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Lusitania

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1/3

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 3Position: 3

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Capo 3
Here is that little [Intro]:
e|---------|
B|---------|
G|---------|
D|---------|
A|----0-3--|
E|--3------|
Then:
C
[Verse 1]
If your Cloose and libel lips
They keep Csinking all my ships
Oh, then Amyou're the one who sank my LusiCtania
But someAmhow it don't register as Cpain at all
Till it Gfinds our crooked vein
It should Fhelp us not remember the MCaine
[Chorus]
Oh-oh-Foh ooo
You're laying mines along your sChore
Oh Fno ooo
Through my hull it ripped and tCore
Oh-Foh ooo
We don't study this war no moGre
[Interlude]
Am  C  Am  C
G  F  C
[Verse 2]
So we Clet our back bones slip
Till the Carc spits from our fingertips
And Amwe'll become a hazard in the raCin
Oh, and Amwe'll get charged out in the rCain
And there's a G60-cycle hum
Go aFhead, say something dumb boy, there's no Cshame
There's nGo shame
Go aFhead, say something dumb boy, there's no Cshame
[Chorus]
Oh-oh-Foh ooo
You're laying mines along yoCur shore
Oh Fno ooo
Through my hull it ripped anCd tore
FOh ooo
We don't study this war no mGore
[Outro]
C(Repeat the little intro line before each bar.)

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Lusitania

by Andrew Bird

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

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 3

Here is that little [Intro]:

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

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

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

D|---------|

A|----0-3--|

E|--3------|

Then:

[Verse 1]

If your loose and libel lips

They keep sinking all my ships

Am C

Oh, then you're the one who sank my Lusitania

Am C

But somehow it don't register as pain at all

Till it finds our crooked vein

F C

It should help us not remember the Maine

[Chorus]

Oh-oh-oh ooo

You're laying mines along your shore

Oh no ooo

Through my hull it ripped and tore

Oh-oh ooo

We don't study this war no more

[Interlude]

Am C Am C

G F C

[Verse 2]

So we let our back bones slip

Till the arc spits from our fingertips

Am C

And we'll become a hazard in the rain

Am C

Oh, and we'll get charged out in the rain

And there's a 60-cycle hum

F C

Go ahead, say something dumb boy, there's no shame

There's no shame

F C

Go ahead, say something dumb boy, there's no shame

[Chorus]

Oh-oh-oh ooo

You're laying mines along your shore

Oh no ooo

Through my hull it ripped and tore

Oh ooo

We don't study this war no more

[Outro]

(Repeat the little intro line before each bar.)

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