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Nice Things

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Capo 1st
F#mThe western wall is a jumbDo screen
At the gAate there is an automatic telleAbr machine
F#mSir, empty your pockDets please before AyoAbu file through
F#mThe king and queen foreDclosed on their crowns
AWhile the joker laughed and mAbade his rounds
F#mHe was drunk, carDrying on sAelf sAbatisfied 
F#mThe western walls are cDlosing in
AAre you happy, sane, are you rich are Abyou thin?
F#mDreaming their dreams?
Singing sDongs of another AtimeAb  
F#mIs your gold so stranDgely acquired?
AHas your name become known and deAbsired?
F#mHave you degDenerated?
AAre you running About of time?
F#mDo you want niDce things?  SAure you do.Ab  
F#mDo you call niDce things youAr own?Ab  
[2x]
Fm[4x]D  A  Ab  
F#mDo you want them? 
DDo you want to feel safe?
ADo you want them? 
Do you want to Abfeel safe?
[2x]
       A(Ab)         F#m  
Climb the wall, 
        F#m(Ab)     F#m  
before the fall [6x]
(No one is waiting for, nobody's waiting)
(No one is waiting for you)

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Nice Things

by The Menzingers

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

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Capo 1st

F#m D

The western wall is a jumbo screen

A Ab

At the gate there is an automatic teller machine

F#m D A Ab

Sir, empty your pockets please before you file through

F#m D

The king and queen foreclosed on their crowns

A Ab

While the joker laughed and made his rounds

F#m D A Ab

He was drunk, carrying on self satisfied

F#m D

The western walls are closing in

A Ab

Are you happy, sane, are you rich are you thin?

F#m

Dreaming their dreams?

D A Ab

Singing songs of another time

F#m D

Is your gold so strangely acquired?

A Ab

Has your name become known and desired?

F#m D

Have you degenerated?

A Ab

Are you running out of time?

F#m D A Ab

Do you want nice things? Sure you do.

F#m D A Ab

Do you call nice things your own?

[2x]

Fm D A Ab

[4x]

F#m

Do you want them?

Do you want to feel safe?

Do you want them?

Do you want to feel safe?

[2x]

A F#m

(Ab)

Climb the wall,

F#m F#m

(Ab)

before the fall [6x]

(No one is waiting for, nobody's waiting)

(No one is waiting for you)

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