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[Intro]
           A      C[followed by a bar of silence]
[Verse 1]
AI got drunk Cand fell asleep
AAtop the sheCets but luckily
AI left the hCeater on
D
AAnd in my drCeams I wrote the best
ASong that I'Cve ever written
ACan’t remembCer how it goes
D           C
AI stayed druCnk and fell awake
AI was cyclinCg on a plane
AAnd far away CI heard you say Dyou liked meC  
AWe drifted to Ca party, cool
AThe people wenCt to arty school
AThey made theiCr paints by mixDing acid wasCh and lemonade
[Chorus]
A (Allow to sustain)
In my brain
I re-arrange
The letters on the page
To spell your name
[Verse 2]
AI found an EzrCa Pound
AAnd made a bet Cthat if I found
AA cigarette, IC'd drop it all Dand marry yoCu
AJust then a soCng comes on:
A"You can't always Cget what you want"
AThe Rolling StCones, oh woe iDs we, the iCrony
AThe stones becCame the moss
AAnd once all iCnhibition's lost
AThe hipsters mCade a mission Dto the faCrm
AWe drove by trCactor there
AThe yellow strCaw replaced our hair
AWe laced the dCairy river with Dthe cream oCf sweet vermouth
[Chorus]
AIn my braiCn
AI re-arranCge
AThe letterCs on the page
DTo spell yCour name
[Verse 3]
AYou said, "We Conly live once"
ASo we touched Ca little tongue
AAnd instantly CI wanted to
D             C
AI lost my traiCn of thought
AAnd jumped aboCard the Epping as
AThe doors were Cslowly closing on the world
D             C
AI touched on aCnd off
AAnd rubbed my Carm up against yours
AAnd still the Cinspector inspected me
D             C
AThe lady in thCe roof
AWas living proCof that nothing
AReally ever is Cexactly as it seems
[Chorus]
AIn my braiCn
AI re-arranCge
AThe letterCs on the page
DTo spell yCour name
[Verse 4]
AWe caught the Criver boat downstream
AAnd ended up bCeside a team
AOf angry footbCallers
D             C
AI fed the duckCs some krill
AThen we were sCucked against our will
AInto the welcoCme doors of the casino
D             C
AWe drank green Cmargaritas
ADanced with swCeet señoritas
AAnd we all wenCt home as winners of a kind
D             C
A [Allow to sustain]
You said "I guarantee we'll have more fun
Drink till the moon becomes the sun
And in the taxi home I'Dll sing you a TrCiffids song"
[Chorus]
AIn my braiCn
AI re-arranCge
AThe letterCs on the page
DTo spell yCour name
[Outro]
A [Until fade out] 

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History Eraser

by Courtney Barnett

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

A C

[followed by a bar of silence]

[Verse 1]

A C

I got drunk and fell asleep

A C

Atop the sheets but luckily

A C

I left the heater on

A C

And in my dreams I wrote the best

A C

Song that I've ever written

A C

Can’t remember how it goes

D C

A C

I stayed drunk and fell awake

A C

I was cycling on a plane

A C D C

And far away I heard you say you liked me

A C

We drifted to a party, cool

A C

The people went to arty school

A C D C

They made their paints by mixing acid wash and lemonade

[Chorus]

A (Allow to sustain)

In my brain

I re-arrange

The letters on the page

To spell your name

[Verse 2]

A C

I found an Ezra Pound

A C

And made a bet that if I found

A C D C

A cigarette, I'd drop it all and marry you

A C

Just then a song comes on:

A C

"You can't always get what you want"

A C D C

The Rolling Stones, oh woe is we, the irony

A C

The stones became the moss

A C

And once all inhibition's lost

A C D C

The hipsters made a mission to the farm

A C

We drove by tractor there

A C

The yellow straw replaced our hair

A C D C

We laced the dairy river with the cream of sweet vermouth

[Chorus]

A C

In my brain

A C

I re-arrange

A C

The letters on the page

D C

To spell your name

[Verse 3]

A C

You said, "We only live once"

A C

So we touched a little tongue

A C

And instantly I wanted to

D C

A C

I lost my train of thought

A C

And jumped aboard the Epping as

A C

The doors were slowly closing on the world

D C

A C

I touched on and off

A C

And rubbed my arm up against yours

A C

And still the inspector inspected me

D C

A C

The lady in the roof

A C

Was living proof that nothing

A C

Really ever is exactly as it seems

[Chorus]

A C

In my brain

A C

I re-arrange

A C

The letters on the page

D C

To spell your name

[Verse 4]

A C

We caught the river boat downstream

A C

And ended up beside a team

A C

Of angry footballers

D C

A C

I fed the ducks some krill

A C

Then we were sucked against our will

A C

Into the welcome doors of the casino

D C

A C

We drank green margaritas

A C

Danced with sweet señoritas

A C

And we all went home as winners of a kind

D C

A [Allow to sustain]

You said "I guarantee we'll have more fun

Drink till the moon becomes the sun

D C

And in the taxi home I'll sing you a Triffids song"

[Chorus]

A C

In my brain

A C

I re-arrange

A C

The letters on the page

D C

To spell your name

[Outro]

A [Until fade out]

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