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Kris Delmhorst - Short Work
## NOTE: ~ = bass walk-down from  Gto  Emon the E-string ##
CAPO: 5th Fret
INTRO:  G~   Em    D/F#    G(2x)
~                                             Em  D/F#  
Well, pinch me, won't you pinch me, I think I'm stuck in some bad dream
'Cause, suddenGly the things I knew, well they're Cnot quite what they seem
'Cause, weren't Emyou the one who pleaded and D/F#begged for me to stay
Told me Gyou can't live without me and Cthen you walked away
CHORUS:
And you made Gshort work of a Ambig dream 
You made Cbrown leaves out of all my summer D/F#green 
You made Gmincemeat out of Ammy pride 
Now I'm Cleaving and I'm even making D/F#short work of goodGbye
INTERLUDE: ~   Em    D/F#   G~   Em    D/F#   G~
EmSpare me, won't you spare me, can't you D/F#spare me that routine
'Cause there ain't Gnothing in that bucket gonna Cmake this mess come clean
No, I Emnever could forget, oh, the D/F#way you turned so cold
And the Gsilence that you kept and all those Clies that you told
CHORUS:
When you made Gshort work of a Ambig dream 
You made Cbrown leaves out of all my summer D/F#green 
You made Gmincemeat out of Ammy pride 
Now I'm Cleaving and I'm even making D/F#short work of goodGbye
INSTRUMENTAL: 
So go aEmhead, won't you please ask me D/F#back, on your knees
You can Gbeg once again, say you Cjust want to be friends
And you can Emrage, you can cuss, throw a D/F#tantrum, make a fuss
And you can Gcry, you can swear, go aChead, I don't care
CHORUS:
'Cause you made Gshort work of a Ambig dream 
You made Cbrown leaves out of all my summer D/F#green 
You made Gmincemeat out of Ammy pride 
Now I'm Cleaving and I'm even making short work of goodD/F#bye
CHORUS:
You made Gshort work of a Ambig dream 
You made Cbrown leaves out of all my summer D/F#green 
You made Gmincemeat out of Ammy pride 
Now I'm Cleaving and I'm even making D/F#short work of goodGbye 
I'm Cleaving and I'm even making D/F#short work of goodGbye
I'm Cleaving and I'm even making D/F#short work of goodGbyeC  D  G  

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Short Work

by Kris Delmhorst

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

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D/F#

Kris Delmhorst - Short Work

G Em

## NOTE: ~ = bass walk-down from to on the E-string ##

CAPO: 5th Fret

G Em D/F# G

INTRO: ~ (2x)

Em D/F#

Well, pinch me, won't you pinch me, I think I'm stuck in some bad dream

G C

'Cause, suddenly the things I knew, well they're not quite what they seem

Em D/F#

'Cause, weren't you the one who pleaded and begged for me to stay

G C

Told me you can't live without me and then you walked away

CHORUS:

G Am

And you made short work of a big dream

C D/F#

You made brown leaves out of all my summer green

G Am

You made mincemeat out of my pride

C D/F# G

Now I'm leaving and I'm even making short work of goodbye

Em D/F# G Em D/F# G

INTERLUDE: ~ ~ ~

Em D/F#

Spare me, won't you spare me, can't you spare me that routine

G C

'Cause there ain't nothing in that bucket gonna make this mess come clean

Em D/F#

No, I never could forget, oh, the way you turned so cold

G C

And the silence that you kept and all those lies that you told

CHORUS:

G Am

When you made short work of a big dream

C D/F#

You made brown leaves out of all my summer green

G Am

You made mincemeat out of my pride

C D/F# G

Now I'm leaving and I'm even making short work of goodbye

INSTRUMENTAL:

Em D/F#

So go ahead, won't you please ask me back, on your knees

G C

You can beg once again, say you just want to be friends

Em D/F#

And you can rage, you can cuss, throw a tantrum, make a fuss

G C

And you can cry, you can swear, go ahead, I don't care

CHORUS:

G Am

'Cause you made short work of a big dream

C D/F#

You made brown leaves out of all my summer green

G Am

You made mincemeat out of my pride

C D/F#

Now I'm leaving and I'm even making short work of goodbye

CHORUS:

G Am

You made short work of a big dream

C D/F#

You made brown leaves out of all my summer green

G Am

You made mincemeat out of my pride

C D/F# G

Now I'm leaving and I'm even making short work of goodbye

C D/F# G

I'm leaving and I'm even making short work of goodbye

C D/F# G C D G

I'm leaving and I'm even making short work of goodbye

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