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Art Isn't Real (City of Sin)
Deer Tick
Capo: IV
[Intro]
C Am Em G C Am Em G
[Verse 1]
CI----A- aEmm the dotted Gline
And Cyou fill me Amin with whaEmtever you Glike
  CI'Amm---- just Emgoing through the Gmotions
CI---Am- need an Emold fashioned Gpotion
There's Fgotta be some old recipe
'Cause I gotta get Gdrunk
I gotta forget about some G7things
[Verse 2]
CI---Am- lived in Emlies all my Glife
And CI've been living Amhere for a Emlong, long Gtime
 CAnd I Amknow it's been Emcoming down a Gwhile now
 CWhen it Amshows, then you Emget me on the Gdial
But right Fnow you're half way around the world
Maybe I'll see Gbetter days, but I'm not so sure I willG7  
[Verse 3]
 CI--Am'm still Emhanging round and Ground
CSometimes it's a Amracket, but Emlately not a Gsound
 CIn the Ambowels of Emhistory and Gtime
 CWell, I have Amlearned to stand Emback and never Gshine
FNow I feel stupid when I smile
For not a Gjourney, but a circus are our G7lives
[Interlude]
C Am Em G  C Am Em G
[Verse 4]
CI--- can't make Amup for Emeverything I Gwaste
And CI--- know that AmI could Emnever afford a Gtaste
 COf anytAmhing that your Emlovely Ghands make
 CIt eats aAmway with a Emforce so Ggreat
Just beFcause it brings a smile to my face
Such a Gbad memory, you just can't eG7rase
[Verse 5]
 CI Amknow of a Emcity to Gsteal from
And CI Amknow of a Emcity to Gcheat on
And CI Amknow of a Emcity of Gsin
 CAnd that's the Amplace I Emwanna meet you Gin
FAnd say hello all over again
RoGmance me, take it back to the beginning
[Outro]
C Am Em G

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Art Isnt Real

by Deer Tick

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

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Art Isn't Real (City of Sin)

Deer Tick

Capo: IV

[Intro]

C Am Em G C Am Em G

[Verse 1]

C A Em G

I----- am the dotted line

C Am Em G

And you fill me in with whatever you like

C Am Em G

I'm---- just going through the motions

C Am Em G

I---- need an old fashioned potion

There's gotta be some old recipe

'Cause I gotta get drunk

I gotta forget about some things

[Verse 2]

C Am Em G

I---- lived in lies all my life

C Am Em G

And I've been living here for a long, long time

C Am Em G

And I know it's been coming down a while now

C Am Em G

When it shows, then you get me on the dial

But right now you're half way around the world

G G7

Maybe I'll see better days, but I'm not so sure I will

[Verse 3]

C Am Em G

I--'m still hanging round and round

C Am Em G

Sometimes it's a racket, but lately not a sound

C Am Em G

In the bowels of history and time

C Am Em G

Well, I have learned to stand back and never shine

Now I feel stupid when I smile

G G7

For not a journey, but a circus are our lives

[Interlude]

C Am Em G C Am Em G

[Verse 4]

C Am Em G

I--- can't make up for everything I waste

C Am Em G

And I--- know that I could never afford a taste

C Am Em G

Of anything that your lovely hands make

C Am Em G

It eats away with a force so great

Just because it brings a smile to my face

G G7

Such a bad memory, you just can't erase

[Verse 5]

C Am Em G

I know of a city to steal from

C Am Em G

And I know of a city to cheat on

C Am Em G

And I know of a city of sin

C Am Em G

And that's the place I wanna meet you in

And say hello all over again

Romance me, take it back to the beginning

[Outro]

C Am Em G

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