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Pernice Brothers: Saddest Quo
CAPO 1st fret
  [The recording opens with this; best not to play]
  There's a train wreck
  Picking up survivors
  from a plane crash
  on the TV life
  And it's a sad status quotient
[Intro]
C Em F G   C Em F G
[Verse 1]
CTrying to Embe a Fbetter GpersonC  Em  F  G  
CHindsights Emtwenty and my FvisiGbility is CworseningEm  F  G  
All the Amacolytes are Emchoking
But my fAmaith in life's unGbroken
[Verse 2]
Want to Cleave this Emroom better Fthan I Gfound itC  Em  F  G  
CLove my Emname when I Ffeel like I Gcouldn’t even Cgive a shit Em  F  G  
All the Amhypocrites are Emchoking
On their Amblind faith far from Gbroken
[Chorus]
There's a Ctrain wreckEm  
Picking uFp survGivors
from a plCane crashEm  
on the FTV lGive
And it's a Emsad, status Amquotient
Waiting for the Fsky to fallG  
[Break]
C Em F G
[Verse 3]
It’s getting Chard to Emsleep when I Flay my Ghead downC  Em  F  G  
I’ll turn the Csweatshop Emcorner til my Fpart to Gexecute and Csleep in townEm  F  G  
All the Amacolytes are Emchoking
All their Amblind faith far from Gbroken
[Chorus]
There's a Ctrain wreckEm  
Picking uFp survGivors
from a plCane crashEm  
on the FTV lGive
And it's a Emsad, status Amquotient
Waiting for the Fsky to fallG  
[Break]
C Em F G
[Bridge]
AmMy clouded love I thought I’d Emsettle down
GWandering through like a Fhead of touchy silly cattle
AmCruelest joke
My Emancient thoughts feel GnewF  G  F  C  Em  F  G  
C Em F G   C Em F G
[Verse 4]
All the Amacolytes are Emchoking
On their Amblind faith far from Gbroken
[Chorus]
There's a Ctrain wreckEm  
Picking uFp survGivors
from a plCane crashEm  
on the FTV lGive
And it's a Emsad, status Amquotient
It's a Emsad, status Amquotient
It's a Emsad, status Amquotient
Waiting for the Fsky to fallG  C  

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Saddest Quo

by Pernice Brothers

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

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Pernice Brothers: Saddest Quo

CAPO 1st fret

[The recording opens with this; best not to play]

There's a train wreck

Picking up survivors

from a plane crash

on the TV life

And it's a sad status quotient

[Intro]

C Em F G C Em F G

[Verse 1]

C Em F G C Em F G

Trying to be a better person

C Em F G C Em F G

Hindsights twenty and my visibility is worsening

Am Em

All the acolytes are choking

Am G

But my faith in life's unbroken

[Verse 2]

C Em F G C Em F G

Want to leave this room better than I found it

C Em F G C Em F G

Love my name when I feel like I couldn’t even give a shit

Am Em

All the hypocrites are choking

Am G

On their blind faith far from broken

[Chorus]

C Em

There's a train wreck

F G

Picking up survivors

C Em

from a plane crash

F G

on the TV live

Em Am

And it's a sad, status quotient

F G

Waiting for the sky to fall

[Break]

C Em F G

[Verse 3]

C Em F G C Em F G

It’s getting hard to sleep when I lay my head down

C Em F G C Em F G

I’ll turn the sweatshop corner til my part to execute and sleep in town

Am Em

All the acolytes are choking

Am G

All their blind faith far from broken

[Chorus]

C Em

There's a train wreck

F G

Picking up survivors

C Em

from a plane crash

F G

on the TV live

Em Am

And it's a sad, status quotient

F G

Waiting for the sky to fall

[Break]

C Em F G

[Bridge]

Am Em

My clouded love I thought I’d settle down

G F

Wandering through like a head of touchy silly cattle

Cruelest joke

Em G F G F C Em F G

My ancient thoughts feel new

C Em F G C Em F G

[Verse 4]

Am Em

All the acolytes are choking

Am G

On their blind faith far from broken

[Chorus]

C Em

There's a train wreck

F G

Picking up survivors

C Em

from a plane crash

F G

on the TV live

Em Am

And it's a sad, status quotient

Em Am

It's a sad, status quotient

Em Am

It's a sad, status quotient

F G C

Waiting for the sky to fall

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