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Van Gogh

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A, A#, B, G: E-shaped bar chords
D: A-shaped bar chord
Verse
A#Don’t sketch a house from the Gtrace in our head
DGrow it from the ground and live Athere instead
Take A#everything we own and Gmove it to our brain
PreDtend for days we’re MagdaAlene and Jefferson May
Chorus
A#I don’t know a thing aGbout love before Van DGoghA  
A#I don’t know a thing aGbout love before stereDoA  
Verse
A#Maggie and Jeff fall aGsleep on the porch
DListening to music that Awasn’t like yours
A#Two little Indie-Annies Gsing along, holding hands
Don’t Deven know that’s not what love Ais
Chorus
GPlease don’t Bbore yourself
You’re Gjust as bad as AI Bam
GI Bknow you’re mad
GThat I laughed at Ayour Blife
GWho ever Breally cared?
It was Gjust your parents who AtrBiedA  G  
Chorus

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Van Gogh

by Skating Polly

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Chords in this song · guitar

A, A#, B, G: E-shaped bar chords

D: A-shaped bar chord

Verse

A# G

Don’t sketch a house from the trace in our head

D A

Grow it from the ground and live there instead

A# G

Take everything we own and move it to our brain

D A

Pretend for days we’re Magdalene and Jefferson May

Chorus

A# G D A

I don’t know a thing about love before Van Gogh

A# G D A

I don’t know a thing about love before stereo

Verse

A# G

Maggie and Jeff fall asleep on the porch

D A

Listening to music that wasn’t like yours

A# G

Two little Indie-Annies sing along, holding hands

D A

Don’t even know that’s not what love is

Chorus

G B

Please don’t bore yourself

G A B

You’re just as bad as I am

G B

I know you’re mad

G A B

That I laughed at your life

G B

Who ever really cared?

G A B A G

It was just your parents who tried

Chorus

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