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Night At Lake Unknown

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Night At Lake Unknown
Conor Oberst
Capo II
[Intro]
C           Em
F     G     C
C           Em
G
C           Em
F     G     C
C           G
C
[Verse 1]
   CIt don't Emtake much iFmaginGation
   CTo see the Empicture Gframe
   CI don't Emneed my FcoGncenCtration
   AmTo know when I'm   Din pain
[Chorus]
   CWhen I Emlost myself I Flost you Gby exCtension
   AmI don't know who would stand to gaDin
   CThese silly Emdreams aren't Fworth     Ga Cmention
   CBut they keep collGecting in my Cbrain
[Verse 2]
   CWent on the Emhunt for Ffame and Gfortune
   CPicked up the Emtrail just Gfine
   CEverywhere I Emgo the doors      F   Gfly Copen
   AmBut I want out once I'm inDside
[Chorus]
   CWhen I Embreak my heart I Fknow that Gyours gets Cbroken
   AmI just wish that kept me in Dline
   CBut I can't Emlive outFside  Gthe Cmoment
   CAnd it just keeps Gleaving me Cbehind
   CIt just keeps Gleaving me behCind
[Interlude]
C           Em
F     G     C
C           Em
G
C           Em
F     G     C
C           G
C
[Verse 3]
   CWhen I can't Emsleep my Fmind is a Gcircle
   CI watched the Emceiling Gfan
   CI closed my Emeyes and I Ffeel  Gthe Cwind blow
   AmMy bed it turns into a Draft
[Chorus]
   CI drift away it's Emnight at Flake Gunknown I'm Cfloating
   AmI see it all for what it Dis
   CMost Emanything can Fbe GforCgiven
   CWith what is Gleft we'll have to Flive
   CWith what is Gleft we'll have to Clive
[Outro]
C       Em
F   G   C
C       Em
G
C       Em
F   G   C
C       G
F       C

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Night At Lake Unknown

by Conor Oberst

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

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Night At Lake Unknown

Conor Oberst

Capo II

[Intro]

C Em

F G C

C Em

F G C

C G

[Verse 1]

C Em F G

It don't take much imagination

C Em G

To see the picture frame

C Em F G C

I don't need my concentration

Am D

To know when I'm in pain

[Chorus]

C Em F G C

When I lost myself I lost you by extension

Am D

I don't know who would stand to gain

C Em F G C

These silly dreams aren't worth a mention

C G C

But they keep collecting in my brain

[Verse 2]

C Em F G

Went on the hunt for fame and fortune

C Em G

Picked up the trail just fine

C Em F G C

Everywhere I go the doors fly open

Am D

But I want out once I'm inside

[Chorus]

C Em F G C

When I break my heart I know that yours gets broken

Am D

I just wish that kept me in line

C Em F G C

But I can't live outside the moment

C G C

And it just keeps leaving me behind

C G C

It just keeps leaving me behind

[Interlude]

C Em

F G C

C Em

F G C

C G

[Verse 3]

C Em F G

When I can't sleep my mind is a circle

C Em G

I watched the ceiling fan

C Em F G C

I closed my eyes and I feel the wind blow

Am D

My bed it turns into a raft

[Chorus]

C Em F G C

I drift away it's night at lake unknown I'm floating

Am D

I see it all for what it is

C Em F G C

Most anything can be forgiven

C G F

With what is left we'll have to live

C G C

With what is left we'll have to live

[Outro]

C Em

F G C

C Em

F G C

C G

F C

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