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E A E   E A E
EMississippi swells AI Eknow
Eever drawing lines Ato Eanother time
to the sirens of AChicago
or Memphis's Beerie glow
Enot quite cause Ahe Echosen so
But if Edreams were drawAn to Edrown in such a small town
so your instincts made you F#mgo
you reflect on things Byou now know
Like how ECindy said it all seems the G#msame
imbedded in Apatterns you don't notice
Bfeatures out of focus its a Eshame
the flashlight just Bfalls in the direction your Aheaded
Eyou just knew there's nothing to G#mgain
no measure of F#mlight among the sightless
Bimmobilized and righteous
it was Epain so you pointed your Bbeam in the direction of Aanywhere
and though Eurbanity is not without its Aflaws
You found the time and Bspace
and hone your eyesight on the Askeletons upon
which all your little intEeractions carry on
those that are visible and Anot metaphysical
and not the anatomy of Beverything
ESo when I got to your city
Ait was Esummer, it was pretty
and we Awalked around because we had the time
And you rBemarked on all the places that you hadn't seen in ages
disEconnected from the Ametro city Elines
and on the Aclosed doors of the fire station
Btestament to force displacement
Eshocked me so to sEee it F#mfrom G#mthe gAround
what seems to Efunctional from Egreat F#mheights G#mlooking Adown
but Ecities observed from plAanes
at some point so Bdeceptively all start to look the same
you get distracted by the Alight below the clouds
That seems to shine on through the Enight you know and how
it seems so little to someoAne
only skyscrapers Bshine
the tallest buildings do AdefineE  A  E  
E G#m A B
E B A
E G#m F#m B
E B A
And in Eletters now you Awonder
in tEhe lights your living under
and the Avantage points you get to even come upon
you Bdream in transportation infrastructures the bus station
and the Eblocks between the sAhops light's flicker Eon and off and on
and my Aimagination to travels those Bstreets
thinking of Eplaces and the Epeople F#mthat G#mwe mAeet
and Econversations with Estrangers F#mon G#mbus Aseats
Elike you and Arthur on the A28
45 Bfading flip side of the day
and saying oh and its Amagical and cool
a place where cities and Estar-scapeAs cEollide
I Athink of the people alive and awake on Emagnolia AstreEet side
the Aliving room lamps and the headlights of cars are lBike fireflies in the Anight EskyA  E  
E A E

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Shark Shark - Mississippi Swells

by Misc Unsigned Bands

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F#m

G#m

E A E E A E

E A E

Mississippi swells I know

E A E

ever drawing lines to another time

to the sirens of Chicago

or Memphis's eerie glow

E A E

not quite cause he chosen so

E A E

But if dreams were drawn to drown in such a small town

F#m

so your instincts made you go

you reflect on things you now know

E G#m

Like how Cindy said it all seems the same

imbedded in patterns you don't notice

B E

features out of focus its a shame

B A

the flashlight just falls in the direction your headed

E G#m

you just knew there's nothing to gain

F#m

no measure of light among the sightless

immobilized and righteous

E B A

it was pain so you pointed your beam in the direction of anywhere

E A

and though urbanity is not without its flaws

You found the time and space

and hone your eyesight on the skeletons upon

which all your little interactions carry on

those that are visible and not metaphysical

and not the anatomy of everything

So when I got to your city

A E

it was summer, it was pretty

and we walked around because we had the time

And you remarked on all the places that you hadn't seen in ages

E A E

disconnected from the metro city lines

and on the closed doors of the fire station

testament to force displacement

E E F#m G#m A

shocked me so to see it from the ground

E E F#m G#m A

what seems to functional from great heights looking down

E A

but cities observed from planes

at some point so deceptively all start to look the same

you get distracted by the light below the clouds

That seems to shine on through the night you know and how

it seems so little to someone

only skyscrapers shine

A E A E

the tallest buildings do define

E G#m A B

E B A

E G#m F#m B

E B A

E A

And in letters now you wonder

in the lights your living under

and the vantage points you get to even come upon

you dream in transportation infrastructures the bus station

E A E

and the blocks between the shops light's flicker on and off and on

A B

and my imagination to travels those streets

E E F#m G#m A

thinking of places and the people that we meet

E E F#m G#m A

and conversations with strangers on bus seats

E A

like you and Arthur on the 28

45 fading flip side of the day

and saying oh and its magical and cool

E A E

a place where cities and star-scapes collide

A E A E

I think of the people alive and awake on magnolia street side

A B A E A E

the living room lamps and the headlights of cars are like fireflies in the night sky

E A E

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