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Hey. This is my first tab. Sorry if it's not perfect, but it should at least be 
close enough to sound like the song.
When I previewed my tab, it kept moving the chords around, so I don't even know 
how off this is going to be. Sorry.
Capo on 3
CIt starts with you
on a matGtress in your parents' old roFom,
clipping your toenails into the Croom
like the room will fadeF  
and you will move
onto othCer rooms
Emand you will go
Gto other places.
CThen the wedding,
Then the woman Gpassed out
in the drFiver's seat
at the ordCer board at White Castle.
FWe woke her up and she went
C'round to the pick up wEmindow
like she knew Gexactly where she was.
CThen I wept
with my face Gin your night shirt,
Ftrying hard as hell to say
C"until death separates us,F"
loosening the skin on Cyour breastbone,
EI painted your nails
Gand you sleep
while I write all this down.
CThere was a moth caught in the soapdish laminated in lye
AmWill you still remember me well
CIf I don't get to two-o-o-fiveF?
mEy dead line GeminiG  
CWhen we're on different sides of the Gglobe
I thought we'd keep our Fveins tangled
Clike a pair of mic cables,
FAnd if there ain't enough slack to reacCh
Emthat we'd solder them together
Gand across oceans they'd stretch.
COur faces reflected in separaGte windshields
Fand all our body hair pricked up
Can elephant eyelash.
FShould we be tempted by thief or saCint
Eit seems I leave and you stay
Gto crawl the cage and curse.
CBut don't regret the done dirt,
there is no life Gplan set,
you just swallFow the cold
and foCllow your breath until death.F  
Now even if the will to sleep persiCsts
I can't 'cEmause a harsh cloth, it grazes Gmy blisters.
CThere was a moth caught in the soapdish laminated in lye
AmWill you still remember me well
CIf I don't get to two-o-o-fiveF?
mEy dead line GeminiG  
CToday I fell asleep in a bath of hGair.
FHair that once sprouted from my ownC  
Fwhite wet chalk follicles.
CI swallow a coal
Emand follow my breath
Gand I did it with the grapefruit soap
thinking of you.
CBathed, shaved, and oiled,G  
your legs are Ftwo skinny dolphins swimmingC  
between the mFattress and the layers of beddingC  
Emturning in your drug dry sleep.G  
CWhen I ask you to kiss my pGulse
Fyou offer to start the shoCwer.
FI want a verb and you give me a noCun.
EmWhat do you dream up while I tongue you downG?
CThere was a moth caught in the soapdish laminated in lye
AmWill you still remember me well
CIf I don't get to two-o-o-fiveF?
mEy dead line GeminiG  
CYou know my build.
You know my size.
GThe degree to which my eyes
Emare astigmatic.

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Gemini Birthday Song

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

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Hey. This is my first tab. Sorry if it's not perfect, but it should at least be

close enough to sound like the song.

When I previewed my tab, it kept moving the chords around, so I don't even know

how off this is going to be. Sorry.

Capo on 3

It starts with you

G F

on a mattress in your parents' old room,

clipping your toenails into the room

like the room will fade

and you will move

onto other rooms

and you will go

to other places.

Then the wedding,

Then the woman passed out

in the driver's seat

at the order board at White Castle.

We woke her up and she went

C Em

'round to the pick up window

like she knew exactly where she was.

Then I wept

with my face in your night shirt,

trying hard as hell to say

C F

"until death separates us,"

loosening the skin on your breastbone,

I painted your nails

and you sleep

while I write all this down.

There was a moth caught in the soapdish laminated in lye

Will you still remember me well

C F

If I don't get to two-o-o-five?

E G

my dead line Gemini

C G

When we're on different sides of the globe

I thought we'd keep our veins tangled

like a pair of mic cables,

F C

And if there ain't enough slack to reach

that we'd solder them together

and across oceans they'd stretch.

C G

Our faces reflected in separate windshields

and all our body hair pricked up

an elephant eyelash.

F C

Should we be tempted by thief or saint

it seems I leave and you stay

to crawl the cage and curse.

But don't regret the done dirt,

there is no life plan set,

you just swallow the cold

C F

and follow your breath until death.

Now even if the will to sleep persists

Em G

I can't 'cause a harsh cloth, it grazes my blisters.

There was a moth caught in the soapdish laminated in lye

Will you still remember me well

C F

If I don't get to two-o-o-five?

E G

my dead line Gemini

C G

Today I fell asleep in a bath of hair.

F C

Hair that once sprouted from my own

white wet chalk follicles.

I swallow a coal

and follow my breath

and I did it with the grapefruit soap

thinking of you.

C G

Bathed, shaved, and oiled,

F C

your legs are two skinny dolphins swimming

F C

between the mattress and the layers of bedding

Em G

turning in your drug dry sleep.

C G

When I ask you to kiss my pulse

F C

you offer to start the shower.

F C

I want a verb and you give me a noun.

Em G

What do you dream up while I tongue you down?

There was a moth caught in the soapdish laminated in lye

Will you still remember me well

C F

If I don't get to two-o-o-five?

E G

my dead line Gemini

You know my build.

You know my size.

The degree to which my eyes

are astigmatic.

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