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Silverfishes - Frontier Ruckus
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Matthew Milia: songs, voice, guitar, harmonica, pedal steel
David W. Jones: banjo, voice, dobro
Zachary Nichols: brass, singing-saw, melodica, keyboards
Ryan Etzcorn: drums, percussion
Tuning: Standard
Intro:                                                    OTHERCHORDS
         Am       C     C#D(no5)  Fmaj7      EmRiff              A(A)   A/C#  
e||--0--|--0--|-----|-----|--0--|-----|--------||    |--0----0----0----|
B||--1--|--1--|--2--|--3--|--1--|--0--|-----0--||    |--2----5----8----|
G||--2--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--2--|--0--|----(0)-|x2   |--2----6----9----|
D||--2--|--2--|--3--|--4--|--3--|--2--|--------||    |--2----7----11---|
A||--0--|--3--|--4--|--5--|-----|--2--|-2h3----||    |--0--------------|
E||-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|--0--|--------||    |-----------------|
Verse I:
AmA bright-night-kitchen moth and the washcloth that I Cuse
C#      D(no5)
For the refuse
That is Fmaj7littering all of your Emclues
                         Am                          C         C#D(no5)
Orion is dead and gone but something in it still be-longs to me
The Fmaj7bright night I Emsee
AmHigh hot-time all the braggarts drag
Their Cboats down to the waterC#  
D(no5)
She dragged down to drown each and every
Fmaj7Brown rag I bought Emher
AmThe silverfish they ditch their skins as
The CSaturday air raid beg-C#ins
D(no5)
Pitching exoskeletons
Fmaj7Revolting in their Emmolting
AmDont you know Im just like that?
CYou can tell where Ive been atC#  
D(no5)
On every doormat I have sat
A Fmaj7relic so an-Emgelic
DmOh the once hard-biting night
Now Druthlessly a toothless sight to Fmaj7seeEm  
Verse II:
AmA shot down Telegraph with a hot laugh as we Ccruise
C#          D(no5)
Through the sinews
Fmaj7Connecting all of your Emclues
AmThe blinds they clap for the
The napping Coverheated tangles
DDaytime may climb high until the dusk sucks out
All that it mangles
AmMelting with the blacktop moms
On a Cbed of palms and psalmsC#  
DImmersed in the universe
Of Fmaj7off-ramp proms and Emsitcoms
DmSylvan Lake and in between
DPerpetually like HalloweenFmaj7  
I saw Emyou
AmIn the dormitory with the warming Cglory
Of the harvestC#  
DThe pilings of the night are whiling out
Where their Fmaj7forms are the Emlargest
Bridge:
  Am    CD(no5)   Fmaj7  Em  
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|------0---------|
A|---3-----3--2~--|
E|----------------|
FFeeling about half as vicious
EmAs all the silverfishes Acrawl
FIf I truly am a coward
EmMemory-fueled and fear-powered
  A(A) A/C#  
Ill be damned
But Fif I Emwere
That Cgorgeous Dblur
DmId  Embe
AmSure
Horn & Banjo Solo Section: Play verse Chords four times through. 2 bars for horn and 2
bars for banjo.
Verse III:
AmA bright-night-kitchen moth and the washcloth that I Cuse
C#      D(no5)
For the refuse
That is Fmaj7littering all of your Emclues
AmTripped up on the alley-weed
CThrough which I elbowed and C#kneed
The Dbottle of my beer emptied
And Fmaj7I was warm and Emfluid
AmThe body is a bottle, I guess
CThat I would like to throttle, C#yes
DMottled skin and spilling sin
And a Fmaj7holiness so Emstupid
The Dmheaven that I long to see
The Dundone linearity
Ive Fmaj7pro-  Emven
DmIs all the love Ive tried to show
DBuried where those buildings glow
      Fmaj7   Em(Riff)
And ruined?
Am(let ring)
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
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Silverfishes

by Frontier Ruckus

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Chords in this song · guitar

