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Conor Oberst - Zigzagging Toward The Light
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Tuning: Standard
Capo: none
Album: Upside Down Mountain, 2014
Tab: Eric Lambrecht 06/14/14
(Intro)
Em7 C D C
Em7 C D
(Verse)
  Em7I'm blessed with a Cheart that doesn't DstopC  
  Em7My minds a Cweathervane it Gspins around just Dlike a top
  Em7Knows what the Cwinds of fortune Dbring in the Cseason of the witch
  Em7Home is a Cperjury, a Gparlor trick, an Durban myth
(Chorus)
  GOh how the Dcircumstances Cchange, oohohoD  
  GThis world is Dsmoke and steel, Amcompromise and Dmeter maids
  GI'm going to Dleave here before to Clong, ohoohoD  
  GZigzagging toDward the light, I'm Amoff to sing my Cbounder song
(Interlude)
Em7 C D C
Em7 C D
(Verse)
  Em7True love it Chides like city DstarsC  
  Em7Nothing to Cgaze upon or Gcontemplate how Dnear or far
  Em7If it comes, it Ccomes quite unanDnounced, a Cmomentary glance
  Em7Lit up by Csun or moon or Gbonfire or Dambulance
(Chorus)
  GOh how the Dcircumstances Cchange, oohohoD  
  GFeels unmisDtakable, with Amno idea from Dwhere it came
  GBut you will Dknow it when it's CgoneD  
  GZigzagging Dthrough the night, half Amdead you sing your Cbounders song
(C-Part)
      Em7     Ghalf Cdead you sing your B7bounder song?
      Em7     GHalf Cdead you sing? Half dB7ead you sing?
  CSing for the Gbounders, whose B7word is never Ckept
  CA bandeau of Gflowers to B7stay his mind and bloom when he forgets
(Interlude)
Em7 C D C
Em7 C D
(Verse)
  Em7It's true that Cshadows tell the DtimeC  
  Em7On sunny Cafternoons, on Gcrowded sidewalks, Dpassersby
  Em7I'm in a Cqueue that stretches Dout far Cas the eye can see 
  Em7It forms a Cfigure eight and Ggoes on for eDternity
(Chorus)
  GOh how the Dcircumstances Cchange (oohoho)D  
  GI fly by Dinterstate aAmcross a purple Dmountain range
  GI find a Dplace to come unCdone (oohoho)D  
  GZigzagging toDward you now, I Amsing out loud our Cbounders song
(Outro)
  G    D    C    D(4x)
 Em    G   B7   Em(4x)

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Zigzagging Toward The Light

by Conor Oberst

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Em7

Conor Oberst - Zigzagging Toward The Light

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Tuning: Standard

Capo: none

Album: Upside Down Mountain, 2014

Tab: Eric Lambrecht 06/14/14

(Intro)

Em7 C D C

Em7 C D

(Verse)

Em7 C D C

I'm blessed with a heart that doesn't stop

Em7 C G D

My minds a weathervane it spins around just like a top

Em7 C D C

Knows what the winds of fortune bring in the season of the witch

Em7 C G D

Home is a perjury, a parlor trick, an urban myth

(Chorus)

G D C D

Oh how the circumstances change, oohoho

G D Am D

This world is smoke and steel, compromise and meter maids

G D C D

I'm going to leave here before to long, ohooho

G D Am C

Zigzagging toward the light, I'm off to sing my bounder song

(Interlude)

Em7 C D C

Em7 C D

(Verse)

Em7 C D C

True love it hides like city stars

Em7 C G D

Nothing to gaze upon or contemplate how near or far

Em7 C D C

If it comes, it comes quite unannounced, a momentary glance

Em7 C G D

Lit up by sun or moon or bonfire or ambulance

(Chorus)

G D C D

Oh how the circumstances change, oohoho

G D Am D

Feels unmistakable, with no idea from where it came

G D C D

But you will know it when it's gone

G D Am C

Zigzagging through the night, half dead you sing your bounders song

(C-Part)

Em7 G C B7

half dead you sing your bounder song?

Em7 G C B7

Half dead you sing? Half dead you sing?

C G B7 C

Sing for the bounders, whose word is never kept

C G B7

A bandeau of flowers to stay his mind and bloom when he forgets

(Interlude)

Em7 C D C

Em7 C D

(Verse)

Em7 C D C

It's true that shadows tell the time

Em7 C G D

On sunny afternoons, on crowded sidewalks, passersby

Em7 C D C

I'm in a queue that stretches out far as the eye can see

Em7 C G D

It forms a figure eight and goes on for eternity

(Chorus)

G D C D

Oh how the circumstances change (oohoho)

G D Am D

I fly by interstate across a purple mountain range

G D C D

I find a place to come undone (oohoho)

G D Am C

Zigzagging toward you now, I sing out loud our bounders song

(Outro)

G D C D

(4x)

Em G B7 Em

(4x)

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