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Olivia In A Separate Bed

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Created by: dcolspector
Tuning: Whole step down - DGCFAD
 D- xx0232
 Dsus4- xx0233
 Dsus2- xx0230
 D7- xx0212
 Cmaj7/G- 332000
 G- 320003
 Gsus4- 320013
 Am- 577558
 Am7- 575558
A7sus4* - 575758
 F#7- 242352
 Bm- x24432
 A7sus4- x02030
 Em- 022000
 Em7- 020000
 C/G- 332010
 E- 022100
 F- 133211
 G6- 320030
G6* - 3x2000x
 Gadd9- 3x020x
 Bb- x13331
 A- x02220
 F#m- 244222
D       Dsus4         D            Dsus2    D
      DSo D7this is how Cmaj7/Git ends, in Gseparate beds.
A Gsus4wall  beDtween us.Dsus2  D  
And D7this is how Cmaj7/Git dies.    SepaGrate our lives.
And Gsus4hope  it Dheals us.Dsus2  D  
                  D7              Am      Am7       AmA7sus4*
I chose the love of strangers.
I F#7chose the fickle Bmcrowd.
And the A7sus4woman  I Emwagered,Em7  Em  
Won't C/Glook at me right Gnow, not noDw.Dsus2  D  
I know D7I've been like a C/Ghouse cat. Give me this, give me that.
                           GG6*     G    Gadd9     GG6*   G  
And I know I'll be okay.
        D            D7                                       AmA7sus4*
     But beg for my attention, or work for my affection.
I just F#7stare and walk Bmaway.
A7sus4How can I    Emshow you?Em7  Em  
I A7sus4do what I cEmould do.Em7  Em  
To C/Gshow you I aGdore you, Olivia.D  
     EAnd the Fdays go by.
     EIn a supplicated Fstyle     
     GHand me the Fanodynes.
Oh, OCmaj7/Glivia.
FI still G6love you
BbAnd I Fknow I will, Emtill I Adie
FAnd this Cmaj7/Gfeels like
FCommon G6madness.
BbWhy this Fwasted life?
EmCome   Ato me.
GMmm Ammm Gmmm F#mmmm
F#mMmm Gmmm Ammm
GMmm Ammm Gmmm F#mmmm
F#mMmm Gmmm Ammm mDmmDsus2  D  
The phoD7tographer is C/Glucky. 
                           GG6*    G  
Does he even know my name?
           D                 D7         Am     Am7    AmA7sus4*
    Does he know I'd give it all up?
If I F#7only could be Bmhim.
But I A7sus4used all my Emchances,         Em7      Em  
And a A7sus4few    aEmfter that.Em7  Em  
Now I'm C/Gfloating in the Gashes, Olivia.D  
      EAnd the dFays go by.
      EIn a supplicated Fstyle    
      GHand me the Fanodynes.
Oh, OCmaj7/Glivia.
FI still G6love you
BbAnd I Fknow I will, Emtill I Adie
FAnd this Cmaj7/Gfeels like
FCommon G6madness.
BbWhy this Fwasted life?
EmCome   Ato me.

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Olivia In A Separate Bed

by Robin Pecknold

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus4

Dsus2

Cmaj7/G

Gsus4

Am7

F#7

A7sus4

Em7

C/G

Gadd9

F#m

Created by: dcolspector

Tuning: Whole step down - DGCFAD

- xx0232

Dsus4

- xx0233

Dsus2

- xx0230

- xx0212

Cmaj7/G

- 332000

- 320003

Gsus4

- 320013

- 577558

Am7

- 575558

A7sus4* - 575758

F#7

- 242352

- x24432

A7sus4

- x02030

- 022000

Em7

- 020000

C/G

- 332010

- 022100

- 133211

- 320030

G6* - 3x2000x

Gadd9

- 3x020x

- x13331

- x02220

F#m

- 244222

D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D

D D7 Cmaj7/G G

So this is how it ends, in separate beds.

Gsus4 D Dsus2 D

A wall between us.

D7 Cmaj7/G G

And this is how it dies. Separate our lives.

Gsus4 D Dsus2 D

And hope it heals us.

D7 Am Am7 Am

A7sus4*

I chose the love of strangers.

F#7 Bm

I chose the fickle crowd.

A7sus4 Em Em7 Em

And the woman I wagered,

C/G G D Dsus2 D

Won't look at me right now, not now.

D7 C/G

I know I've been like a house cat. Give me this, give me that.

G G Gadd9 G G

G6* G6*

And I know I'll be okay.

D D7 Am

A7sus4*

But beg for my attention, or work for my affection.

F#7 Bm

I just stare and walk away.

A7sus4 Em Em7 Em

How can I show you?

A7sus4 Em Em7 Em

I do what I could do.

C/G G D

To show you I adore you, Olivia.

E F

And the days go by.

E F

In a supplicated style

G F

Hand me the anodynes.

Cmaj7/G

Oh, Olivia.

F G6

I still love you

Bb F Em A

And I know I will, till I die

F Cmaj7/G

And this feels like

F G6

Common madness.

Bb F

Why this wasted life?

Em A

Come to me.

G A G F#m

Mmm mmm mmm mmm

F#m G A

Mmm mmm mmm

G A G F#m

Mmm mmm mmm mmm

F#m G A D Dsus2 D

Mmm mmm mmm mmm

D7 C/G

The photographer is lucky.

G G

G6*

Does he even know my name?

D D7 Am Am7 Am

A7sus4*

Does he know I'd give it all up?

F#7 Bm

If I only could be him.

A7sus4 Em Em7 Em

But I used all my chances,

A7sus4 Em Em7 Em

And a few after that.

C/G G D

Now I'm floating in the ashes, Olivia.

E F

And the days go by.

E F

In a supplicated style

G F

Hand me the anodynes.

Cmaj7/G

Oh, Olivia.

F G6

I still love you

Bb F Em A

And I know I will, till I die

F Cmaj7/G

And this feels like

F G6

Common madness.

Bb F

Why this wasted life?

Em A

Come to me.

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