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Dar Williams - Are You Out There
CAPO: 3rd Fret
INTRO:  C  
Perhaps I am a miscreation
No one knows the truth, there is no Amfuture here
And Cyou're the DJ speaks to my insomnia
And laughs at all I Amhave to fear
Laughs at all I have to fear
You Dmalways play the Gmadmen poets
DmVinyl vision, Ggrungy bands
You Dmnever know who's Gstill awake
You Dmnever know who Gunderstands and
CHORUS:
AmAre you out there, can you hear this?
FJimmy Olson, GJohnny Memphis
AmI was out here, listening all the Fti-yi-yi-yi-yi-yi-yi-e-Gime
And Amthough the static walls surround me
FYou were out there Gand you found me
AmI was out here, listening all the Fti-yi-yi-yi-yi-yi-yi-e-Gime
Last Cnight we drank in parking lots
And why do we drink? I guess we Amdo it, 'cause
And Cwhen I turned your station on
You sounded more familiar than that Amparty was
You more familiar than that party
It's the Dmfirst time I stayed Gup all night
It's Dmgetting light, I Ghear the birds
I'm Dmdriving home on Gempty streets
I Dmthink I put my Gshirt on backwards
CHORUS:
AmAre you out there, can you hear this?
FJimmy Olson, GJohnny Memphis
AmI was out here, listening all the Fti-yi-yi-yi-yi-yi-yi-e-Gime
And Amthough the static walls surround me
FYou were out there Gand you found me
AmI was out here, listening all the Fti-yi-yi-yi-yi-yi-yi-e-Gime
BRIDGE:
And Amwhat's the future, who will choose it?
FPolitics of Glove and music
AmUnderdogs who turn the tables
FIndie versus Gmajor labels
AmThere's so much to see through
Like our Fparents do more Gdrugs than we do
AmOh, ooh, oh, ooh, oh
FOh, oh, ohG  
CCorporate parents, corporate town
I know every TV set that Amhas them lit
They Cpreach that I should save the world
They pray that I won't do a better Amjob of it
Pray that I won't do a better job
So, toDmnight I turned your Gstation on
DmJust so I'd be Gunderstood
InDmstead another Gvoice said I was
DmJust too late and Gjust no good_____
CHORUS:  (## key change - up 2 semitones ##)
BmCalling Olson, Calling Memphis
GI am calling, Acan you hear this?
BmI was out here, listening all the Gti-e-Aime
And BmI will write this down and then
I Gwill not be aAlone again, yeah
BmI was out here, listening
Oh yeah, GI was out here, Alistening
Oh yeah, BmI am out here, listening all the Gti-yi-yi-Eyi-yi-Ayi-yi-e-Dime

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Are You Out There

by Dar Williams

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

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Dar Williams - Are You Out There

CAPO: 3rd Fret

INTRO:

Perhaps I am a miscreation

No one knows the truth, there is no future here

And you're the DJ speaks to my insomnia

And laughs at all I have to fear

Laughs at all I have to fear

Dm G

You always play the madmen poets

Dm G

Vinyl vision, grungy bands

Dm G

You never know who's still awake

Dm G

You never know who understands and

CHORUS:

Are you out there, can you hear this?

F G

Jimmy Olson, Johnny Memphis

Am F G

I was out here, listening all the ti-yi-yi-yi-yi-yi-yi-e-ime

And though the static walls surround me

F G

You were out there and you found me

Am F G

I was out here, listening all the ti-yi-yi-yi-yi-yi-yi-e-ime

Last night we drank in parking lots

And why do we drink? I guess we do it, 'cause

And when I turned your station on

You sounded more familiar than that party was

You more familiar than that party

Dm G

It's the first time I stayed up all night

Dm G

It's getting light, I hear the birds

Dm G

I'm driving home on empty streets

Dm G

I think I put my shirt on backwards

CHORUS:

Are you out there, can you hear this?

F G

Jimmy Olson, Johnny Memphis

Am F G

I was out here, listening all the ti-yi-yi-yi-yi-yi-yi-e-ime

And though the static walls surround me

F G

You were out there and you found me

Am F G

I was out here, listening all the ti-yi-yi-yi-yi-yi-yi-e-ime

BRIDGE:

And what's the future, who will choose it?

F G

Politics of love and music

Underdogs who turn the tables

F G

Indie versus major labels

There's so much to see through

F G

Like our parents do more drugs than we do

Oh, ooh, oh, ooh, oh

F G

Oh, oh, oh

Corporate parents, corporate town

I know every TV set that has them lit

They preach that I should save the world

They pray that I won't do a better job of it

Pray that I won't do a better job

Dm G

So, tonight I turned your station on

Dm G

Just so I'd be understood

Dm G

Instead another voice said I was

Dm G

Just too late and just no good_____

CHORUS: (## key change - up 2 semitones ##)

Calling Olson, Calling Memphis

G A

I am calling, can you hear this?

Bm G A

I was out here, listening all the ti-e-ime

And I will write this down and then

G A

I will not be alone again, yeah

I was out here, listening

G A

Oh yeah, I was out here, listening

Bm G E A D

Oh yeah, I am out here, listening all the ti-yi-yi-yi-yi-yi-yi-e-ime

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