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Okkervil River

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[Note] the second  Bchord is a 1-strum accent going from  Aback to  C#m  
[Intro] 
C#m B A B
[Verse]
C#mOkkervil River on the Bradio, you never Aheard them beforeB  
C#mRemember when your dad gave you Bhell and you cried on the Abathroom floorB  
C#mAnd we saved all our money for the Bday we'd up and get AawayB  
C#mWe never said sorry, no, we Bnever felt bad about AanythingB  
[Chorus]
Oh-nah-nah-C#mooooooBohA  B  
Oh-nah-nah-C#mooooooBohA  B  
[Verse 2]
C#mWinter rolled in like a Bhurricane, boy, and it Aknocked me aroundB  
C#mThe days grew thin, I was on my Bbike, watching the Alights come downB  
C#mOlder man comes, saying "BWhy you gotta Abe so loud?B  
C#mDon't you know mister, there's nBo where to go in thAis one-way townB  
[Bridge]
Except straight Edown, down like a Afalling wind
We were C#myoung, we were Bbroke
We had Aeverything, so forget-me-Enot for when I was Afifteen
I was C#mshy, I was Bgreen, I had Aeverything
I had Eeverything
[Interlude]
(Oh-nah-nahC#m-oh, B  A  B  
Oh-nah-nah-C#moh, B  A  B  
Oh-nah-nah-C#moh...)B  A  B  
[Chorus]
Oh-nah-nah-C#mohB  A  B  
Oh-nah-nah-C#mohB  A  B  
Oh-nah-nah-C#mohB  A  B  
Oh-nah-nah-C#mohB  A  B  
[Outro]
   EDown like a Atired day
I've'a C#mbroken all the Bpromises Amade
To not grow Eup, to keep hold of the Asimple things
For when C#mI was Bfifteen, I had Aeverything
I had Eeverything

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Okkervil River

by Ciaran Lavery

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

B A C#m

[Note] the second chord is a 1-strum accent going from back to

[Intro]

C#m B A B

[Verse]

C#m B A B

Okkervil River on the radio, you never heard them before

C#m B A B

Remember when your dad gave you hell and you cried on the bathroom floor

C#m B A B

And we saved all our money for the day we'd up and get away

C#m B A B

We never said sorry, no, we never felt bad about anything

[Chorus]

C#m B A B

Oh-nah-nah-oooooooh

C#m B A B

Oh-nah-nah-oooooooh

[Verse 2]

C#m B A B

Winter rolled in like a hurricane, boy, and it knocked me around

C#m B A B

The days grew thin, I was on my bike, watching the lights come down

C#m B A B

Older man comes, saying "Why you gotta be so loud?

C#m B A B

Don't you know mister, there's no where to go in this one-way town

[Bridge]

E A

Except straight down, down like a falling wind

C#m B

We were young, we were broke

A E A

We had everything, so forget-me-not for when I was fifteen

C#m B A

I was shy, I was green, I had everything

I had everything

[Interlude]

C#m B A B

(Oh-nah-nah-oh,

C#m B A B

Oh-nah-nah-oh,

C#m B A B

Oh-nah-nah-oh...)

[Chorus]

C#m B A B

Oh-nah-nah-oh

C#m B A B

Oh-nah-nah-oh

C#m B A B

Oh-nah-nah-oh

C#m B A B

Oh-nah-nah-oh

[Outro]

E A

Down like a tired day

C#m B A

I've'a broken all the promises made

E A

To not grow up, to keep hold of the simple things

C#m B A

For when I was fifteen, I had everything

I had everything

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