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 G- 320033
 Cadd9- x32033
 D7- xx0212
 D- xx0232
 G/F#- 200033
 Em7- 022033
[Verse]
They're tearing up sGtreets again.Cadd9  
They're building a D7new hotDel.
The Mayor's out kGilling kids Cadd9to keep taxD7es down,D  
and me and my aGnger sit Cadd9folding a pD7aper bird,D  
letting the cGurtains turn Cadd9to beating wings.D7  D  
[Chorus]
Wish I had a sCadd9ocket-set to dismantle this mGorningG/F#.Em7  
And just one pair of Cadd9clean socks.
And a photo of yD7ou.D  
[Verse]
When you get off wGork tonightCadd9,
meet me at the constD7ruction site,D  
and we'll write some nGotes to tape Cadd9to the heavy macD7hines,D  
like "We hope they tGreat you well. Cadd9  
Hope you don't wD7ork too hard.D  
We hope you gGet to be Cadd9happy someD7times."D  
[Chorus]
Bring your swiss-Cadd9army knife, and a bottle of sGomethingG/F#,Em7  
and I'll bring some sCadd9praypaint and a new deck of cD7ards.D  
[Verse]
Hey I found the sGafest place Cadd9  
To keep all our tD7enderness.D  
Keep all our bGad ideas. Cadd9  
Keep all our hD7ope.D  
It's here in the sGmallest bonesCadd9  
The feet and the D7inner-ear.D  
It's such an eGnormous thing Cadd9  
To walk and to listen.D7  D  
[Chorus]
I'd like to fCadd9all asleep to the beat of you bGreathingG/F#  Em7  
in a room near a Cadd9truckstop on a highway somewD7here.D  
[Verse]
You are a rGadio.Cadd9  
You are an oD7pen door.D  
I am a fGaulty string Cadd9  
Of blue christmas D7lights.D  
You swim through fGrequencies.Cadd9  
You let that stD7ranger iDn, as I'm blinking oGff and Cadd9on and off again.D7  D  
[Chorus]
We've got a Cadd9lot of time.
Or maybe we doGn't, G/F#  Em7  
but I'd like to Cadd9think so, so let me preD7tend.D  
[Verse]
These are my fGavourite chordsCadd9.
I know you lD7ike them too.D  
When I get a nGew guitarCadd9, you can have tD7his one D  
And sing me a lGullaby.Cadd9  
Sing me the aD7lphabet.D  
Sing me a sGtory I Cadd9haven't heard D7yet.

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My Favourite Chords

by The Weakerthans

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

G/F#

Em7

- 320033

Cadd9

- x32033

- xx0212

- xx0232

G/F#

- 200033

Em7

- 022033

[Verse]

G Cadd9

They're tearing up streets again.

D7 D

They're building a new hotel.

G Cadd9 D7 D

The Mayor's out killing kids to keep taxes down,

G Cadd9 D7 D

and me and my anger sit folding a paper bird,

G Cadd9 D7 D

letting the curtains turn to beating wings.

[Chorus]

Cadd9 G G/F# Em7

Wish I had a socket-set to dismantle this morning.

Cadd9

And just one pair of clean socks.

D7 D

And a photo of you.

[Verse]

G Cadd9

When you get off work tonight,

D7 D

meet me at the construction site,

G Cadd9 D7 D

and we'll write some notes to tape to the heavy machines,

G Cadd9

like "We hope they treat you well.

D7 D

Hope you don't work too hard.

G Cadd9 D7 D

We hope you get to be happy sometimes."

[Chorus]

Cadd9 G G/F# Em7

Bring your swiss-army knife, and a bottle of something,

Cadd9 D7 D

and I'll bring some spraypaint and a new deck of cards.

[Verse]

G Cadd9

Hey I found the safest place

D7 D

To keep all our tenderness.

G Cadd9

Keep all our bad ideas.

D7 D

Keep all our hope.

G Cadd9

It's here in the smallest bones

D7 D

The feet and the inner-ear.

G Cadd9

It's such an enormous thing

D7 D

To walk and to listen.

[Chorus]

Cadd9 G G/F# Em7

I'd like to fall asleep to the beat of you breathing

Cadd9 D7 D

in a room near a truckstop on a highway somewhere.

[Verse]

G Cadd9

You are a radio.

D7 D

You are an open door.

G Cadd9

I am a faulty string

D7 D

Of blue christmas lights.

G Cadd9

You swim through frequencies.

D7 D G Cadd9 D7 D

You let that stranger in, as I'm blinking off and on and off again.

[Chorus]

Cadd9

We've got a lot of time.

G G/F# Em7

Or maybe we don't,

Cadd9 D7 D

but I'd like to think so, so let me pretend.

[Verse]

G Cadd9

These are my favourite chords.

D7 D

I know you like them too.

G Cadd9 D7 D

When I get a new guitar, you can have this one

G Cadd9

And sing me a lullaby.

D7 D

Sing me the alphabet.

G Cadd9 D7

Sing me a story I haven't heard yet.

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