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Kurt Vile - Pretty Pimpin
Tuning: Standard
Capo on the first fret
[Intro]
 Am7- C  
 Em-  G-  C- D  
[Verse 1]
Am7I woke up this morning
CDidn’t recognize the man in the Emmirror
Then I Glaughed and I said, C“Oh silly me, Dthat’s just me”
Then Am7I proceeded to Cbrush some stranger’s teeth
But they were Emmy teeth, and I was Gweightless
Just Cquivering like some Dleaf come in the window of a Am7restroom
[Chorus]
I couldn’t tell you what the Chell it was supposed to mean
But it was a EmMonday, no a GTuesday, no CWednesday, Thursday, DFriday
Then Am7Saturday came around and I said C"Who’s this stupid clown blocking the bathroom Emsink?"G  C  D  
 C- Am7  
 Em-  G-  C- D  
[Bridge]
CAll he ever wanted was to Ambe someone in life that was just like
EmAll I want is to Gjust have fun
CLive my life like a Dson of a gun
CI could be one thousand miles aAmway but still mean what I EmsayG  C  D  
[Verse 2]
Then Am7I woke up one morning
CDidn’t recognize the man in the Emmirror
Then I Glaughed and I said, C“Oh silly me, Dthat’s just me”
Then Am7I proceeded to not Ccomb some stranger’s hair
Never was my sEmtyleG  C  D  
[Chorus]
But I Am7couldn’t tell you what the Chell it was supposed to mean
Because it was a EmMonday, no a GTuesday, no CWednesday, Thursday, DFriday
Then Am7Saturday came around and I said C“Who’s this stupid clown blocking the bathroom Emsink?”G  
But he was Csporting all my Dclothes, I gotta say pretty Am7pimpinC  Em  G  C  D  
[Solo]
 Am7-  C-  Em-  G-  C-   Dx2
[Bridge]
CAll he ever wanted was to Ambe a man
But he was always a Emlittle too cute to be adGmitted under "marbles Clost"D  
CHe was always a thousand miles aAmway while still standing in front of your EmfaceG  C  D  
[Verse 3]
Then Am7he woke up this morning
CDidn’t recognize the boy in the Emmirror
Then Glaughed and said, C“Oh silly meD, that’s just me”
Then Am7I proceeded to Cbrush some stranger’s teeth
But they were Emmy teeth, and I was Gweightless
Just Cquivering like some Dleaf come in the window of a Am7restroom
[Chorus]
But I couldn’t tell you what the Chell it was supposed to mean
Because it was a EmMonday, no a GTuesday, no CWednesday, Thursday, DFriday
Then Am7Saturday came around and I said C“Who’s this stupid clown blocking the bathroom Emsink?”G  
But he was Csporting all my Dclothes, I gotta say pretty Am7pimpinC  Em  G  C  D  
Am7I woke up this morning, Cdidn’t recognize the boy in the Emmirror          G        C          Dx6

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Pretty Pimpin

by Kurt Vile

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

Kurt Vile - Pretty Pimpin

Tuning: Standard

Capo on the first fret

[Intro]

Am7 C

Em G C D

- - -

[Verse 1]

Am7

I woke up this morning

C Em

Didn’t recognize the man in the mirror

G C D

Then I laughed and I said, “Oh silly me, that’s just me”

Am7 C

Then I proceeded to brush some stranger’s teeth

Em G

But they were my teeth, and I was weightless

C D Am7

Just quivering like some leaf come in the window of a restroom

[Chorus]

I couldn’t tell you what the hell it was supposed to mean

Em G C D

But it was a Monday, no a Tuesday, no Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

Am7 C Em G C D

Then Saturday came around and I said "Who’s this stupid clown blocking the bathroom sink?"

C Am7

Em G C D

- - -

[Bridge]

C Am

All he ever wanted was to be someone in life that was just like

Em G

All I want is to just have fun

C D

Live my life like a son of a gun

C Am Em G C D

I could be one thousand miles away but still mean what I say

[Verse 2]

Am7

Then I woke up one morning

C Em

Didn’t recognize the man in the mirror

G C D

Then I laughed and I said, “Oh silly me, that’s just me”

Am7 C

Then I proceeded to not comb some stranger’s hair

Em G C D

Never was my style

[Chorus]

Am7 C

But I couldn’t tell you what the hell it was supposed to mean

Em G C D

Because it was a Monday, no a Tuesday, no Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

Am7 C Em G

Then Saturday came around and I said “Who’s this stupid clown blocking the bathroom sink?”

C D Am7 C Em G C D

But he was sporting all my clothes, I gotta say pretty pimpin

[Solo]

Am7 C Em G C D

- - - - - x2

[Bridge]

C Am

All he ever wanted was to be a man

Em G C D

But he was always a little too cute to be admitted under "marbles lost"

C Am Em G C D

He was always a thousand miles away while still standing in front of your face

[Verse 3]

Am7

Then he woke up this morning

C Em

Didn’t recognize the boy in the mirror

G C D

Then laughed and said, “Oh silly me, that’s just me”

Am7 C

Then I proceeded to brush some stranger’s teeth

Em G

But they were my teeth, and I was weightless

C D Am7

Just quivering like some leaf come in the window of a restroom

[Chorus]

But I couldn’t tell you what the hell it was supposed to mean

Em G C D

Because it was a Monday, no a Tuesday, no Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

Am7 C Em G

Then Saturday came around and I said “Who’s this stupid clown blocking the bathroom sink?”

C D Am7 C Em G C D

But he was sporting all my clothes, I gotta say pretty pimpin

Am7 C Em G C D

I woke up this morning, didn’t recognize the boy in the mirror x6

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