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A Shadow Underneath
From the album Singing Bones
[INTRO]
EmOh-oh BohF#  B  
[VERSE 1]
BLisa heard a whisper in Eher computer screen
and the sF#ad laser flicker of the Xerox machBine
OBut the tinted windows, cEars sped silently
and eF#verything was quiet, everything was clBean
[CHORUS]
But she fF#elt something wF#7aiting, a shBadow underneath
EmOh-oh Boh, a shF#adow underneBath
[VERSE 2]
AnBother cup of coffee, snEacks from the machine
She stF#ared down the hallway at the plastic trBees
WBaving under air ducts in the aEutomated breeze
A whF#isper, a flicker trembling in the leBaves
[CHORUS]
And she wF#anted to F#7see it, but she dBidn't want to see
EmOh-oh Boh, she dF#idn't want to sBee
[VERSE 3]
DBown the elevator, fEalling silently
F#in the parking lot, silver puddles gBleam
A cBanyon of buildings, lEazy pipes of steam
And F#all of it whispered, all of it brBeathed
[CHORUS]
And aF#ll the little F#7shadows dBanced around her feet
EmOh-oh Boh, they daF#nced around her fBeet
And she wF#anted to F#7see them, but she dBidn't want to see
EmOh-oh Boh, she dF#idn't want to sBee
EmOh-oh BohF#  B  

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A Shadow Underneath

by The Handsome Family

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F#7

A Shadow Underneath

From the album Singing Bones

[INTRO]

Em B F# B

Oh-oh oh

[VERSE 1]

B E

Lisa heard a whisper in her computer screen

F# B

and the sad laser flicker of the Xerox machine

B E

Out the tinted windows, cars sped silently

F# B

and everything was quiet, everything was clean

[CHORUS]

F# F#7 B

But she felt something waiting, a shadow underneath

Em B F# B

Oh-oh oh, a shadow underneath

[VERSE 2]

B E

Another cup of coffee, snacks from the machine

F# B

She stared down the hallway at the plastic trees

B E

Waving under air ducts in the automated breeze

F# B

A whisper, a flicker trembling in the leaves

[CHORUS]

F# F#7 B

And she wanted to see it, but she didn't want to see

Em B F# B

Oh-oh oh, she didn't want to see

[VERSE 3]

B E

Down the elevator, falling silently

F# B

in the parking lot, silver puddles gleam

B E

A canyon of buildings, lazy pipes of steam

F# B

And all of it whispered, all of it breathed

[CHORUS]

F# F#7 B

And all the little shadows danced around her feet

Em B F# B

Oh-oh oh, they danced around her feet

F# F#7 B

And she wanted to see them, but she didn't want to see

Em B F# B

Oh-oh oh, she didn't want to see

Em B F# B

Oh-oh oh

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