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Chords:
     G320033
     D000232
   Am7002010
     C032010
   C/B020010
[Verse 1]
GHey, my little baby, pointing Dat the sky's amazing in the Am7lake now.
GAll of this sensation and no Dspace on earth to place it where it's Am7safe now.
You've got a Cbig day coming. A C/Bbig day coming Am7now.
[Verse 2]
GGather, crowd, around me, in the Dgutter where you found me. Help me Am7stand now.
My Gbody, it is aching, and my Dpoor old heart is breaking, and I'm Am7so freaked out.
We've got a Cbig chance coming. A C/Bbig chance coming Am7now.
[Verse 3]
GAll the little Sadies and the Dliterary ladies wish me Am7well now.
A Gslob upon a plane that through the Dair is silver swaying into Am7sun now.
I Ghightail my cool haircut through the Dturnstiles of the airport on the Am7run now
Flip a Gcouple hundred pages; I was Dturning thirty-eight. I was a Am7horrible sight.
You've got a Cbad day coming. A C/Bsad day coming Am7'round.
I'll wear a Cwhite suit and black sunC/Bglasses to the last mass Am7now.
N.C.
Okay.
[Bridge]
Then give me Cone last kiss in your C/Bpink silk dress, I Am7guess.
Said, "I have Clost all will to," with my C/Bface pressed against your Am7breast.
And I have Cpilfered the king's pills C/BFrom the palace medicine Am7chest.
I cried a Cquart of crocodile tears oC/Bnto Allison Anne's pink chamAm7pagne glass.
I was Cescorted from the premiC/Bses for being a Am7mess.
[Verse 4]
And it's Gjust like when John Howe Dtold me how the Force MDs Am7died.
Lou Gehrig's disGease laid T.C.D. low. MerDcury had a heart attack back in Am7'95.
And where CDJ Doctor C/BRock went nobody Am7knows.
[Verse 5]
I see my Ggrandfather, T. Holmes "Bud" DMoore laid up in his hospital Am7clothes.
But I think about GJudee Sill dying in some trailer Dpark, out of cocaine and codeine all Am7alone.
It was a Cbig waste, brother. Such a C/Bbig waste. Yeah, I Am7know.
They had some Cgreat songs; must have been a C/Bgreat time, so long Am7ago.
But I Cdidn't open up my C/Bmouth just to piss and Am7moan.
N.C.
No way.
[Outro]
GAll the air is glitter and I Dwent and hit the skating rink Am7alone now.
I'll Gwatch the kids all skim across the Dice. They look so nice. It was so Am7cold out.
And then I Ccoughed into my cupped C/Bhands across the rink so I could Am7hear the band.
GTwo guitars, a drummer, a chick Dsinger with a Kurzweil on a Am7keyboard stand.
And I said, "CPlay that cover," I said, "C/BPlay that cover song Am7again." 

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Okkervil River Rip

by Okkervil River

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

C/B

Chords:

320033

000232

Am7

002010

032010

C/B

020010

[Verse 1]

G D Am7

Hey, my little baby, pointing at the sky's amazing in the lake now.

G D Am7

All of this sensation and no space on earth to place it where it's safe now.

C C/B Am7

You've got a big day coming. A big day coming now.

[Verse 2]

G D Am7

Gather, crowd, around me, in the gutter where you found me. Help me stand now.

G D Am7

My body, it is aching, and my poor old heart is breaking, and I'm so freaked out.

C C/B Am7

We've got a big chance coming. A big chance coming now.

[Verse 3]

G D Am7

All the little Sadies and the literary ladies wish me well now.

G D Am7

A slob upon a plane that through the air is silver swaying into sun now.

G D Am7

I hightail my cool haircut through the turnstiles of the airport on the run now

G D Am7

Flip a couple hundred pages; I was turning thirty-eight. I was a horrible sight.

C C/B Am7

You've got a bad day coming. A sad day coming 'round.

C C/B Am7

I'll wear a white suit and black sunglasses to the last mass now.

N.C.

Okay.

[Bridge]

C C/B Am7

Then give me one last kiss in your pink silk dress, I guess.

C C/B Am7

Said, "I have lost all will to," with my face pressed against your breast.

C C/B Am7

And I have pilfered the king's pills From the palace medicine chest.

C C/B Am7

I cried a quart of crocodile tears onto Allison Anne's pink champagne glass.

C C/B Am7

I was escorted from the premises for being a mess.

[Verse 4]

G D Am7

And it's just like when John Howe told me how the Force MDs died.

G D Am7

Lou Gehrig's disease laid T.C.D. low. Mercury had a heart attack back in '95.

C C/B Am7

And where DJ Doctor Rock went nobody knows.

[Verse 5]

G D Am7

I see my grandfather, T. Holmes "Bud" Moore laid up in his hospital clothes.

G D Am7

But I think about Judee Sill dying in some trailer park, out of cocaine and codeine all alone.

C C/B Am7

It was a big waste, brother. Such a big waste. Yeah, I know.

C C/B Am7

They had some great songs; must have been a great time, so long ago.

C C/B Am7

But I didn't open up my mouth just to piss and moan.

N.C.

No way.

[Outro]

G D Am7

All the air is glitter and I went and hit the skating rink alone now.

G D Am7

I'll watch the kids all skim across the ice. They look so nice. It was so cold out.

C C/B Am7

And then I coughed into my cupped hands across the rink so I could hear the band.

G D Am7

Two guitars, a drummer, a chick singer with a Kurzweil on a keyboard stand.

C C/B Am7

And I said, "Play that cover," I said, "Play that cover song again."

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