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Walt Whitman

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Gmajor
90BPM
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Trampled By Turtles – Walt Whitman
[Intro]
Am C G
Am D
[Verse 1]
GLight it up like the Dcity at night
COld dark bones in the Amcity
GOld Walt Whitman and Dborrowed alcoholC  Am  
GWe drove fast shaking Dall the way
Like the Cwaves in CaliAmfornia
GSorry I never Dknow what to say at allC  Am  
EmCaught in a whGirlwind
EmDry as a Gbone
And I Ddon't think that I can Cmake it
COn my Gown
[Chorus]
GOn my Cown, my Gown
GOn my Cown, my Gown
GOn my Cown, my AmownC  G  
[Break]
Am D
G D C
Am G D
C Am G
D C Am
G D C
Am
[Verse 2]
Well Gburning love man it Dnever ends
I Ctried but I couldn't Ammake it
And your Gpaperback lovers could Dnever pay the billsC  Am  
Gworn it once and then Dlet it go
Or Cyou may never Amshake it
GEnd up drinking too Dmuch then poppin pillsC  Am  
EmLoose like a Gfeather
EmAnd left here Galone
And DI don't think I can Cmake it
On my Gown
[Chorus]
GOn my Cown, my Gown
GOn my Cown, my Gown
GOn my Cown, my AmownC  G  
Ending
Am   D   G(Hold)
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About Walt Whitman Chords by Trampled by Turtles

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