Fmaj7

A/C#

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Silverfishes - Frontier Ruckus

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Matthew Milia: songs, voice, guitar, harmonica, pedal steel

David W. Jones: banjo, voice, dobro

Zachary Nichols: brass, singing-saw, melodica, keyboards

Ryan Etzcorn: drums, percussion

Tuning: Standard

Intro: OTHERCHORDS

Am C C# Fmaj7 Em A A A/C#

D(no5) Riff ()

e||--0--|--0--|-----|-----|--0--|-----|--------|| |--0----0----0----|

B||--1--|--1--|--2--|--3--|--1--|--0--|-----0--|| |--2----5----8----|

G||--2--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--2--|--0--|----(0)-|x2 |--2----6----9----|

D||--2--|--2--|--3--|--4--|--3--|--2--|--------|| |--2----7----11---|

A||--0--|--3--|--4--|--5--|-----|--2--|-2h3----|| |--0--------------|

E||-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|--0--|--------|| |-----------------|

Verse I:

Am C

A bright-night-kitchen moth and the washcloth that I use

C# D(no5)

For the refuse

Fmaj7 Em

That is littering all of your clues

Am C C#

D(no5)

Orion is dead and gone but something in it still be-longs to me

Fmaj7 Em

The bright night I see

High hot-time all the braggarts drag

C C#

Their boats down to the water

D(no5)

She dragged down to drown each and every

Fmaj7 Em

Brown rag I bought her

The silverfish they ditch their skins as

C C#

The Saturday air raid beg-ins

D(no5)

Pitching exoskeletons

Fmaj7 Em

Revolting in their molting

Dont you know Im just like that?

C C#

You can tell where Ive been at

D(no5)

On every doormat I have sat

Fmaj7 Em

A relic so an-gelic

Oh the once hard-biting night

D Fmaj7 Em

Now ruthlessly a toothless sight to see

Verse II:

Am C

A shot down Telegraph with a hot laugh as we cruise

C# D(no5)

Through the sinews

Fmaj7 Em

Connecting all of your clues

The blinds they clap for the

The napping overheated tangles

Daytime may climb high until the dusk sucks out

All that it mangles

Melting with the blacktop moms

C C#

On a bed of palms and psalms

Immersed in the universe

Fmaj7 Em

Of off-ramp proms and sitcoms

Sylvan Lake and in between

D Fmaj7

Perpetually like Halloween

I saw you

Am C

In the dormitory with the warming glory

Of the harvest

The pilings of the night are whiling out

Fmaj7 Em

Where their forms are the largest

Bridge:

Am C Fmaj7 Em

D(no5)

e|----------------|

B|----------------|

G|----------------|

D|------0---------|

A|---3-----3--2~--|

E|----------------|

Feeling about half as vicious

Em A

As all the silverfishes crawl

If I truly am a coward

Memory-fueled and fear-powered

A A A/C#

()

Ill be damned

F Em

But if I were

C D

That gorgeous blur

Dm Em

Id be

Sure

Horn & Banjo Solo Section: Play verse Chords four times through. 2 bars for horn and 2

bars for banjo.

Verse III:

Am C

A bright-night-kitchen moth and the washcloth that I use

C# D(no5)

For the refuse

Fmaj7 Em

That is littering all of your clues

Tripped up on the alley-weed

C C#

Through which I elbowed and kneed

The bottle of my beer emptied

Fmaj7 Em

And I was warm and fluid

The body is a bottle, I guess

C C#

That I would like to throttle, yes

Mottled skin and spilling sin

Fmaj7 Em

And a holiness so stupid

The heaven that I long to see

The undone linearity

Fmaj7 Em

Ive pro- ven

Is all the love Ive tried to show

Buried where those buildings glow

Fmaj7 Em

(Riff)

And ruined?

Am(let ring)

| h hammer-on

| p pull-off

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