ring?

Am G

Don't you wish that you could just avoid everything?

F G C

Join a band, go on tour, and think of me when you sing?

Am G C

And I'd think la la la yeah that sounds okay to me

Am G C

And you'd fall on the bed and I'd fall down to my knees

Am G

And I'd smile like my life depended on it

Am G

That's so weird I was mostly right about that

F G C

Always eager to love and eager to leave

La la la la...

Am G C

F G C

F G C Am F G C

Am G C

And I'd think la la la all these songs are so untrue

Am G C

As I stare at this fading side of you

Am G

And we don't belong and it's all so wrong

Am G

And you're beautiful with that gray scarf on

F G C

I think yeah okay but maybe it's just the song

F G C

And I miss you but it might just be the song

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