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Slow Education

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[Verse]
GWhen God was young CHe made the wind and the sGun
GAnd since then CIt's been a slow educGation
DAnd you got that one idea again. CThe one about dyinGg
[Chorus]
GOh, oh, Doh I'm Clightning
GOh, oh, Doh I'm Crain
GOh, oh, Doh it's Cfrightening
GI'm not the same
DI'm not the same
CI'm not the same
[Verse]
GThere's a screen door banging in the wind
CRemember you wanted to be like George Washington back tGhen
GEverybody going down on themselves
CNo pardon me's or fair thee wells in the Gend
DAnd you got that one idea againC. The one about Gdying
[Chorus]
GOh, oh, Doh I'm ligChtning
GOh, oh, Doh I'm Crain
GOh, oh, Doh it's frighCtening
GI'm not the same
DI'm not the same
CI'm not the same

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Slow Education

by Silver Jews

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[Verse]

G C G

When God was young He made the wind and the sun

G C G

And since then It's been a slow education

D C G

And you got that one idea again. The one about dying

[Chorus]

G D C

Oh, oh, oh I'm lightning

G D C

Oh, oh, oh I'm rain

G D C

Oh, oh, oh it's frightening

I'm not the same

[Verse]

There's a screen door banging in the wind

C G

Remember you wanted to be like George Washington back then

Everybody going down on themselves

C G

No pardon me's or fair thee wells in the end

D C G

And you got that one idea again. The one about dying

[Chorus]

G D C

Oh, oh, oh I'm lightning

G D C

Oh, oh, oh I'm rain

G D C

Oh, oh, oh it's frightening

I'm not the same

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