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Here's another simple one, using only three repeating chords for the whole song. In this country, the duo
decides to make a change in their diet and eat some thinly-slide potato wedges that have been cooked in 
hot oil, a staple food apparently referred to as "fries." 
CHORDS USED: 
C
G
D
GHOST MICE: EUROPE
"Italy"
GSo there we were in the Dheart
Where Ceverything that we know got its Gstart
CThen it all fell aDpart
Well I Gguess that's what you Cget
When you Cspread yoursDelf too tGhin
But we had Gbigger fish to Dfry
Like Cfindin' a place to Gsleep at night
I Cbought a slice of Dpizza
Just to Gtry and kill some Ctime
And for a Cminute everyDthing was Gfine
We had a Gnumber in our Dnotebook
But it was Cway too late to Gcall
It was Cwell after Dmidnight
When our Gtrain passed through the city Cwalls
We didn't Cknow this Dgirl at Gall
So Gwe got out our Dtravel book
To Cread about the Gneighborhood
CSaid it wasn't very Dgood
But it Gfelt alright to Cme
All I Cwanted to Ddo was go to Gsleep
So we Gwalked around the Dcorner
And we Cfound a cheap Gmotel
We Gknew we couldn't Dafford it
But we Csaid, "GOh well"
When you've been Con the train all Gday
In a big Ccity in a new counGtry
You're real Ctired and it's Glate
Sometimes it's Cbetter just to Gpay
That's the Dway it goes
DSometimes you know
DIt'd be okay
DAnd after Call we Dwere in GRome
Well Git had been a long Dtime
Since Cwe had slept inGside
We Cwoke up late the Dnext day
And the Gsun was shining Cbright
We Cpaid our bill, we cDried, we went outGside
Now they Ggot their bread and Dcircus
And I guess Cso do Gwe
But Cthey got theirs for Dfree
I think that Gwe're bein' ripped Coff
We must deCstroy all emDpires at any Gcost
When you're Gstandin' in a Dtemple
Of a long-gone CGod it seems so Gsimple
CEverybody Ddies, no Gmatter who you Care
From far eCnough away our sun is Djust another Gstar
And the Gstatue of Moses Dthat we saw
Had Chorns on his head and was Geight feet tall
CMaybe that was the Dcase,
No it's Gnot our place to Csay
CMaybe some things Djust don't transGlate
GWe called up this Dgirl
Who had Cordered a CGD
She was the Cfirst from ItaGly
And we Dasked for hospiGtality
CShe said we could Gstay Cat her parents' Gplace
They Cwere so sweet to Gus
It was so Cnice to meet a Gpunk
She took good Dcare of you and me
DShe bought us soy ice cream
DHer mom cooked dinner every night
It was so Chard for Dus to Gleave
GAnd the stray dogs of PomDpey
CWere our guides that Gday
CThey became our friends,
DWe were a lot like them
They Gtaught us many Cthings
CAnd all they wanted was some Dfood for their Gpay
GThen we went to the Dcoast
Where the Croads are wound so Gclose
And the Cbuses bounce from Dside-to-side
We Gthought that we might Cdie
CWe couldn't find a place to Dsleep at all that Gnight
GThe city filled with Dscooters
Held so Cmany mysterGies
I Gsaw the weirdest Dthing there
That I Cthink I'll ever Gsee
It was a Cpizza topped with Goctopus,
A Cwhole arm on each Gslice
CBut I got my dinner Gthere
It was a Cpizza topped with Gfries
And DItaly was nice
DMade us feel right at home
DOur money's in the fountain
And we Cwill reDturn to GRome
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Italy

by Ghost Mice

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Here's another simple one, using only three repeating chords for the whole song. In this country, the duo

decides to make a change in their diet and eat some thinly-slide potato wedges that have been cooked in

hot oil, a staple food apparently referred to as "fries."

CHORDS USED:

GHOST MICE: EUROPE

"Italy"

G D

So there we were in the heart

C G

Where everything that we know got its start

C D

Then it all fell apart

G C

Well I guess that's what you get

C D G

When you spread yourself too thin

G D

But we had bigger fish to fry

C G

Like findin' a place to sleep at night

C D

I bought a slice of pizza

G C

Just to try and kill some time

C D G

And for a minute everything was fine

G D

We had a number in our notebook

C G

But it was way too late to call

C D

It was well after midnight

G C

When our train passed through the city walls

C D G

We didn't know this girl at all

G D

So we got out our travel book

C G

To read about the neighborhood

C D

Said it wasn't very good

G C

But it felt alright to me

C D G

All I wanted to do was go to sleep

G D

So we walked around the corner

C G

And we found a cheap motel

G D

We knew we couldn't afford it

C G

But we said, "Oh well"

C G

When you've been on the train all day

C G

In a big city in a new country

C G

You're real tired and it's late

C G

Sometimes it's better just to pay

That's the way it goes

Sometimes you know

It'd be okay

D C D G

And after all we were in Rome

G D

Well it had been a long time

C G

Since we had slept inside

C D

We woke up late the next day

G C

And the sun was shining bright

C D G

We paid our bill, we cried, we went outside

G D

Now they got their bread and circus

C G

And I guess so do we

C D

But they got theirs for free

G C

I think that we're bein' ripped off

C D G

We must destroy all empires at any cost

G D

When you're standin' in a temple

C G

Of a long-gone God it seems so simple

C D G C

Everybody dies, no matter who you are

C D G

From far enough away our sun is just another star

G D

And the statue of Moses that we saw

C G

Had horns on his head and was eight feet tall

C D

Maybe that was the case,

G C

No it's not our place to say

C D G

Maybe some things just don't translate

G D

We called up this girl

C G

Who had ordered a CD

C G

She was the first from Italy

D G

And we asked for hospitality

C G C G

She said we could stay at her parents' place

C G

They were so sweet to us

C G

It was so nice to meet a punk

She took good care of you and me

She bought us soy ice cream

Her mom cooked dinner every night

C D G

It was so hard for us to leave

G D

And the stray dogs of Pompey

C G

Were our guides that day

They became our friends,

We were a lot like them

G C

They taught us many things

C D G

And all they wanted was some food for their pay

G D

Then we went to the coast

C G

Where the roads are wound so close

C D

And the buses bounce from side-to-side

G C

We thought that we might die

C D G

We couldn't find a place to sleep at all that night

G D

The city filled with scooters

C G

Held so many mysteries

G D

I saw the weirdest thing there

C G

That I think I'll ever see

C G

It was a pizza topped with octopus,

C G

A whole arm on each slice

C G

But I got my dinner there

C G

It was a pizza topped with fries

And Italy was nice

Made us feel right at home

Our money's in the fountain

C D G

And we will return to Rome

_________________________________________

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