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Nighstand Drawer

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[Verse 1] 
(picked)
CHey, hey baby I'm your Am7picnic blanket, 
give me your Gcrumbs, give me your drips, give me your Fbugs. 
CHey, hey baby I'm yAm7our mud-room floor, 
give me your Gstreet-dust, give me your beach-sand, give me youFr rain. 
CHey, hey baby I'm your Am7nightstand drawer, 
give me your sGecrets, give me your longings, give me a Fchance to hold these things 
[Bridge]
(picked)
Dm7I'm not gonna, Ddim7I'm not gonna sell it to thCe papersC7. No, and 
Dm7I'm not gonna, Ddim7I'm not gonna spin em' into CstoriesC7. And 
Dm7I'm not gonna, Ddim7I'm not gonna use it as ammCunition, C7no, 
Dm7I just wanna hDdim7old... 
[Chorus]
(strummed)
CHey, hey baby you know you can Ftalk to me tonight, 
don't lie awGake, don't lie awake, don't lie awake, 
Foh, and let me in, for heaven's sake. 
[Solo]
(strummed)
Dm7 Ddim7 C C7
Dm7 Ddim7
[Verse 2]
(picked)
CHey, hey baby I'm your Am7terra cotta pot, 
give me your Gbasil, give me your daises, give me your Fdirt. 
CHey, hey baby I'm your Am7couch cushion corners, 
give me your Gpop-corn, give me you post-its, give me youFr change. 
CHey, hey baby I'm your Am7nightstand drawer, 
give me your Gsecrets, give me your longings, give me a Fchance to hold these things 
[Bridge]
(strummed)
Dm7I'm not gonna, Ddim7I'm not gonna sell it to thCe papersC7. No, and 
Dm7I'm not gonna, Ddim7I'm not gonna spin em' into CstoriesC7. And 
Dm7I'm not gonna, Ddim7I'm not gonna use it as ammCunition, C7no, 
Dm7I just wanna hDdim7old... 
[Chorus]
(strummed)
CHey, hey baby you know you can Ftalk to me tonight, 
don't lie aGwake, don't lie awake, don't lie awake, 
Foh, and let me in, for heaven's sake.C  

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Nighstand Drawer

by Heather Maloney

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

Dm7

Ddim7

[Verse 1]

(picked)

C Am7

Hey, hey baby I'm your picnic blanket,

G F

give me your crumbs, give me your drips, give me your bugs.

C Am7

Hey, hey baby I'm your mud-room floor,

G F

give me your street-dust, give me your beach-sand, give me your rain.

C Am7

Hey, hey baby I'm your nightstand drawer,

G F

give me your secrets, give me your longings, give me a chance to hold these things

[Bridge]

(picked)

Dm7 Ddim7 C C7

I'm not gonna, I'm not gonna sell it to the papers. No, and

Dm7 Ddim7 C C7

I'm not gonna, I'm not gonna spin em' into stories. And

Dm7 Ddim7 C C7

I'm not gonna, I'm not gonna use it as ammunition, no,

Dm7 Ddim7

I just wanna hold...

[Chorus]

(strummed)

C F

Hey, hey baby you know you can talk to me tonight,

don't lie awake, don't lie awake, don't lie awake,

oh, and let me in, for heaven's sake.

[Solo]

(strummed)

Dm7 Ddim7 C C7

Dm7 Ddim7

[Verse 2]

(picked)

C Am7

Hey, hey baby I'm your terra cotta pot,

G F

give me your basil, give me your daises, give me your dirt.

C Am7

Hey, hey baby I'm your couch cushion corners,

G F

give me your pop-corn, give me you post-its, give me your change.

C Am7

Hey, hey baby I'm your nightstand drawer,

G F

give me your secrets, give me your longings, give me a chance to hold these things

[Bridge]

(strummed)

Dm7 Ddim7 C C7

I'm not gonna, I'm not gonna sell it to the papers. No, and

Dm7 Ddim7 C C7

I'm not gonna, I'm not gonna spin em' into stories. And

Dm7 Ddim7 C C7

I'm not gonna, I'm not gonna use it as ammunition, no,

Dm7 Ddim7

I just wanna hold...

[Chorus]

(strummed)

C F

Hey, hey baby you know you can talk to me tonight,

don't lie awake, don't lie awake, don't lie awake,

F C

oh, and let me in, for heaven's sake.

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