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Andrew Bird - Headsoak - The Swimming Hour (2001)
Intro:  E   A   E   B73x
Violin intro (for guitar):
                                                     |1.               |2.
e|--------| |-----12-9----|------12-9----|-----12--9-|---------------| |-------|
B|------8-|*|-9--------12-|-----------12-|-----------|-12--10-9--11--|*|-12----|
G|-9-11---| |-------------|--------------|-----------|---------------| |-------|
D|--------| |-------------|-11-----------|-9---------|---------------| |-------|
A|--------|*|-------------|--------------|-----------|---------------|*|-------|
E|--------| |-------------|--------------|-----------|---------------| |-------|
I was walkEing
With my E7feet
A dispoAsition
Fell over Amme
And the Earmory wall was bleeding
  B7The restless child was reading
E A E B7
e|-----12-9----|------12-9----|-----12--9-|----------------|
B|-9--------12-|-----------12-|-----------|-12---12-10-9---|
G|-------------|--------------|-----------|--------------9-|
D|-------------|-11-----------|-9---------|----------------|
A|-------------|--------------|-----------|----------------|
E|-------------|--------------|-----------|----------------|
I was Eswimming
Could hardly E7stand
The swimming Ahour was at Amhand
And the Efishes they were feeding
   B7The lambs they were bleating
E A E B7
e|-----12-9----|------12-9----|-----12--9-|-------------|
B|-9--------12-|-----------12-|-----------|-12--11--10--|
G|-------------|--------------|-----------|-------------|
D|-------------|-11-----------|-9---------|-------------|
A|-------------|--------------|-----------|-------------|
E|-------------|--------------|-----------|-------------|
AOoh - I walk slowly
EOoh - I walk slowly
  B7I walk slowly
  AWhen I Amwalk away from EyoAuE  B7  
Whistling Solo – |    E|   E7|    A|  Am  
                 |    E|   B7| A   Am|    E|   B7|
(Single Strum):
I'm feeling Ebad
I'm looking Ebad
I Afeel and look so Ambad
Some might Esay                  (Regular Strumming)
Yours B7truly is soaking his hAeaAmdE  B7  
There's appreEhension
And inhiE7bition
All contriAbutions
To my, Amto my attrition
And it happened Elong ago
These B7things, these things
That Amake me walk so darn Amslow
End on E

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Headsoak

by Andrew Bird

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Andrew Bird - Headsoak - The Swimming Hour (2001)

E A E B7

Intro: 3x

Violin intro (for guitar):

|1. |2.

e|--------| |-----12-9----|------12-9----|-----12--9-|---------------| |-------|

B|------8-|*|-9--------12-|-----------12-|-----------|-12--10-9--11--|*|-12----|

G|-9-11---| |-------------|--------------|-----------|---------------| |-------|

D|--------| |-------------|-11-----------|-9---------|---------------| |-------|

A|--------|*|-------------|--------------|-----------|---------------|*|-------|

E|--------| |-------------|--------------|-----------|---------------| |-------|

I was walking

With my feet

A disposition

Fell over me

And the armory wall was bleeding

The restless child was reading

E A E B7

e|-----12-9----|------12-9----|-----12--9-|----------------|

B|-9--------12-|-----------12-|-----------|-12---12-10-9---|

G|-------------|--------------|-----------|--------------9-|

D|-------------|-11-----------|-9---------|----------------|

A|-------------|--------------|-----------|----------------|

E|-------------|--------------|-----------|----------------|

I was swimming

Could hardly stand

A Am

The swimming hour was at hand

And the fishes they were feeding

The lambs they were bleating

E A E B7

e|-----12-9----|------12-9----|-----12--9-|-------------|

B|-9--------12-|-----------12-|-----------|-12--11--10--|

G|-------------|--------------|-----------|-------------|

D|-------------|-11-----------|-9---------|-------------|

A|-------------|--------------|-----------|-------------|

E|-------------|--------------|-----------|-------------|

Ooh - I walk slowly

I walk slowly

A Am E A E B7

When I walk away from you

E E7 A Am

Whistling Solo – | | | |

E B7 A Am E B7

| | | | | |

(Single Strum):

I'm feeling bad

I'm looking bad

A Am

I feel and look so bad

Some might say (Regular Strumming)

B7 A Am E B7

Yours truly is soaking his head

There's apprehension

And inhibition

All contributions

To my, to my attrition

And it happened long ago

These things, these things

A Am

That make me walk so darn slow

End on E

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