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F#In a chalk dotted line*
C#Draw a kid, left behind 
FSevered limbs in harmony 
BbStrumming from a fG#ew good deeds
F#Carry it to survive 
C#To a bed half alive 
FHeld before a dozen times 
BbDeep inside a fG#uneral for a frF#iend: 
Runs in C#portions like fFilm clips
BbRun, rG#un
F#Rundown the list 
F#The memoirist 
Like kFindling 
BbBurn, burn, G#burn, burn it dC#own 
I will stay iFnside 
The sF#aved 
It's a good BbmourniG#ng C#  
They will ignFite you 
The dooF#med
And BbI will wG#rite for you 
F#Of a boy, damaged goods 
C#Of a bench, understood 
FFor a spell, the soul resides 
BbIn a yellow cG#halk outline 
F#Carry on the camel's back 
F#Have another heart attack 
C#To the cure FI would drive 
BbPlayed that scene a hG#undred times to dF#ate 
F#Today's ambC#ition, to relFate 
In a Bbsustaining G#saccharine F#state 
Impart the buC#rden and get wFell 
It's what evBberyone's tG#rying to sBbell 
F   F#    G#   A   Bb
F   F#
AnyG#thing you wFant it to F#be
Weigh the sC#creenplay and Frevise 
BbWarp, G#warp, F#warp with the cC#ontortionist 
So Fhopelessly Bbill-fated G#everydaC#y 
He will stay Finside 
The doF#omed 
It's a good BbmourniG#ng to lC#oom 
They will insFpire him 
The sF#aved BbInnocentG#ly filling Bbgraves

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The Contortionist

by Joey Cape

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Chords in this song · guitar

In a chalk dotted line*

Draw a kid, left behind

Severed limbs in harmony

Bb G#

Strumming from a few good deeds

Carry it to survive

To a bed half alive

Held before a dozen times

Bb G# F#

Deep inside a funeral for a friend:

C# F

Runs in portions like film clips

Bb G#

Run, run

Rundown the list

The memoirist

Like kindling

Bb G# C#

Burn, burn, burn, burn it down

I will stay inside

The saved

Bb G# C#

It's a good mourning

They will ignite you

The doomed

Bb G#

And I will write for you

Of a boy, damaged goods

Of a bench, understood

For a spell, the soul resides

Bb G#

In a yellow chalk outline

Carry on the camel's back

Have another heart attack

C# F

To the cure I would drive

Bb G# F#

Played that scene a hundred times to date

F# C# F

Today's ambition, to relate

Bb G# F#

In a sustaining saccharine state

C# F

Impart the burden and get well

Bb G# Bb

It's what everyone's trying to sell

F F# G# A Bb

F F#

G# F F#

Anything you want it to be

C# F

Weigh the screenplay and revise

Bb G# F# C#

Warp, warp, warp with the contortionist

F Bb G# C#

So hopelessly ill-fated everyday

He will stay inside

The doomed

Bb G# C#

It's a good mourning to loom

They will inspire him

F# Bb G# Bb

The saved Innocently filling graves

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