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Foothills
Violent Femmes
We Can Do Anything (2016)
[Verse 1]
GI know why I Cgo to Dwork
And GI know sometimes CI'm a Djerk
But GI can't tell you Cwhy
DI'm in Glove.
GI'll take lunch with Cmy co-Dworkers
But Gafter work I just Cgo berDserkers
Yet GI can't tell them Cwhy
DI'm in Glove.
(stay on G)
[Chorus]
GSundays and EmSaturdays
CSitting in the Dpark 
Or in the Gdark
Or at the Embeach
CIn the foothills
DMy thoughts they keep Cstraying out of Dreach
CSay it's left or Dsay it's right
GSay it's day or Emsay it's night
Still CI can't tell you Dwhy
I'm in Glove.
[Verse 2]
GI wake up and Cthen I Djerk
My Gbrain awake but Cit won't Dwork
Well Genough to say why
CI'm Din Glove.
GSo I get up and Cthen I Djerk
And Gthen I get up and then I Cgo to Dwork
But GI can't say why 
CI'm Din Glove.
[Chorus]
GHolidays or Emhappy days
CSitting in the Dpark 
Or in the Gdark
Or at the Embeach
CIn the foothills
DMy thoughts they keep Cstaying out of Dreach
CSay it's wrong or Dsay it's right
GSay we may or Emsay we might
Still CI can't tell you Dwhy
I'm in Glove.
[Bridge]
GI know I will Cfeel the Dhurt
And GI know that it Cdoesn't Dhurt
And GI know you know Cthat
DI'm in Glove
[Outro]
GI get up and I Cgo to Dwork
And GI can say that my Cboss is a Djerk
But GI can't tell you Cwhy
DI'm in Glove.

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Foothills

by Violent Femmes

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Foothills

Violent Femmes

We Can Do Anything (2016)

[Verse 1]

G C D

I know why I go to work

G C D

And I know sometimes I'm a jerk

G C

But I can't tell you why

D G

I'm in love.

G C D

I'll take lunch with my co-workers

G C D

But after work I just go berserkers

G C

Yet I can't tell them why

D G

I'm in love.

(stay on )

[Chorus]

G Em

Sundays and Saturdays

C D

Sitting in the park

Or in the dark

Or at the beach

In the foothills

D C D

My thoughts they keep straying out of reach

C D

Say it's left or say it's right

G Em

Say it's day or say it's night

C D

Still I can't tell you why

I'm in love.

[Verse 2]

G C D

I wake up and then I jerk

G C D

My brain awake but it won't work

Well enough to say why

C D G

I'm in love.

G C D

So I get up and then I jerk

G C D

And then I get up and then I go to work

But I can't say why

C D G

I'm in love.

[Chorus]

G Em

Holidays or happy days

C D

Sitting in the park

Or in the dark

Or at the beach

In the foothills

D C D

My thoughts they keep staying out of reach

C D

Say it's wrong or say it's right

G Em

Say we may or say we might

C D

Still I can't tell you why

I'm in love.

[Bridge]

G C D

I know I will feel the hurt

G C D

And I know that it doesn't hurt

G C

And I know you know that

D G

I'm in love

[Outro]

G C D

I get up and I go to work

G C D

And I can say that my boss is a jerk

G C

But I can't tell you why

D G

I'm in love.

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