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[Intro]
 Em   A      Bmx2
[Verse 1]
Sail Emoff, sail inAto the sun, and let everBmything that pains be undone
EmCast off the fabled leoAtard, flee the leBmgions of FAKES by the shore
And darEmkness and huAnger are as madBmdening as the wild-whipping rains
And they mEmove from the east, and they crAawl to the west, 
They have no patBmience for the wind nor its crest
[Chorus]
They said "CGast off, get aAway from this rBmock
GI shall live anoAther day and I curse the hBmell out of this rock
The CrysEmtalline Cathedral is in the damBmndest spot!"
And tGurn to the wAind like a hBmawk
[Verse 2]
EmIdeal blAade. Ideal Bmlake that bears the stamp of the sun
Some owEmners shall rest when their proAperty sleeps
But for the wBmicked that day shall never come
And EmDee don't see, that the eAnd of the Sea, is like a nBmeedle prophesying the dawn
And the eEmnemy shakes, and the enAemy weeps: wBmho's going to call off this rain?
[Chorus]
They go: "LGet us be aAway from this sBmpot!
GThis is the blAame-taking sBmpot!
EmThis is everybody's got a Bmhole in their heart, and
EmThis is everybody's got a daBmrkness in their gut."
And the wEmhole damn battalion's got to Bmrun from this spot
And fGlee from the blAack beak of the hBmawk
[Bridge]
G
Shitty liAght over the wavesG  
Shitty liAght over the wavesG  
Shitty liAght over the wavesG  
Shitty liAght over the waves
Going DDo
Oh-ohohAoh
Going Do-oh-do-do-do-do-Ddo-do
Oh-ohohAoh
They're going Do, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oDh-oh,
When you're rollin' into the couAntry life, they're going
Do, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oDh-oh, 
Man, man, man, man, when you're rollin' into the couAntry life, they're going
Do, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oDh-oh
When you're rollin' into the couAntry life, they're going
Do, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oDh-oh,
When you're rollin' into the couAntry life, they're going
Do, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-Bmoh-oh, 
[Outro]
 Bm   Dx8
BmHush hush, you really didn't meDan it anyway
BmHush hush, you really didn't meDan it anyway
BmHush hush, you really didn't meDan it anyway
BmHush hush, you really didn't meDan it anyway
 Bm   Dx2
  G   Bmx8

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Odettas War

by Frog Eyes

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Em A Bm

[Verse 1]

Em A Bm

Sail off, sail into the sun, and let everything that pains be undone

Em A Bm

Cast off the fabled leotard, flee the legions of FAKES by the shore

Em A Bm

And darkness and hunger are as maddening as the wild-whipping rains

Em A

And they move from the east, and they crawl to the west,

They have no patience for the wind nor its crest

[Chorus]

G A Bm

They said "Cast off, get away from this rock

G A Bm

I shall live another day and I curse the hell out of this rock

Em Bm

The Crystalline Cathedral is in the damndest spot!"

G A Bm

And turn to the wind like a hawk

[Verse 2]

Em A Bm

Ideal blade. Ideal lake that bears the stamp of the sun

Em A

Some owners shall rest when their property sleeps

But for the wicked that day shall never come

Em A Bm

And Dee don't see, that the end of the Sea, is like a needle prophesying the dawn

Em A Bm

And the enemy shakes, and the enemy weeps: who's going to call off this rain?

[Chorus]

G A Bm

They go: "Let us be away from this spot!

G A Bm

This is the blame-taking spot!

Em Bm

This is everybody's got a hole in their heart, and

Em Bm

This is everybody's got a darkness in their gut."

Em Bm

And the whole damn battalion's got to run from this spot

G A Bm

And flee from the black beak of the hawk

[Bridge]

A G

Shitty light over the waves

A G

Shitty light over the waves

A G

Shitty light over the waves

Going Do

Oh-ohohoh

Going Do-oh-do-do-do-do-do-do

Oh-ohohoh

They're going Do, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh,

When you're rollin' into the country life, they're going

Do, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh,

Man, man, man, man, when you're rollin' into the country life, they're going

Do, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

When you're rollin' into the country life, they're going

Do, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh,

When you're rollin' into the country life, they're going

Do, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh,

[Outro]

Bm D

Hush hush, you really didn't mean it anyway

Bm D

Hush hush, you really didn't mean it anyway

Bm D

Hush hush, you really didn't mean it anyway

Bm D

Hush hush, you really didn't mean it anyway

Bm D

G Bm

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