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Napalm

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[Intro]
A
[Verse]
AIt's a quixotic quest on a hot summer's night
AI got a fistful of fireworks
AI'm gonna try and set things right
DI lost my inhibitions
DI think I may have lost my wallet tAoo
EIn this dying land of plenty
EThere's a whole lot of nothing to Ado
[Verse]
AOh, I'm Billy Pilgrim you're a Dresden doll
AThey carpet bomb the city
AThank God they spared the mall
DLet's hold a vigil
DFor the kinda, sorta innoceAnt
EI guess I should defend your virtue
EBut the truth is I'm still on the fenAce
[Verse]
AAnd old Heinrich Himmler, he never broke the law
AWell, technically speaking ask Sam Peckinpah
DSometimes you need a vigilante 
Dif you want to get a just thing doAne
EAnd I don't want to kill nobody
Ewhose only crime is worshiping the suAn
[Chorus]
DBreakfast of napalAm
DBurn down the plF#mace where EI belongD  
DArch rivals make loAve
EAnd they gotta keep it secret
EThey still do it with the ligDmhts onA  
[Verse]
AAnd I got bad nostalgia for what came before
ASad reenactments of our civil war
DMy heartache is obsessive
DI just wish that I could let it Ago
EBut there's a mountain down in Georgia
EWith a kickass laser light showA  
[Verse]
AAnd I can always convince you, you're just like Patty Hearst
AOr you're a sympathetic baby when I'm at my worst
DI don't want to brainwash you
DI just wish that you would change your tAune
E'Cause I've been gunning for redemption
EAnd I think I'll hit the bullseye sooAn
[Chorus]
DChartreuse and mentholAs
DBurn down the tF#mown that Ewe were frDom
DI lost my true lovAe 
Eto a three-alarm fire
EThey tried to put out with a sDmquirt gun. Odelay, homesA.
[Solo]
A D A E A
[Verse]
ASing little child like a Nightingale
ASing little child, send me anthrax through the Dmail
DI wanna to know you, I wanna know if you are trAue
EBecause the closer I get to you 
Eis the further that I feel from yoAu
[Chorus]
DBreakfast of napaAlm
DBurn down the pF#mlace where Ewe beloDng
DArch rivals make lAove
EAnd they gotta keep it secret
EThey gotta keep it secret
EThey gotta keep it secret
EThey still do it with the Dmlights on

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Napalm

by Conor Oberst

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F#m

[Intro]

[Verse]

It's a quixotic quest on a hot summer's night

I got a fistful of fireworks

I'm gonna try and set things right

I lost my inhibitions

D A

I think I may have lost my wallet too

In this dying land of plenty

E A

There's a whole lot of nothing to do

[Verse]

Oh, I'm Billy Pilgrim you're a Dresden doll

They carpet bomb the city

Thank God they spared the mall

Let's hold a vigil

D A

For the kinda, sorta innocent

I guess I should defend your virtue

E A

But the truth is I'm still on the fence

[Verse]

And old Heinrich Himmler, he never broke the law

Well, technically speaking ask Sam Peckinpah

Sometimes you need a vigilante

D A

if you want to get a just thing done

And I don't want to kill nobody

E A

whose only crime is worshiping the sun

[Chorus]

D A

Breakfast of napalm

D F#m E D

Burn down the place where I belong

D A

Arch rivals make love

And they gotta keep it secret

E Dm A

They still do it with the lights on

[Verse]

And I got bad nostalgia for what came before

Sad reenactments of our civil war

My heartache is obsessive

D A

I just wish that I could let it go

But there's a mountain down in Georgia

E A

With a kickass laser light show

[Verse]

And I can always convince you, you're just like Patty Hearst

Or you're a sympathetic baby when I'm at my worst

I don't want to brainwash you

D A

I just wish that you would change your tune

'Cause I've been gunning for redemption

E A

And I think I'll hit the bullseye soon

[Chorus]

D A

Chartreuse and menthols

D F#m E D

Burn down the town that we were from

D A

I lost my true love

to a three-alarm fire

E Dm A

They tried to put out with a squirt gun. Odelay, homes.

[Solo]

A D A E A

[Verse]

Sing little child like a Nightingale

A D

Sing little child, send me anthrax through the mail

D A

I wanna to know you, I wanna know if you are true

Because the closer I get to you

E A

is the further that I feel from you

[Chorus]

D A

Breakfast of napalm

D F#m E D

Burn down the place where we belong

D A

Arch rivals make love

And they gotta keep it secret

They gotta keep it secret

E Dm

They still do it with the lights on

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