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C G# D# G
CTell me what you G#want babe and I will get itD#  
GThough it might take 3-5 Cbusiness days, maybe longerG#  
I forgeD#t cause my head's in a Gbit of a haze
Since I Clet you down G#I don't know where I am goingD#  
I don't know Gwhere I lost my G#shoes
I'm disD#tracted by this one, particular Gshade of blue
CI bet you're G#wondering if I D#remember
Oh well I Gremember just about Ceverything
G#Except what time it was
D#And where we were oh and Gone more thing
CI will G#tell you what I Gwant, what I Fwanted to say
CI will G#tell you if it's Gokay, if it's Fokay, if it's okay
CIf you G#come and take my D#hand I will Gbuy you a ponyC  
We can G#cook it, for supper
I know D#this great recipe for Gpony macaroniC  
Later G#on we can walk the D#beach
Oh you know that Gwe can walk along the Cwaves out to G#Greenland
You can D#bury me there in an Gicy grave
I'm so Chot these days but G#sometimes oh
I get, so cD#old I've been Gtold
It's a Cside effect from G#staring into the D#sun too longG  
CIf you G#told me that there was a Gwar I would Ffight for you
CIf you G#told me that there was a Gwar, I would fFight until we were all free
FUntil we were all free
FI said what about Tuesday night, are you free?
C Em G F
CMy body's Emnot prepared for thiGs
I can Ffeel my heart beat Cout of my chest
I Emapologize if I get Gheart blood all over your Fnice floral dress
CBut it's nEmot my fault so Gdon't blame me,Fdon't blame me
FDon't blame me cause it's not my fault, it's your fault
C G# D# G
CNow I'm not G#saying that we should D#rush this
I'm not Gsuggesting that we should start Chaving kids but G#maybe
We could D#think about getting a Gdog
Or a Cfish tank or a G#jar of squids
Or D#maybe just a Gchicken coop full of Calligators
I will G#go along with whatever you D#say
I'm not a Gdetails man I just Cwanna hang around
And Cmaybe get a G#chance to D#hold your Ghand Cdon't tell G#me D#I've, Gmade a mistake
CI will G#tell you what I Gwant, what I Fwanted to say
CI will G#tell you if it's Gokay, if it's Fokay, if it's okay
CI will tG#ell you if it's Gnot too late if it's Fnot too, not too late
CI will G#tell if it's Gokay, if it's Fokay, if it's okay, if it's okay
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What I Want

by Will Butler

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C G# D# G

C G# D#

Tell me what you want babe and I will get it

G C G#

Though it might take 3-5 business days, maybe longer

D# G

I forget cause my head's in a bit of a haze

C G# D#

Since I let you down I don't know where I am going

G G#

I don't know where I lost my shoes

D# G

I'm distracted by this one, particular shade of blue

C G# D#

I bet you're wondering if I remember

G C

Oh well I remember just about everything

Except what time it was

D# G

And where we were oh and one more thing

C G# G F

I will tell you what I want, what I wanted to say

C G# G F

I will tell you if it's okay, if it's okay, if it's okay

C G# D# G C

If you come and take my hand I will buy you a pony

We can cook it, for supper

D# G C

I know this great recipe for pony macaroni

G# D#

Later on we can walk the beach

G C G#

Oh you know that we can walk along the waves out to Greenland

D# G

You can bury me there in an icy grave

C G#

I'm so hot these days but sometimes oh

D# G

I get, so cold I've been told

C G# D# G

It's a side effect from staring into the sun too long

C G# G F

If you told me that there was a war I would fight for you

C G# G F

If you told me that there was a war, I would fight until we were all free

Until we were all free

I said what about Tuesday night, are you free?

C Em G F

C Em G

My body's not prepared for this

F C

I can feel my heart beat out of my chest

Em G F

I apologize if I get heart blood all over your nice floral dress

C Em G F

But it's not my fault so don't blame me,don't blame me

Don't blame me cause it's not my fault, it's your fault

C G# D# G

C G# D#

Now I'm not saying that we should rush this

G C G#

I'm not suggesting that we should start having kids but maybe

D# G

We could think about getting a dog

C G#

Or a fish tank or a jar of squids

D# G C

Or maybe just a chicken coop full of alligators

G# D#

I will go along with whatever you say

G C

I'm not a details man I just wanna hang around

C G# D# G C G# D# G

And maybe get a chance to hold your hand don't tell me I've, made a mistake

C G# G F

I will tell you what I want, what I wanted to say

C G# G F

I will tell you if it's okay, if it's okay, if it's okay

C G# G F

I will tell you if it's not too late if it's not too, not too late

C G# G F

I will tell if it's okay, if it's okay, if it's okay, if it's okay

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