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INTRO: (elec. power chords palm muted with occasional acoustic flourishes) 
  E(E, A, B) x4
EWhat do these Amarching orders BmeanE? Some halflit Afairy tale I Bmove bout their Edreams
                  A          B               E           A             B     E(E, A, B)x2
It’s what they do, step one-two. Marching ten paces in front of you
ELet’s put this Acountdown clock aBway. EUnfinished paArts of the deathBray on the lEawn
             A          B               E              A              B       E(E, A, B)x2
Let them rust. Turn to dust, what the heart can’t imagine will trust
F#mThey, they sBay we can’t make this stuff Eup, but what Delse could we make?
F#mThey  Bsay we can’t make this stuff Eup, but what Delse could we make?
(E, A, B)x2
EWhat do these Amarching orders Bsay? ESpelled out in Aa forgotten Blanguage, they lEeave
                 A           B                 E         A             B     E(E, A, B)x2
the voice wrecked, don’t connect, what the fuse was there to protect.
F#mThey, they sBay we can’t make this stuff Eup, but what Delse could we make?
F#mThey  Bsay we can’t make this stuff Eup, but what Delse could we make?
E, (elec. strum once:) E, F#m, C#m, B, E, F#m,  C#m  
EC’mon F#mreally C#mlose your Bvoice. EC’mon F#mreally C#mlose it!
EC’mon F#mreally C#mlose your Bvoice. EC’mon F#mreally C#mlose it!
F#mThey, they sBay we can’t make this stuff Eup, but what Delse could we make?
F#mThey  Bsay we can’t make this stuff Eup, but what Delse could we make?
F#mThey, they sBay we can’t make this stuff Eup, but what Delse could we make?
F#mThey  Bsay we can’t make this stuff Eup, but what Delse could we make?E  
EAll your Amarching orders Bstay? EAre we as Apast as many Bways oh hell Eno, we won’t Ago,B  
Say hell Eno, we won’t Ago, BSay hell Eno, we won’t Ago, Bsay hell Eno, we wont Ago.B  
(OUTRO): (E, A, B) x4
End on E  

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Marching Orders

by The New Pornographers

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F#m

C#m

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INTRO: (elec. power chords palm muted with occasional acoustic flourishes)

E E A B

(, , ) x4

E A B E A B E

What do these marching orders mean? Some halflit fairy tale I move bout their dreams

A B E A B E

(E, A, B)x2

It’s what they do, step one-two. Marching ten paces in front of you

E A B E A B E

Let’s put this countdown clock away. Unfinished parts of the deathray on the lawn

A B E A B E

(E, A, B)x2

Let them rust. Turn to dust, what the heart can’t imagine will trust

F#m B E D

They, they say we can’t make this stuff up, but what else could we make?

F#m B E D

They say we can’t make this stuff up, but what else could we make?

E A B

(, , )x2

E A B E A B E

What do these marching orders say? Spelled out in a forgotten language, they leave

A B E A B E E A B

(, , )x2

the voice wrecked, don’t connect, what the fuse was there to protect.

F#m B E D

They, they say we can’t make this stuff up, but what else could we make?

F#m B E D

They say we can’t make this stuff up, but what else could we make?

E E F#m C#m B E F#m C#m

, (elec. strum once:) , , , , , ,

E F#m C#m B E F#m C#m

C’mon really lose your voice. C’mon really lose it!

E F#m C#m B E F#m C#m

C’mon really lose your voice. C’mon really lose it!

F#m B E D

They, they say we can’t make this stuff up, but what else could we make?

F#m B E D

They say we can’t make this stuff up, but what else could we make?

F#m B E D

They, they say we can’t make this stuff up, but what else could we make?

F#m B E D E

They say we can’t make this stuff up, but what else could we make?

E A B E A B E A B

All your marching orders stay? Are we as past as many ways oh hell no, we won’t go,

E A B E A B E A B

Say hell no, we won’t go, Say hell no, we won’t go, say hell no, we wont go.

E A B

(OUTRO): (, , ) x4

End on

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