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Key: E  
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 E-   022100
 B-   x24442
 C#m- x46654
 A-   x02220
Intro: E--C#m-A-B-C#m-A-- x2, B-- x2
Verse 1:
  Edrinking   C#mdeathwish
  Bnights can't Asave
this Eglasseyed
   C#mslackjaws
  Bscream from Asafe
homes Ei've got
   C#mit wrong Btime
and again Asong
after song Eyou've
got   C#manswers
Bkilling to please
Aswooning disasters
Refrain 1:
so C#minventory Bme drop 
me Ain your fishbowl
i'm C#mdying to Bbreathe
through your Atight
pigeon hole Ba dead
man in dead Adreams 
Chorus 1:
when i'm Bgone you
won't C#mmiss me
you're Bdying to
fist Ame Eout of
the C#mcloset and
Binto the Afire
Eout of these C#mdumb
little Bquips 
that insApire
Eoutright Boutrage 
enC#mrages you Anow
you're Elifeless 
and sC#mticky Bkicking
dead Acows fuck
you EsoundC#m  A  E  C#m  A  B  B  
Verse 2:
   Eone shot
   C#mall wrong 
   Bone lie
   Aall gone
   Ecry for 
   C#myourselves
   Bi'll die with
   Amy own help
   Ethese words
   C#mare mine and
this Bgrave that we
share Atime after
time Echokes my
   C#mlife out while
Byou ask yourselves
what i'm Acrying about
Refrain 2:
well these C#mtears that
are Bfalling are Awetting
deaf ears. you C#mcry for
your Bprotests and Asay
i don't care i C#mcouldn't
care Bless I don't Ahave
so are you I C#mcouldn't
care Bless if you're
reApulsed through
and through Ba dead
man in dead Adreams
Chorus 2:
when i'm Bgone you
won't C#mmiss me
you're Bdying to
fist Ame Eout of
the C#mcloset and
Binto the Afire
Eout of these C#mdumb
little Bquips 
that insApire
Eoutright Boutrage 
enC#mrages you Anow
you're Elifeless 
and sC#mticky Bkicking
dead Acows fuck
you EsoundB  C#m  A  E  B  C#m  A  
Interlude:
E--C#m-A-B-C#m-A-- x2
Bridge: Slower beat
  Ewhen it's Ball said
and Adone Edid you
really think Bthat
you Awere the only
one? you were
C#mhere beBfore you
you'll be Ehere
Bwhen you're Agone
aAnother lemming
Bhumming protest Asong
Interlude: Fast beat again
B--C#m--B--A--A(hold)
Chorus 3:
Eout of the C#mcloset
and Binto the Afire
Eout of these C#mdumb
little Bquips 
that insApire
Eoutright Boutrage 
enC#mrages you Anow
you're Elifeless 
and sC#mticky Bkicking
dead Acows fuck
you EsoundB  C#m  A  
fuck you EsoundB  C#m  A  
fuck you EsoundB  C#m  A  E  B  C#m  A  
Outro:
E---C#m-B-A-B-E(hold)

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Navigating The Windward Passage

by The Lawrence Arms

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

Key:

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- 022100

- x24442

C#m

- x46654

- x02220

E C#m A B C#m A B

Intro: -------- x2, -- x2

Verse 1:

E C#m

drinking deathwish

B A

nights can't save

this glasseyed

C#m

slackjaws

B A

scream from safe

homes i've got

C#m B

it wrong time

and again song

after song you've

C#m

got answers

killing to please

swooning disasters

Refrain 1:

C#m B

so inventory me drop

me in your fishbowl

C#m B

i'm dying to breathe

through your tight

pigeon hole a dead

man in dead dreams

Chorus 1:

when i'm gone you

C#m

won't miss me

you're dying to

A E

fist me out of

C#m

the closet and

B A

into the fire

E C#m

out of these dumb

little quips

that inspire

E B

outright outrage

C#m A

enrages you now

you're lifeless

C#m B

and sticky kicking

dead cows fuck

E C#m A E C#m A B B

you sound

Verse 2:

one shot

C#m

all wrong

one lie

all gone

cry for

C#m

yourselves

i'll die with

my own help

these words

C#m

are mine and

this grave that we

share time after

time chokes my

C#m

life out while

you ask yourselves

what i'm crying about

Refrain 2:

C#m

well these tears that

B A

are falling are wetting

C#m

deaf ears. you cry for

B A

your protests and say

C#m

i don't care i couldn't

B A

care less I don't have

C#m

so are you I couldn't

care less if you're

repulsed through

and through a dead

man in dead dreams

Chorus 2:

when i'm gone you

C#m

won't miss me

you're dying to

A E

fist me out of

C#m

the closet and

B A

into the fire

E C#m

out of these dumb

little quips

that inspire

E B

outright outrage

C#m A

enrages you now

you're lifeless

C#m B

and sticky kicking

dead cows fuck

E B C#m A E B C#m A

you sound

Interlude:

E C#m A B C#m A

-------- x2

Bridge: Slower beat

E B

when it's all said

A E

and done did you

really think that

you were the only

one? you were

C#m B

here before you

you'll be here

B A

when you're gone

another lemming

B A

humming protest song

Interlude: Fast beat again

B--C#m--B--A--A(hold)

Chorus 3:

E C#m

out of the closet

B A

and into the fire

E C#m

out of these dumb

little quips

that inspire

E B

outright outrage

C#m A

enrages you now

you're lifeless

C#m B

and sticky kicking

dead cows fuck

E B C#m A

you sound

E B C#m A

fuck you sound

E B C#m A E B C#m A

fuck you sound

Outro:

E C#m B A B E

-------(hold)

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