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Yo La Tengo
Black Flowers
I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass (2006)
Another wonderful song by Yo La Tengo, with James singing.
G
GYou can take what you can DgetC  
GI forgive but I forDgetC  
G D C
Fill:
e|----------------------------------|
B|-0h1-3---1-0-------------------3--|
G|-------------2--------0--0h2-4h---|
D|--------------0--0h2h0------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
GYou can never sleep enDough C  
GAnd your alarm is going DoffC  
GYou wake up and you can't pretend
DYour dream was just a dream again
CWon't you dry your eyes?
GBut it doesn't matter anymore
DYou did just what you did before
EmUntil you realize Cthe words
Go la la la la GlaD  C  
G D C
GYou can dip your brain in DjoyC  
GWhen you find the real McDCoyC  
GWhen some pretty boys with skinny ties
DWith black flowers and Valentines
CTry to take you home
GDo you recognize a lie
DOr stopped before you get too high
EmOn your own supplies
CSinging la la la GlaD  C  
G D C
G Em
CYou want it, D2you got it
EmYou can't take it Fhome
GYou got a Flong way to Cgo
CI wait D2forever to Emsay that you Fwill
GYou have a Fheart to Emshow, CohhD  
GWell you don't have to stay inside
DDon't have to run, don't have to hide
CCome dry your eyes
GYou know you can always change your mind
DMaybe I will too in time
EmOnce we understand
CNo one understands at GallD  C  
Singing la la la GlaD  C  
Singing la la la GlaD  C  
G
Chords Used:
          EADGBe
G:        320003
D:        000232
C:        032010
Em:       022000
D2:       000230
F:        133211
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Black Flowers

by Yo La Tengo

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Yo La Tengo

Black Flowers

I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass (2006)

Another wonderful song by Yo La Tengo, with James singing.

G D C

You can take what you can get

G D C

I forgive but I forget

G D C

Fill:

e|----------------------------------|

B|-0h1-3---1-0-------------------3--|

G|-------------2--------0--0h2-4h---|

D|--------------0--0h2h0------------|

A|----------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------|

G D C

You can never sleep enough

G D C

And your alarm is going off

You wake up and you can't pretend

Your dream was just a dream again

Won't you dry your eyes?

But it doesn't matter anymore

You did just what you did before

Em C

Until you realize the words

G D C

Go la la la la la

G D C

You can dip your brain in joy

G D C

When you find the real McCoy

When some pretty boys with skinny ties

With black flowers and Valentines

Try to take you home

Do you recognize a lie

Or stopped before you get too high

On your own supplies

C G D C

Singing la la la la

G D C

G Em

C D2

You want it, you got it

Em F

You can't take it home

G F C

You got a long way to go

C D2 Em F

I wait forever to say that you will

G F Em C D

You have a heart to show, ohh

Well you don't have to stay inside

Don't have to run, don't have to hide

Come dry your eyes

You know you can always change your mind

Maybe I will too in time

Once we understand

C G D C

No one understands at all

G D C

Singing la la la la

G D C

Singing la la la la

Chords Used:

EADGBe

G: 320003

D: 000232

C: 032010

Em: 022000

D2: 000230

F: 133211

by Artylandia

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