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[Intro]
Dm  Dm7  Dm7/C  Bb  Dm7/C  Dm7
[Verse 1]
Dm7I wanna ride the hydrDmaulics
Dm7Lit up like the North Star
Dm7/CI wanna wallow in the spoils before the Bbcrowd
Db/CI wanna play my guiDm7tar
Dm7Not gonna sit up and Dmbeg
Dm7Not gonna do Dmtricks
Dm7/CNot gonna stand here on a Bbsound stage
Bb/ATethered to a cruciAfix
Dm
[Hook]
DmThe ride's over
Dm7/CI      Gmknow
But BbI'm not ready to Gmgo
Dm
[Verse 2]
Dm7I wanna flash my pastel colors by the Dmrail
Dm7On a windy day at Pimlico
Dm7/CDon't want to write songs with this clown they set me up Bbwith
Db/CIn a Los Angeles rehearsal studiAo
Dm7Not gonna tour with Trent DmReznor
Dm7Third of three, bottom of the Dmbill
Dm7/CYou can't pay me to make that kind of Bbmusic
Bb/ANot gonna swallow that Apill
[Hook]
Dm7The ride's over
Dm7/CI      Gmknow
But BbI'm not ready to Gmgo
D5  Dsus2  D  Dsus2  D5  Dsus2  D5
D  G  Em  D
D  G  Em  D
[Verse 3]
DMaybe dad is right
GI'm still young
EmAnd I can write C++ just as Dgood as anyone
DI know this guy at Lucasarts
GHe says they're looking for hands
EmIn fifteen years I'll be throwing back beers
DWith my feet in the sand
[Outro]
Dm7  Dm
Dm7  Dm  Dm7  Dm7/C  Bb  Bb/C  Dm7
Dm

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Shelved

by The Mountain Goats

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dm7

Dm7/C

Db/C

Bb/A

Dsus2

Bb/C

[Intro]

Dm Dm7 Dm7/C Bb Dm7/C Dm7

[Verse 1]

Dm7 Dm

I wanna ride the hydraulics

Dm7

Lit up like the North Star

Dm7/C Bb

I wanna wallow in the spoils before the crowd

Db/C Dm7

I wanna play my guitar

Dm7 Dm

Not gonna sit up and beg

Dm7 Dm

Not gonna do tricks

Dm7/C Bb

Not gonna stand here on a sound stage

Bb/A A

Tethered to a crucifix

[Hook]

The ride's over

Dm7/C Gm

I know

Bb Gm

But I'm not ready to go

[Verse 2]

Dm7 Dm

I wanna flash my pastel colors by the rail

Dm7

On a windy day at Pimlico

Dm7/C Bb

Don't want to write songs with this clown they set me up with

Db/C A

In a Los Angeles rehearsal studio

Dm7 Dm

Not gonna tour with Trent Reznor

Dm7 Dm

Third of three, bottom of the bill

Dm7/C Bb

You can't pay me to make that kind of music

Bb/A A

Not gonna swallow that pill

[Hook]

Dm7

The ride's over

Dm7/C Gm

I know

Bb Gm

But I'm not ready to go

D5 Dsus2 D Dsus2 D5 Dsus2 D5

D G Em D

[Verse 3]

Maybe dad is right

I'm still young

Em D

And I can write C++ just as good as anyone

I know this guy at Lucasarts

He says they're looking for hands

In fifteen years I'll be throwing back beers

With my feet in the sand

[Outro]

Dm7 Dm

Dm7 Dm Dm7 Dm7/C Bb Bb/C Dm7

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