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ALBERT GOES WEST
GAlbert he Dmgoes west Che crossed the vast indifferent Gdeserts of AriDmzona   C  AmOh yeah
GHe had a psyDmchotic episode on a Cdude ranch that involved a bottle Gof amDmmoniaC  Am  
GHenry he went Dmsouth and lost his wCay deep in the weeping forests Gof Le DmVulvaC  Am  
GHe grew so wan he Dmgrew so sick he Cended up in a bungalow Gsucking Dma revolverC  
DmThe light upon your rainy streets Coffers many reflections
DmI wont be hold responsible Cfor my actions
GBobby Dmhe goes north then Che goes east then over to GNew HampshireDm  C  Am  
GBobby is a Dmcautious man he Cwalked into a Concord dive to Gdrink a beerDm  C  
DmMhm Do you wanna dance?
CYeah do you wanna move?
DmYeah do you wanna dance?
CDo you wanna groove?
DmI said this world is full of Cendless abstractions
DmI wont be held responsible Cfor my actions
GMe I aint going anDmywhere just Csit and watch the sun come up GI like it hereDm  C  Am  
GI watch the people go Dmticking past Cgo hey hey hey you know I gotta say GI like it hereDm  C  
           DmAll rightC  
GSha la-la-la Dmsha la-la-la Csha la-la-la-la-la-laG  Dm  C  Am  
GSha-la-la-la Dmsha la-la-la Csha la-la-la-la-la-laG  Dm  C  Am  

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Albert Goes West

by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

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ALBERT GOES WEST

G Dm C G Dm C Am

Albert he goes west he crossed the vast indifferent deserts of Arizona Oh yeah

G Dm C G Dm C Am

He had a psychotic episode on a dude ranch that involved a bottle of ammonia

G Dm C G Dm C Am

Henry he went south and lost his way deep in the weeping forests of Le Vulva

G Dm C G Dm C

He grew so wan he grew so sick he ended up in a bungalow sucking a revolver

Dm C

The light upon your rainy streets offers many reflections

Dm C

I wont be hold responsible for my actions

G Dm C G Dm C Am

Bobby he goes north then he goes east then over to New Hampshire

G Dm C G Dm C

Bobby is a cautious man he walked into a Concord dive to drink a beer

Mhm Do you wanna dance?

Yeah do you wanna move?

Yeah do you wanna dance?

Do you wanna groove?

Dm C

I said this world is full of endless abstractions

Dm C

I wont be held responsible for my actions

G Dm C G Dm C Am

Me I aint going anywhere just sit and watch the sun come up I like it here

G Dm C G Dm C

I watch the people go ticking past go hey hey hey you know I gotta say I like it here

Dm C

All right

G Dm C G Dm C Am

Sha la-la-la sha la-la-la sha la-la-la-la-la-la

G Dm C G Dm C Am

Sha-la-la-la sha la-la-la sha la-la-la-la-la-la

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