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                    Nomenclature - Andrew Bird
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Tuning: Standard
Artist: Andrew Bird
Album: Noble Beast
Year: 2009
GJust think of the Dlives you could swap with your Gown
While you're selling your Dcoats you're sewing your Cown
You know it's not the F#easy wayC  
Sometimes we've got to F#pay to play
With finger Bmpaints and F#macramé
It's time we Bmasked our ASee N' Say
Could you bring a A7different Dnomenclature
Now the colors have bled to AgrayA7  
To ones that don't eDxist in nature
Our nomenclature is washin' awayA  
Washin' awayD  
Our nomenclature is washin' awayA  
Washin' awayD  
But did it carry you awayA  
Carry you all awayE7  
Bum bum bum Abum bum bum
Bum bum bum Dmbum
GmOoo... AoohD  
Did it carry you awAayA7  
Carry you all awDay
Nomenclature is washin' awAayA7  
It's washing us all awDay
Nomenclature is washin' awAay
It's washing us all awE7ayA  
Dm  Gm  A

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Nomenclature

by Andrew Bird

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Nomenclature - Andrew Bird

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Tuning: Standard

Artist: Andrew Bird

Album: Noble Beast

Year: 2009

G D G

Just think of the lives you could swap with your own

D C

While you're selling your coats you're sewing your own

F# C

You know it's not the easy way

Sometimes we've got to pay to play

Bm F#

With finger paints and macramé

Bm A

It's time we asked our See N' Say

A7 D

Could you bring a different nomenclature

A A7

Now the colors have bled to gray

To ones that don't exist in nature

Our nomenclature is washin' away

Washin' away

Our nomenclature is washin' away

Washin' away

But did it carry you away

Carry you all away

Bum bum bum bum bum bum

Bum bum bum bum

Gm A D

Ooo... ooh

A A7

Did it carry you away

Carry you all away

A A7

Nomenclature is washin' away

It's washing us all away

Nomenclature is washin' away

E7 A

It's washing us all away

Dm Gm A

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