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Capo 4
C  E  F  C  F  G  C
  CIt's 3 AM, and the Econversation's spent.
She's Fwaiting on the Cbedside wrapped withFin the static Gwind and she's got
  Cpowders and pills, chasing Ethrills through dollar bills,
tracing Flines of her reCflection with her Fsenses so diGstilled
as she Amdrifts on through this Gdream.
She can Cshare her mediEcation but she Amcan't outrun the rain when clearly
  Fhere she Cstands, with Fcandy in her Chands, she Foffers up the Cpixie dust and Fseparates the Gsand,
and I'll say:
  F"It's alCright. No Fneed to ask me Ctwice."
She Fspins the ring so Cshe can sing the Ecrayon song toAmnight.
She's Fgonna sing the Gcrayon song toCnight.
C  E  F  C  F  G  C
  CWhen she calls you can Efind her in the hall.
Where she's Fscribbling up Cpictures she hangs Fcrooked on the Gwall. She's framing
  Cfalse alarms until her Echamber maids have gone,
then she'll Fsleep beside the Cmusic box whose Ftune keeps playing Gon.
Her beAmhavior seems inGsane,
cause we Cboth now you might Eoverdose from Amtrying to kill the pain, but lately:
  Fhere we Cstand, with Fcandy in our Chands, 
let's Fmix us up some Cpixie dust and Fsprinkle in the sand. We'll just say:
  F"It's alCright. 'Til Fonce turns into Ctwice. Let's Fspin the ring so Cwe can sing the Ecrayon song toAmnight."
We're Fgonna sing the Gcrayon song Ctonight.
I'm Amoff to wander Fwith my lover Cin her bag of Gpretty colors.
AmOff to wander Fwith my lover Cin her bag of Gpretty colors.
F   G
  CFan the flame and Eerase another day,
she'll be Frunning all the Cred lights 'til the Fcandles melt Gaway along this
  Cempty road, where the Eflowers never grow,
casting Fshadows drenched in Csorrow from a Flife she'll spend Galone
until the Amsunshine sets her Gfree.
It aCppears that you've been Edown so long it Amlooks like up to me but sadly:
  Fhere I Cstand, with Fcandy in my Chands, 
I'm Fmixed up with the Cpixie dust and Fsinking in the Gsand and something's
  Fnot quite Cright. SomeFtimes you should think Ctwice. 
I Fspun the rings and Cnow I'll sing the Ecrayon song Amall night.
We're Fgonna sing the Gcrayon song toCnight.
I'm Amoff to wander Fwith my lover Cin her bag of Gpretty colors.
AmOff to wander Fwith my lover Cin her bag of Gpretty colors.
C   E   F   C   F   G   C

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The Crayon Song

by Matt Pless

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

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Capo 4

C E F C F G C

C E

It's 3 AM, and the conversation's spent.

F C F G

She's waiting on the bedside wrapped within the static wind and she's got

C E

powders and pills, chasing thrills through dollar bills,

F C F G

tracing lines of her reflection with her senses so distilled

Am G

as she drifts on through this dream.

C E Am

She can share her medication but she can't outrun the rain when clearly

F C F C F C F G

here she stands, with candy in her hands, she offers up the pixie dust and separates the sand,

and I'll say:

F C F C

"It's alright. No need to ask me twice."

F C E Am

She spins the ring so she can sing the crayon song tonight.

F G C

She's gonna sing the crayon song tonight.

C E F C F G C

C E

When she calls you can find her in the hall.

F C F G

Where she's scribbling up pictures she hangs crooked on the wall. She's framing

C E

false alarms until her chamber maids have gone,

F C F G

then she'll sleep beside the music box whose tune keeps playing on.

Am G

Her behavior seems insane,

C E Am

cause we both now you might overdose from trying to kill the pain, but lately:

F C F C

here we stand, with candy in our hands,

F C F

let's mix us up some pixie dust and sprinkle in the sand. We'll just say:

F C F C F C E Am

"It's alright. 'Til once turns into twice. Let's spin the ring so we can sing the crayon song tonight."

F G C

We're gonna sing the crayon song tonight.

Am F C G

I'm off to wander with my lover in her bag of pretty colors.

Am F C G

Off to wander with my lover in her bag of pretty colors.

F G

C E

Fan the flame and erase another day,

F C F G

she'll be running all the red lights 'til the candles melt away along this

C E

empty road, where the flowers never grow,

F C F G

casting shadows drenched in sorrow from a life she'll spend alone

Am G

until the sunshine sets her free.

C E Am

It appears that you've been down so long it looks like up to me but sadly:

F C F C

here I stand, with candy in my hands,

F C F G

I'm mixed up with the pixie dust and sinking in the sand and something's

F C F C

not quite right. Sometimes you should think twice.

F C E Am

I spun the rings and now I'll sing the crayon song all night.

F G C

We're gonna sing the crayon song tonight.

Am F C G

I'm off to wander with my lover in her bag of pretty colors.

Am F C G

Off to wander with my lover in her bag of pretty colors.

C E F C F G C

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