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[Intro]
G    Am  Em    C G
G    Am  Em    C G
G    Am  Em    C G
G    Am  Em    C G
[A SECTION]
[Strum pattern same as intro]
            G     Am              Em     CN.C.   G   Am   Em   C  G  
Stolen Aphrodite, beautiful and mighty
                G        Am                 Em      CN.C.   G   Am   Em   C  G  
Act like you can find me tucked beneath a vine leaf
GTry to keep my Amhead down, EmTry to keep my Cmouth GshutG  Am  Em  C  G  
DYou do not exist; you are a Emproduct of my Cloneliness
G    Am  Em    C G
G    Am  Em    C G
             G         Am              Em     CN.C.   G   Am   Em   C  G  
Never let you in, I'll never let you find me
                G         Am                Em     CN.C.   G   Am   Em   C  G  
Butcher what you do have, put your past behind me
DI am not afraid and will not Embuckle under Cignorance
DAnd you could find a purpose while I Emfumbled for Cdeliverance
DI'm happy but I wouldn't put it Empast our new Cintelligence
G    Am  Em    C G
G    Am  Em    C G
G    Am  Em    C G
G    Am  Em    C G
[B SECTION]
[Strum once for each chord, lead vocal comes in over second verse.]
G
GSo we swam to the bottom Cof the Gsea
DFound faith and a little bit of sanCitGy
GOh some peace and quiet may be what CI Gneed
DIt'll be a lot better if you're honest Cwith Gme
GCause I'm sick of saying where I don't CbelGong (The way I think)
DIf you just don't talk than you can't Cbe Gwrong (that I should get away sometimes)
GSo you sit there smug with the sterCeo Gon (The way I wish)
DTyping, yes, yes, never to your favoriCte Gsong (that you would try and compromise]
GOh you can't find love where you thought Cyou Gwould (The way I think)
DEvery single lead you had is turning up Cno Ggood (that I should get away sometimes)
GI can change my mind if you think Cyou Gcould (The way I wish)
DI would move my belongings if you thought CI Gshould (that you would try and compromise]
G C G
D C G
G C G
D C G
[Keyboard only]
[Play straight eighths for same effect]
EmAnd every single time I Cthink I'll Gkeep my cool
EmI catch my other body Cmaking Geyes at you
EmAnd instincts are deceiving, Cdo you Gtrust me to
EmRun away? Run Caway? GRun away
EmBecause you were never anyCthing I Gthought I'd want
EmI've been trying for a while Cand this Gthing I got
EmLeft me rambling and stumbling Cover Gwhat I say
EmAnd I say, and I Csay, Gand I say
EmRun away, Crun away, Grun away
[A SECTION]
G    Am  Em    C G
G    Am  Em    C G
G    Am  Em    C G
G    Am  Em    C G
G    Am  Em    C G
G    Am  Em    C G
G    Am  Em    C G
    G    Am      Em   CN.C.
GStolen AphrodAmite, Embeautiful and CmightyG  Am  Em  C  G  
GAct like you can Amfind me tEmucked beneath a Cvine leafG  Am  Em  C  G  
DThis was never anything I Emwanted you to Csuffer for
DDespite how much I love my home I Emfind I'm missing CBaltimore
DTied and gagged and bound to soil EmI will taste foreCver more
G    Am  Em    C G
G    Am  Em    C G
G    Am  Em    C G
G    Am  Em    C G

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Our New Intelligence

by River City Extension

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G Am Em C G

[A SECTION]

[Strum pattern same as intro]

G Am Em C G Am Em C G

N.C.

Stolen Aphrodite, beautiful and mighty

G Am Em C G Am Em C G

N.C.

Act like you can find me tucked beneath a vine leaf

G Am Em C G G Am Em C G

Try to keep my head down, Try to keep my mouth shut

D Em C

You do not exist; you are a product of my loneliness

G Am Em C G

G Am Em C G Am Em C G

N.C.

Never let you in, I'll never let you find me

G Am Em C G Am Em C G

N.C.

Butcher what you do have, put your past behind me

D Em C

I am not afraid and will not buckle under ignorance

D Em C

And you could find a purpose while I fumbled for deliverance

D Em C

I'm happy but I wouldn't put it past our new intelligence

G Am Em C G

[B SECTION]

[Strum once for each chord, lead vocal comes in over second verse.]

G C G

So we swam to the bottom of the sea

D C G

Found faith and a little bit of sanity

G C G

Oh some peace and quiet may be what I need

D C G

It'll be a lot better if you're honest with me

G C G

Cause I'm sick of saying where I don't belong (The way I think)

D C G

If you just don't talk than you can't be wrong (that I should get away sometimes)

G C G

So you sit there smug with the stereo on (The way I wish)

D C G

Typing, yes, yes, never to your favorite song (that you would try and compromise]

G C G

Oh you can't find love where you thought you would (The way I think)

D C G

Every single lead you had is turning up no good (that I should get away sometimes)

G C G

I can change my mind if you think you could (The way I wish)

D C G

I would move my belongings if you thought I should (that you would try and compromise]

G C G

D C G

G C G

D C G

[Keyboard only]

[Play straight eighths for same effect]

Em C G

And every single time I think I'll keep my cool

Em C G

I catch my other body making eyes at you

Em C G

And instincts are deceiving, do you trust me to

Em C G

Run away? Run away? Run away

Em C G

Because you were never anything I thought I'd want

Em C G

I've been trying for a while and this thing I got

Em C G

Left me rambling and stumbling over what I say

Em C G

And I say, and I say, and I say

Em C G

Run away, run away, run away

[A SECTION]

G Am Em C G

G Am Em C

N.C.

G Am Em C G Am Em C G

Stolen Aphrodite, beautiful and mighty

G Am Em C G Am Em C G

Act like you can find me tucked beneath a vine leaf

D Em C

This was never anything I wanted you to suffer for

D Em C

Despite how much I love my home I find I'm missing Baltimore

D Em C

Tied and gagged and bound to soil I will taste forever more

G Am Em C G

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