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Recluse

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Recluse -       Neil Finn   (live at WFUV)
Capo on 1st 
Intro:     c  
              c              c                                      
When you’re      one of us 
         c                     c                                    
You can     stay here for the     rest of your life
c                               c                                   
    I’ll open windows when you     want to look out
        c                               c       c                     
At the     transit of Venus ‘cross the     sun 
As you’re     Cgathering dust
        G/BAncient dragons and the     Ccicadas come
        G/BEdges jagged as you’re      Amcoming undone
                                       F         C   G/B–                      C  
On the     white soft feathers of your     bed 
Chorus:
You know how      Amhard I try
     G6But I won’t get nowhere     Fanalyzing your     Glife
But it’s people that you      Dm7lose
    FWhen you become a re -     Ccluse 
Turn a -     Cway from us 
     G/BDays are darker when the     Cwinter comes
     G/BCan’t remove yourself from      Amwhat you have done
On the     Frack where your reputation     Clies G/B  
Do you     Cwant to exist
     G/BBetween the lightning and the     Cmental bliss
     G/BOr needing nothing and with     Amno one to miss
                                  F             C   G/B–                        C  
Like a     stray dog licking on a     statue 
Chorus:
Solitude is      Amhard to find
    G6And they’re all too busy     Forganizing your     Glife
But it’s people that you      Dm7lose
    FWhen you become a re -     Ccluse 
Well don’t be so     Amnervous now
    G6All I want is to be     Fdancing round in your     Glight
With the colours that you       Dm7choose
    FWhen you become a re -     Ccluse 
Inter:
    COooooo –     Doohh
    COooooo –     Foohh
I make     Cany excuse to stay     Dhome
But I     Fcan’t do that 
And I     Gmust come back
There’s     Cpeople that stay at     Dhome
They’re     Cwatching a game of     Fthrones
And     Cwondering what comes    Dnext
Well     Fyou can’t do that 
And you     Gmust come back
    CPictures of geese fly 
    CThey around us and this     Cleads to that
     CTake us everywhere and     Ambring us back
        F/                            -                              
Well I      dreamed that Jesus had a     gun
e|------------/---------------/
B|------------/---------------/
G|---------0--/-0h2-0---------/
D|---0h2------/-2---2-0-0h2-0-/
A|-3-----3---3/-----3-3-3---3-/
E|------------/---------------/
Chorus:
And it’s getting      Amcold outside
    G6And they’re all too busy     Forganizing your     Glife
But it’s people that you      Dm7lose
    FWhen you become a re -     Ccluse 
    CYeah/
 F–       G4x 
                F                G           F             G            F   G-  F–             G  
  I think Howard   Hughes would   love to   be on the   internet 
             F                     G                F               G           F   G-  F– G  
  I think Sly   Stone should take   back what he   owns on the   internet 
               F             G           F          G             F           G   F–            G  
  Bobby Fischer   lost and   won then   took a   permanent   holiday 
                  F               G         F           G                     F       G   F–  G  
  He’ll be back to   host a va -   riety   show on   television some -   day  
              F        G                 F           G           F   G-  F–                    G  
    JD Salin -   ger   lived long a -   go and   far away 
             F              G           F                      G             F        G   F–     G  
  Greta Garbo   parked her   car and   walked home from a   glamorous   party 
 F–  G  
I just wanted to be alone
 F–  G  
c    x3xxxx
    Cx32010
  G/Bx20033
   Amx02210
   G6320000
    F133211
    G320003
  Dm7xx0211

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Recluse

by Neil Finn

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

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G/B

Dm7

Recluse - Neil Finn (live at WFUV)

Capo on 1st

Intro: c

c c

When you’re one of us

c c

You can stay here for the rest of your life

c c

I’ll open windows when you want to look out

c c c

At the transit of Venus ‘cross the sun

As you’re gathering dust

G/B C

Ancient dragons and the cicadas come

G/B Am

Edges jagged as you’re coming undone

F C G/B C

–

On the white soft feathers of your bed

Chorus:

You know how hard I try

G6 F G

But I won’t get nowhere analyzing your life

Dm7

But it’s people that you lose

F C

When you become a re - cluse

Turn a - way from us

G/B C

Days are darker when the winter comes

G/B Am

Can’t remove yourself from what you have done

F C G/B

On the rack where your reputation lies

Do you want to exist

G/B C

Between the lightning and the mental bliss

G/B Am

Or needing nothing and with no one to miss

F C G/B C

–

Like a stray dog licking on a statue

Chorus:

Solitude is hard to find

G6 F G

And they’re all too busy organizing your life

Dm7

But it’s people that you lose

F C

When you become a re - cluse

Well don’t be so nervous now

G6 F G

All I want is to be dancing round in your light

Dm7

With the colours that you choose

F C

When you become a re - cluse

Inter:

C D

Oooooo – oohh

C F

Oooooo – oohh

C D

I make any excuse to stay home

But I can’t do that

And I must come back

C D

There’s people that stay at home

C F

They’re watching a game of thrones

C D

And wondering what comes next

Well you can’t do that

And you must come back

Pictures of geese fly

C C

They around us and this leads to that

C Am

Take us everywhere and bring us back

F/ -

Well I dreamed that Jesus had a gun

e|------------/---------------/

B|------------/---------------/

G|---------0--/-0h2-0---------/

D|---0h2------/-2---2-0-0h2-0-/

A|-3-----3---3/-----3-3-3---3-/

E|------------/---------------/

Chorus:

And it’s getting cold outside

G6 F G

And they’re all too busy organizing your life

Dm7

But it’s people that you lose

F C

When you become a re - cluse

Yeah/

F G

– 4x

F G F G F G F G

- –

I think Howard Hughes would love to be on the internet

F G F G F G F G

- –

I think Sly Stone should take back what he owns on the internet

F G F G F G F G

–

Bobby Fischer lost and won then took a permanent holiday

F G F G F G F G

–

He’ll be back to host a va - riety show on television some - day

F G F G F G F G

- –

JD Salin - ger lived long a - go and far away

F G F G F G F G

–

Greta Garbo parked her car and walked home from a glamorous party

F G

–

I just wanted to be alone

F G

–

c x3xxxx

x32010

G/B

x20033

x02210

320000

133211

320003

Dm7

xx0211

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