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Trees Get Wheeled Away

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Tab by Joe Lamb - lamb.joe@gmail.com
Hope you enjoy playing this great song!
Capo on first fret, standard tuning.
INTRO:
C, G, C...
VERSE ONE
AnchorCmen spike their blood
wear Gmasks of mud
cucumCbers cut to fit their Feyes
and so Cno one would know how Gtired they've grown
of Ctalking and Gtelling their Clies
VERSE TWO
While the Ctvs change stations
scroll Gmessages
victims and CChristians both, drinking Fblood
and they'll pray Cfor the destruction, of all Ghatred
more often just Cthose with Ghate for Cus
VERSE THREE
Cause it hurts Cwhen you discover one's Gworse and one's better
to Csuffer or cause others Fto
and you can Clive by your conscience
now Gguilt, is a concept
you're Cno longer Gsubscribing Cto
CHORUS
There's a Fvirgin in my Fmbed
and she's Ctaking Goff her Amdress
and FI'm not sure what CI am gonna Gdo
there's a Fsong stuck in my Fmhead
and I Ccan't help Gsinging Amit
oh Fhow i hope my Csinging pleases Gyou
cause this is not Amwho I’ve become
but what Gyou make me Cinto
BRIDGE
C, F, C, Fm, C, F, C, FM, C, G.....
VERSE FOUR
Oh we got Cno health insurance
no Gcellular service
no Cdisease they can cFure
but we need more Cmoney to burn
so each Gperson must learn the Cdollar Gamount they are Cworth
VERSE FIVE
And those Cpills make me dizzy
forGgetting my body
i wCatch as it walks aFway
and i just keep dCrinking the poison
and Gsmoking the cartons
a Cpack and a Ghalf a Cday
VERSE SIX
so when Ctime comes to claim me
my Gfriends and my family will Cgather around my Fgrave
and they'll beClieve that they knew me and lGove me and miss me
and Call call me Gby my nCame
CHORUS
so iFmagine what you Fmwant
and then Chold on Gto that Amthought
cause Fthat's as close as Cit will ever Gcome
and beFlieve you're where you Fmare and keep Cacting Gout the Ampart
but at the Fend of the end of the day the Ctrees all get wheeled Gaway
and you'll be Amstanding alone in a Gblank blank Cspace
CHORUS (GENTLY)
so Fbelieve you're who you Fmare
and Cstay in GcharacteAmr
but at the eFnd of the play the Caudience walks aGway
and I'll be shAmivering cold on a weGll lit stagCe. 

The story behind the song

Bright Eyes is an American indie rock band founded by singer-songwriter and guitarist Conor Oberst, with multi-instrumentalist and producer Mike Mogis, and arranger Nate Walcott. This song appears on the 2003 release Noise Floor (Rarities: 1998–2005). Between 1998 and 2011, the band's albums were released through Saddle Creek Records, a label founded by Conor's brother and Mogis.

AI-written from these sources:Bright Eyes (band) — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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Trees Get Wheeled Away

by Bright Eyes

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Tab by Joe Lamb - lamb.joe@gmail.com

Hope you enjoy playing this great song!

Capo on first fret, standard tuning.

INTRO:

C G C

, , ...

VERSE ONE

Anchormen spike their blood

wear masks of mud

C F

cucumbers cut to fit their eyes

C G

and so no one would know how tired they've grown

C G C

of talking and telling their lies

VERSE TWO

While the tvs change stations

scroll messages

C F

victims and Christians both, drinking blood

C G

and they'll pray for the destruction, of all hatred

C G C

more often just those with hate for us

VERSE THREE

C G

Cause it hurts when you discover one's worse and one's better

C F

to suffer or cause others to

and you can live by your conscience

now guilt, is a concept

C G C

you're no longer subscribing to

CHORUS

F Fm

There's a virgin in my bed

C G Am

and she's taking off her dress

F C G

and I'm not sure what I am gonna do

F Fm

there's a song stuck in my head

C G Am

and I can't help singing it

F C G

oh how i hope my singing pleases you

cause this is not who I’ve become

G C

but what you make me into

BRIDGE

C F C Fm C F C FM C G

, , , , , , , , , .....

VERSE FOUR

Oh we got no health insurance

no cellular service

C F

no disease they can cure

but we need more money to burn

G C G C

so each person must learn the dollar amount they are worth

VERSE FIVE

And those pills make me dizzy

forgetting my body

C F

i watch as it walks away

and i just keep drinking the poison

and smoking the cartons

C G C

a pack and a half a day

VERSE SIX

so when time comes to claim me

G C F

my friends and my family will gather around my grave

C G

and they'll believe that they knew me and love me and miss me

C G C

and all call me by my name

CHORUS

F Fm

so imagine what you want

C G Am

and then hold on to that thought

F C G

cause that's as close as it will ever come

F Fm C G Am

and believe you're where you are and keep acting out the part

F C G

but at the end of the end of the day the trees all get wheeled away

Am G C

and you'll be standing alone in a blank blank space

CHORUS (GENTLY)

F Fm

so believe you're who you are

C G Am

and stay in character

F C G

but at the end of the play the audience walks away

Am G C

and I'll be shivering cold on a well lit stage.

About Trees Get Wheeled Away Chords by Bright Eyes

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