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Richard Shindell - Parasol Ants
CAPO: 1st Fret
INTRO:   G    C(4x)  G  
The thief is CdownG  
Flat on the CgroundG  
Face on ceCment
A Dcrowd gathers aCroundG  
His old black CcoatG  
Thrown over his CheadG  
The crowd's all Chushed
'Cause it Glooks like he's DdeadG  C  G  C  G  
He's got a limited CviewG  
Just one patch of ClightG  
Shining Cdown
On a Dcurious CsightG  
Parasol CantsG  
In a perfect ClineG  
With bright green Cleaves
DRaised up high
CHORUS:
He is Cgod and those Emleaves are CsailsG  
He is Emgod and his Cbreath is the Dgale
He is Cgod with Emtime to Akill
                    C         DN.C.        
He is god and he can do just what he will
INTERLUDE:   G    C(4x) G  
God is CboredG  
So it's, what the ChellG  
He let's go a Cgust 
Just to Dwatch them CflailG  
The ants go Cflying
In GdisarCrayG  
Those bright green Cleaves
DAll blown away
CHORUS:
He is Cgod and those Emleaves are CsailsG  
He is Emgod and his Cbreath is the Dgale
He is Cgod with Emtime to Akill
                    C         DN.C.        
He is god and he can do just what he will
INTERLUDE:   G    C(4x) G  
God's got CproblemsG  
He's busted but CgoodG  
He ain't Cnothing
Just a Dwell-known local ChoodG  
The ants keep Ccoming G  
They pay him nCo mindG  
They've got leaCves to move
They just Dmarch on by
CHORUS:
He is Cgod and those Emleaves are CsailsG  
He is Emgod and his Cbreath is the Dgale
He is Cgod with Emtime to Akill
                    C         DN.C.        
He is god and he can do just what he will
OUTRO:   G    C(8x) G  

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Parasol Ants

by Richard Shindell

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

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Richard Shindell - Parasol Ants

CAPO: 1st Fret

G C G

INTRO: (4x)

C G

The thief is down

C G

Flat on the ground

Face on cement

D C G

A crowd gathers around

C G

His old black coat

C G

Thrown over his head

The crowd's all hushed

G D G C G C G

'Cause it looks like he's dead

C G

He's got a limited view

C G

Just one patch of light

Shining down

D C G

On a curious sight

C G

Parasol ants

C G

In a perfect line

With bright green leaves

Raised up high

CHORUS:

C Em C G

He is god and those leaves are sails

Em C D

He is god and his breath is the gale

C Em A

He is god with time to kill

C D

N.C.

He is god and he can do just what he will

G C G

INTERLUDE: (4x)

C G

God is bored

C G

So it's, what the hell

He let's go a gust

D C G

Just to watch them flail

The ants go flying

G C G

In disarray

Those bright green leaves

All blown away

CHORUS:

C Em C G

He is god and those leaves are sails

Em C D

He is god and his breath is the gale

C Em A

He is god with time to kill

C D

N.C.

He is god and he can do just what he will

G C G

INTERLUDE: (4x)

C G

God's got problems

C G

He's busted but good

He ain't nothing

D C G

Just a well-known local hood

C G

The ants keep coming

C G

They pay him no mind

They've got leaves to move

They just march on by

CHORUS:

C Em C G

He is god and those leaves are sails

Em C D

He is god and his breath is the gale

C Em A

He is god with time to kill

C D

N.C.

He is god and he can do just what he will

G C G

OUTRO: (8x)

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