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First Aid Kit - This Old Routine
Capo 2nd Fret
[Intro]
G
[Verse 1]
  GSo you come on Chome, walk tDhrough the Gdoor.
  CShe's in the Dkitchen searching through the Emdrawers.
  GSo you stop and Cwatch her and ask Dwhat she's lookEming for.
  GShe saysC, Dshe's not Gsure.
[Verse 2]
  GAnd it gets Clate and you Dturned off the Glights.
Her Cbody so Dclose to you in the Emnight.
  GBut you dare not Ctouch her and you Ddon't want to Emfight,
so Gyou just sCay, D"GoodGnight."
[Chorus]
  CThis old rouDtine wilGl drive you Emmad
  CIt's just a Dmumble never Gspoken out Emloud
  CAnd sometimes you Ddon't even Gknow why you Emloved her
Well you Clook at her nDow, and you see wGhy
[Verse 3]
  GAnd your youngest is Cout fDighting a Gwar.
  CBut he won't sDay what he's fighting Emfor.
  GIf he's gCone because of Dor for Emyou,
  Gand which you'Cd ratDher be Gtrue.
[Chorus]
  CThis old rouDtine wilGl drive you Emmad
  CIt's just a Dmumble never Gspoken out Emloud
  CSometimes you Dcan't even reGcall the sound of his Emlaughter
Oh, well Cdid you ever reDally know the sGound?
[Break]
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|    C|    D|  C|    G|
[Chorus]
  CThis old rouDtine wilGl drive you Emmad
  CIt's just a Dmumble never Gspoken out Emloud
  CSometimes you Ddon't even Gknow how you're still Emstanding
Well she Clooks at you nDow, and you see hEmow
Well you Clook at them nDow, and you know hGowC  D  G  

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This Old Routine

by First Aid Kit

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

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First Aid Kit - This Old Routine

Capo 2nd Fret

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

G C D G

So you come on home, walk through the door.

C D Em

She's in the kitchen searching through the drawers.

G C D Em

So you stop and watch her and ask what she's looking for.

G C D G

She says, she's not sure.

[Verse 2]

G C D G

And it gets late and you turned off the lights.

C D Em

Her body so close to you in the night.

G C D Em

But you dare not touch her and you don't want to fight,

G C D G

so you just say, "Goodnight."

[Chorus]

C D G Em

This old routine will drive you mad

C D G Em

It's just a mumble never spoken out loud

C D G Em

And sometimes you don't even know why you loved her

C D G

Well you look at her now, and you see why

[Verse 3]

G C D G

And your youngest is out fighting a war.

C D Em

But he won't say what he's fighting for.

G C D Em

If he's gone because of or for you,

G C D G

and which you'd rather be true.

[Chorus]

C D G Em

This old routine will drive you mad

C D G Em

It's just a mumble never spoken out loud

C D G Em

Sometimes you can't even recall the sound of his laughter

C D G

Oh, well did you ever really know the sound?

[Break]

C D C G

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C D C G

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[Chorus]

C D G Em

This old routine will drive you mad

C D G Em

It's just a mumble never spoken out loud

C D G Em

Sometimes you don't even know how you're still standing

C D Em

Well she looks at you now, and you see how

C D G C D G

Well you look at them now, and you know how

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