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Last Year

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[Verse 1]
GJanuary Acame and took my Dheart away
DFeb-Emru-Da-Ary Gfelt the same
F#mMarch, my Emhugs became hold Dons
DApril, I Ahuffed like porridge Gon the boil
GMorning May, AI'm downwind from Dyour shampoo
DIcEmhi, nDi, sAan, gGo, roku, nana, hachi, kEmyuu, jyuu
DJune, I learned to Acount to ten in GJapanese
GDry July, like Awiping skin Dfrom my skull
InDstead, EmI vDisitAed Gfamily
F#mThey told me EmI'm special
DHmmA  G  
[Verse 2]
AuGgustus came and Astabilised me with my Dfather's pain
ReDlieEmving Ddrug, AdiGazepam
F#mLife Efloats aDway
DOctober, I swam Aback for my Gbirthday
FireGwork display in a Acafeteria of my Dold school
DHappEm-i-Der Amy Gcold, black sleep F#min my Emcold, deep bed
DeDcember, you Asang at my Gfuneral
[B-section]
If it's D/Adepths to your Bmrivers, I've Dpicked one for Ayou
Oh, D/Agreedy with BmSs but Dequalled by AIs
If it's D/Astones for your Bmpockets, I've Dcollected a fAew
To D/Ahold you Bmdown
To Dhold you Adown
[Chorus]
GMissisAsippi, Dcome back to Gme
GOh, MissisAsippi, your Dcold, black Gsleep
GOh, AMissisDsipGpi
DOh, Aoh, Doh
[Break]
D/A   Bm   D   A
D/A   Bm   D   A
D/A   Bm   D   A
D/A   Bm   D   A
[Chorus]
GMissisAsippi, Dcome back to Gme
GCome, MississiAppi, from your cDold, black sGleep
GOh, AMissisDsipGpi
DHmmA  D  
DHmmA  D  

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Last Year

by alt-J

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F#m

D/A

[Verse 1]

G A D

January came and took my heart away

D Em D A G

Feb-ru-a-ry felt the same

F#m Em D

March, my hugs became hold ons

D A G

April, I huffed like porridge on the boil

G A D

Morning May, I'm downwind from your shampoo

D Em D A G Em

Ichi, ni, san, go, roku, nana, hachi, kyuu, jyuu

D A G

June, I learned to count to ten in Japanese

G A D

Dry July, like wiping skin from my skull

D Em D A G

Instead, I visited family

F#m Em

They told me I'm special

D A G

Hmm

[Verse 2]

G A D

Augustus came and stabilised me with my father's pain

D Em D A G

Relieving drug, diazepam

F#m E D

Life floats away

D A G

October, I swam back for my birthday

G A D

Firework display in a cafeteria of my old school

D Em D A G F#m Em

Happ-i-er my cold, black sleep in my cold, deep bed

D A G

December, you sang at my funeral

[B-section]

D/A Bm D A

If it's depths to your rivers, I've picked one for you

D/A Bm D A

Oh, greedy with Ss but equalled by Is

D/A Bm D A

If it's stones for your pockets, I've collected a few

D/A Bm

To hold you down

D A

To hold you down

[Chorus]

G A D G

Mississippi, come back to me

G A D G

Oh, Mississippi, your cold, black sleep

G A D G

Oh, Mississippi

D A D

Oh, oh, oh

[Break]

D/A Bm D A

[Chorus]

G A D G

Mississippi, come back to me

G A D G

Come, Mississippi, from your cold, black sleep

G A D G

Oh, Mississippi

D A D

Hmm

D A D

Hmm

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