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[Intro]
A F#m
A F#m
A F#m
D E
[Verse]
ARings 'round his F#meyes
ATracks down his F#marm
AHis fans are conF#mfused and his 
Dfriends are alaErmed
AHis wife doesn't F#mtalk
AHates when he's F#mgone
ACounts every skF#mirt 
Din his new entourEage
[Chorus]
And they're aDll gossamer tE7hin
Left of the dAial, bohF#memians
And they daDnce, tournament stE7yle
Twirl 'round the rAoom, curtsey and F#msmile
AAnd they sit at F#mhis feet, 
Aread poeF#mtry and
DSwoon wiEth each wDord E7he speAaks
[Harmonica]
A F#m
A F#m
A F#m
D E
[Verse]
AShe likes the new pF#mope
AShe's not scared of F#mhell
AThey meet once a wF#meek 
at a seDcret moEtel
AShe kisses his nF#meck, 
Ashe plays with hF#mis hair
AHer screams sound like plF#measure, 
her moDans like desEpair
[Verse]
And they're spDread gossamer tE7hin
Pushed to the eAdge, frayed at the F#mends
And it's Dno business of E7mine
They can love moAre than one at a F#mtime
But they're Apushing their luF#mck
AHard but they muF#mst
DRisk Eit aDll fE7or lovAe
[Harmonica]
A F#m
A F#m
A F#m
D E
[Bridge]
A7Now I walk around in some kind of alDtered stateE  
F#mThe drink in my hDand is starting to shAake
A7I get used to it if it has to sDtay this wayE  
F#mA new bunch of floDwers I'll have to arE7range
[Harmonica]
A F#m
A F#m
A F#m
D E
[Verse]
AI don't want to F#meat 
Aor get out of F#mbed
ATry to recF#mall 
what the tDherapist Esaid
AEgo and F#mId,
Athe Essential SF#melf
AYou are who you F#mare 
and yoDu are someone Eelse
[Chorus]
But I'm woDrn gossamer tE7hin
Like delicate aArch, carved by the F#mwind
There's a glDass psyche at stE7ake
Throw me a bArick, see if it brF#meaks
'Cause Athe mind and the brF#main 
Aaren't quite the sF#mame
DBut they both waEnt Dout oE7f this Aplace
[Outro]
A F#m
A F#m
A F#m
D E

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Gossamer Thin

by Conor Oberst

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F#m

[Intro]

A F#m

D E

[Verse]

A F#m

Rings 'round his eyes

A F#m

Tracks down his arm

A F#m

His fans are confused and his

D E

friends are alarmed

A F#m

His wife doesn't talk

A F#m

Hates when he's gone

A F#m

Counts every skirt

D E

in his new entourage

[Chorus]

D E7

And they're all gossamer thin

A F#m

Left of the dial, bohemians

D E7

And they dance, tournament style

A F#m

Twirl 'round the room, curtsey and smile

A F#m

And they sit at his feet,

A F#m

read poetry and

D E D E7 A

Swoon with each word he speaks

[Harmonica]

A F#m

D E

[Verse]

A F#m

She likes the new pope

A F#m

She's not scared of hell

A F#m

They meet once a week

D E

at a secret motel

A F#m

She kisses his neck,

A F#m

she plays with his hair

A F#m

Her screams sound like pleasure,

D E

her moans like despair

[Verse]

D E7

And they're spread gossamer thin

A F#m

Pushed to the edge, frayed at the ends

D E7

And it's no business of mine

A F#m

They can love more than one at a time

A F#m

But they're pushing their luck

A F#m

Hard but they must

D E D E7 A

Risk it all for love

[Harmonica]

A F#m

D E

[Bridge]

A7 D E

Now I walk around in some kind of altered state

F#m D A

The drink in my hand is starting to shake

A7 D E

I get used to it if it has to stay this way

F#m D E7

A new bunch of flowers I'll have to arrange

[Harmonica]

A F#m

D E

[Verse]

A F#m

I don't want to eat

A F#m

or get out of bed

A F#m

Try to recall

D E

what the therapist said

A F#m

Ego and Id,

A F#m

the Essential Self

A F#m

You are who you are

D E

and you are someone else

[Chorus]

D E7

But I'm worn gossamer thin

A F#m

Like delicate arch, carved by the wind

D E7

There's a glass psyche at stake

A F#m

Throw me a brick, see if it breaks

A F#m

'Cause the mind and the brain

A F#m

aren't quite the same

D E D E7 A

But they both want out of this place

[Outro]

A F#m

D E

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