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G C Em C
 G   F   Em    Ebx3
GOh yCou, Emold Cthing.
GStill got vibrFations Emin your sEbtreets.
GThey mCove me tEmo come dDown from the chaCndelier
I have been watDching you from.
G C Em C
G F Em Eb
GBon sCoirEm, bon Csoir ma ville.
GI’m gonna lFeave you now in the aEmrms of bEbabes.
GI’ve got a nCew way to live Emthrough the stDorms you’re so faCmous for
Oh, that’s the soDund of some new rocket upon the door.
 Eb   Cx4
EbWho’s gonna steam up all your daCnce halls?
EbWho’ll put your lilies in a vCase,
Ebwhen all the good men have hCad all their daughters, and
Eball the other men have faCllen in with daises?
BbI don’t want to be the last one staGmnding,
BbI don’t want to reach the bitter Gmend.
BbAs much as I have always loved your daGmncing,
I hate the sounds that come from crowds
that jCust don’t get my moves.
G C Em C
G F Em Eb
G C Em D C D
GFrom hCereEm, in the sCky,
GI see rFows of lightEms as a viEbolent wGeb.
And I will CmisEms the way I gDot caught Cup in you.
G F Em Eb
G C Em C
G F Em Eb
G C Em C
G F Em Eb
GOh yCouEm, old thCing.
GI’m gonna leFave you now in the aEmrms of bEbabes.
GI’ve got a nCew way to live
EmIn the stCorm, Gin the stForm
EmIn the stEborm.

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Oh You Old Thing

by Wolf Parade

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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G C Em C

G F Em Eb

G C Em C

Oh you, old thing.

G F Em Eb

Still got vibrations in your streets.

G C Em D C

They move me to come down from the chandelier

I have been watching you from.

G C Em C

G F Em Eb

G C Em C

Bon soir, bon soir ma ville.

G F Em Eb

I’m gonna leave you now in the arms of babes.

G C Em D C

I’ve got a new way to live through the storms you’re so famous for

Oh, that’s the sound of some new rocket upon the door.

Eb C

Who’s gonna steam up all your dance halls?

Eb C

Who’ll put your lilies in a vase,

Eb C

when all the good men have had all their daughters, and

Eb C

all the other men have fallen in with daises?

Bb Gm

I don’t want to be the last one standing,

Bb Gm

I don’t want to reach the bitter end.

Bb Gm

As much as I have always loved your dancing,

I hate the sounds that come from crowds

that just don’t get my moves.

G C Em C

G F Em Eb

G C Em D C D

G C Em C

From here, in the sky,

G F Em Eb G

I see rows of lights as a violent web.

C Em D C

And I will miss the way I got caught up in you.

G F Em Eb

G C Em C

G F Em Eb

G C Em C

G F Em Eb

G C Em C

Oh you, old thing.

G F Em Eb

I’m gonna leave you now in the arms of babes.

G C

I’ve got a new way to live

Em C G F

In the storm, in the storm

Em Eb

In the storm.

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