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Cory Branan - "The No-Hit Wonder"
From the LP "The No-Hit Wonder"
Intro:
       E         Bx2
Verse 1:
EYears of Bliving Ablood to striBng 
EYears of lBiving Ahand to moButh 
EYears just gBetting Agig to giBg 
EEast to BWest, ANorth to SBouth 
(The same chord progression is used for all of the verses)
Well he Ecould have been Bmaking a kAillBing 
EPeddling the BDreAam B  
But if you Efound him at Ball you Afound him just Bscraping 
A Eliving Bblood to Astring B  
Chorus:
So sing a Esong for the Bno hit AwonBder
Though it Aisn’t Eone of Bhis 
He’d Esing ‘BShovel me AunBder
           E         B     A           B(C#m)    E  
Boys, it is what it is’ It is what it is
Verse 2: 
He broke Efree from the Bway they rAaised him B  
He knows a Eheart is Bhell enough and Anever Bfull
He never Esang that Bmusic would Asave himB  
Knows never Etrust an BevangAelical B  
He’d say ‘You Ewanna know Bwhat true lAove feels Blike? 
It’s the Enext best Bthing to dAeath B  
Feels like Eafter an Belbowed AwindBpipe 
Just Ebefore the next Bbreath” A  B  
Just Ebefore your next Bbreath - So Awith your next Bbreath 
Sing a Esong for the Bno hit AwonBder
Though it Aisn’t Eone of Bhis 
He’d Esing ‘BShovel me AunBder
           E         B     A           B(C#m)    E  
Boys, it is what it is’ It is what it is
Bridge: 
But at C#mnight he can hear the Efireworks 
From his Atunnel Eunderground 
And he’s C#mcarved himself a little Ecrawlspace 
Just to Alay his body Edown
To Afade out of sF#mound
To the Athunder unBder Etown 
Sing a Esong for the Bno hit AwonBder
Though it Aisn’t Eone of Bhis 
He’d Esing ‘BShovel me AunBder
           E         B     A           B(C#m)    E  
Boys, it is what it is’ It is what it is

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The No-Hit Wonder

by Cory Branan

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C#m

F#m

Cory Branan - "The No-Hit Wonder"

From the LP "The No-Hit Wonder"

Intro:

E B

Verse 1:

E B A B

Years of living blood to string

E B A B

Years of living hand to mouth

E B A B

Years just getting gig to gig

E B A B

East to West, North to South

(The same chord progression is used for all of the verses)

E B A B

Well he could have been making a killing

E B A B

Peddling the Dream

E B A B

But if you found him at all you found him just scraping

E B A B

A living blood to string

Chorus:

E B A B

So sing a song for the no hit wonder

A E B

Though it isn’t one of his

E B A B

He’d sing ‘Shovel me under

E B A B C# E

(m)

Boys, it is what it is’ It is what it is

Verse 2:

E B A B

He broke free from the way they raised him

E B A B

He knows a heart is hell enough and never full

E B A B

He never sang that music would save him

E B A B

Knows never trust an evangelical

E B A B

He’d say ‘You wanna know what true love feels like?

E B A B

It’s the next best thing to death

E B A B

Feels like after an elbowed windpipe

E B A B

Just before the next breath”

E B A B

Just before your next breath - So with your next breath

E B A B

Sing a song for the no hit wonder

A E B

Though it isn’t one of his

E B A B

He’d sing ‘Shovel me under

E B A B C#m E

()

Boys, it is what it is’ It is what it is

Bridge:

C#m E

But at night he can hear the fireworks

A E

From his tunnel underground

C#m E

And he’s carved himself a little crawlspace

A E

Just to lay his body down

A F#m

To fade out of sound

A B E

To the thunder under town

E B A B

Sing a song for the no hit wonder

A E B

Though it isn’t one of his

E B A B

He’d sing ‘Shovel me under

E B A B C#m E

()

Boys, it is what it is’ It is what it is

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