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Civil Twilight

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Standard tuning, capo on the first fret. All chords relative to capo.
 E- 022100
 A- x02220
 B- x24442
 B/C- x3444x
 E5- x799xx
 E/Eb- x699xx
 C#5- x466xx
 B5- x244xx
 F#m- 244222
 G#m- 466444
[Verse]
My conEfusion corner commuters are cursing the cAold away
As DeEcember tries to dissemble the length of their wAorking day
And they bEite their mitts off to show me transfers, depAosit change
And I cEan't stop finding your face in their faces, all rAearranged
And aBngry like you B/Cnever were
[Chorus]
And I eEase us back into traffic
ADusk comes on and I wonder
EWhy I'm always remembering yAou
At civil tE5wilightE/Eb  C#5  B5  
[Verse]
For the mEost part I think about golfing and constantly cAalculate
All the sEeconds left in the minutes, and so on, etcAetera
Or recEite the names of provinces and Hollywood aActors;
Oh, OnEtario, oh, Jennifer Jason LeighA  
BThis part of the B/Cday bewilders me
[Chorus]
EStreets slow down and ice over,
ADusk comes on and I struggle
To sEtop, to stop, to stop thinking of yAou
At civil tE5wilightE/Eb  C#5  B5  
[Bridge]
F#mHey, every other hour I G#mpass that house,
Where you tAold me that you hBad to B/Cgo
F#mI wonder if the landlord has fG#mixed the crack,
That I sAtared at, instead of sBtaring B/Cback 
[Chorus]
At Eyou. My chance to say something
ASeemed so brief but it wasn't
ENow I know I had plenty of tAime
Between the sEunset and certified darkness
ADusk comes on and I follow
The exhEaust from memory up to the eAnd
At civil tE5wilightE/Eb  C#5  B5  A  
At civil tE5wilightE/Eb  C#5  B5  A  
At civil tE5wilightE/Eb  C#5  B5  A  
At civil tE5wilight E/Eb  C#5  B5  E  

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Civil Twilight

by The Weakerthans

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

B/C

E/Eb

C#5

F#m

G#m

Standard tuning, capo on the first fret. All chords relative to capo.

- 022100

- x02220

- x24442

B/C

- x3444x

- x799xx

E/Eb

- x699xx

C#5

- x466xx

- x244xx

F#m

- 244222

G#m

- 466444

[Verse]

E A

My confusion corner commuters are cursing the cold away

E A

As December tries to dissemble the length of their working day

E A

And they bite their mitts off to show me transfers, deposit change

E A

And I can't stop finding your face in their faces, all rearranged

B B/C

And angry like you never were

[Chorus]

And I ease us back into traffic

Dusk comes on and I wonder

E A

Why I'm always remembering you

E5 E/Eb C#5 B5

At civil twilight

[Verse]

E A

For the most part I think about golfing and constantly calculate

E A

All the seconds left in the minutes, and so on, etcetera

E A

Or recite the names of provinces and Hollywood actors;

E A

Oh, Ontario, oh, Jennifer Jason Leigh

B B/C

This part of the day bewilders me

[Chorus]

Streets slow down and ice over,

Dusk comes on and I struggle

E A

To stop, to stop, to stop thinking of you

E5 E/Eb C#5 B5

At civil twilight

[Bridge]

F#m G#m

Hey, every other hour I pass that house,

A B B/C

Where you told me that you had to go

F#m G#m

I wonder if the landlord has fixed the crack,

A B B/C

That I stared at, instead of staring back

[Chorus]

At you. My chance to say something

Seemed so brief but it wasn't

E A

Now I know I had plenty of time

Between the sunset and certified darkness

Dusk comes on and I follow

E A

The exhaust from memory up to the end

E5 E/Eb C#5 B5 A

At civil twilight

E5 E/Eb C#5 B5 A

At civil twilight

E5 E/Eb C#5 B5 A

At civil twilight

E5 E/Eb C#5 B5 E

At civil twilight

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