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                              The Strums: by the Dodos
Intro:(C, F, Am, Dm)x2
CThe image on the Fboard
Selling Amthings we can't aDmfford
But we're Cstill buying up in a Ffrenzy
Cause our Amhearts just yearn for Dmmore
Is this Gsin, all he want?
Is Cofferings we Amgot?
But Gsoon you'll be Coverrating Dmeyes
Oh Gpeople they can't be good
When what comes Cnext on the market Amshould
But we go Bbon because its understoodC  
But you can only Dmhope, when they say that they Amwant you
DmYeah, they'll say that they Amwant you, when they Gdon't
It's like a CchandelierF  
It's like a Amfountain headDm  
The strings are all CthereF  
A chain link Amfence to convince youDm  
That you're never CawareF  
For things that which you AmspareDm  
Are at cause Cthey don't Fcare about yoAmuDm  
Don't Gcare of what you've done
You're Cfooled by everyAmone
But Gsoon you'll go Cget your daddy's Dmgun
And Ggo out to recollect
From all the Cguards that you put in Amdebt
It's time you Bblearn that you cannot change (can't hide shame/change)
But you forCget
But you will always Dmthink when they say that they Amwant you, 
DmWhen they say that they Amwant you, that they doGn't
(C, F, Am, Dm)x2 (G, C, Am)x3 (Bb, C)
FYou wait but somedays never Bbcome
Your prophesying here is Gmdone
You're only left with what you Cbeg
FIn toward you can, begone your Bbway
The others wait till they're Gmokay
They're only left with what they Cbeg, Fbeg, AmbegDm  
So Cchildren kill your Fteachers
Kill your Amparents, then kill your Dmpreachers
Because you Cknow, that they'll only will Fdoubt you
When they Amstart to lose their Dmfeatures
Its Gokay that there gone
Torturing Cyou is all they Amwant
And lesson Bblearned, now lesson taught
You just Bbknow what they forgot
Cause they Bbdidn't get to find out what you Csought

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The Strums

by The Dodos

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The Strums: by the Dodos

C F Am Dm

Intro:(, , , )x2

C F

The image on the board

Am Dm

Selling things we can't afford

C F

But we're still buying up in a frenzy

Am Dm

Cause our hearts just yearn for more

Is this sin, all he want?

C Am

Is offerings we got?

G C Dm

But soon you'll be overrating eyes

Oh people they can't be good

C Am

When what comes next on the market should

Bb C

But we go on because its understood

Dm Am

But you can only hope, when they say that they want you

Dm Am G

Yeah, they'll say that they want you, when they don't

C F

It's like a chandelier

Am Dm

It's like a fountain head

C F

The strings are all there

Am Dm

A chain link fence to convince you

C F

That you're never aware

Am Dm

For things that which you spare

C F Am Dm

Are at cause they don't care about you

Don't care of what you've done

C Am

You're fooled by everyone

G C Dm

But soon you'll go get your daddy's gun

And go out to recollect

C Am

From all the guards that you put in debt

It's time you learn that you cannot change (can't hide shame/change)

But you forget

Dm Am

But you will always think when they say that they want you,

Dm Am G

When they say that they want you, that they don't

C F Am Dm G C Am Bb C

(, , , )x2 (, , )x3 (, )

F Bb

You wait but somedays never come

Your prophesying here is done

You're only left with what you beg

F Bb

In toward you can, begone your way

The others wait till they're okay

C F Am Dm

They're only left with what they beg, beg, beg

C F

So children kill your teachers

Am Dm

Kill your parents, then kill your preachers

C F

Because you know, that they'll only will doubt you

Am Dm

When they start to lose their features

Its okay that there gone

C Am

Torturing you is all they want

And lesson learned, now lesson taught

You just know what they forgot

Bb C

Cause they didn't get to find out what you sought

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