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Another great song from a Portland band. This tab is based on the studio version. In the live Unpeeled
edition, they use a capo on the forth fret and play it in E. I'm using a capo on 1st and playing in G.
Strumming pattern is the same as it's just a play onn the pattern below.
It's all three basic chords G (355433), C (x35553), D7 (x57575). I use all barred but it would totally
work whichever way you want to.
(Picking Pattern)
e|--------------------3---------|
B|------4-----4-----------5-----|
G|------5-----5-----------4-----|
D|---------5------------5-------|
A|------------------------------|
E|--3------------3-----------3--|
[Intro]
G G
[Verse]
GWhen I checked back in I was a fool and I was kissing undeCrneath the storm of birds
They would fly right at us and then Gswerve
As if trying to act ouD7t words
She Gcalled it a bad omen after I had named it lucky
we bCegan to drift from there
And that used to be a secret kept with Gcare
‘Till i started writing D7songs
And Gonce that one had ended I was sad but empathetic
And it Crolled around my head
Like a cartoon chGase that never ends
Where no one gets to catch the D7mouse
[Chorus]
Sings Grestless, restless springs
I’m in D7love with too many things
You'll have to Cfind me a bigger heart
a bigger GheartD7  
[Verse]
GWhen I looked back up
oh i was standing at the border with the seCa air in my face
Straining for horiGzons far away
As it was dark as any nD7ight
And with thGe cold wind blowin' inlands
That's when I heard the water talking
say "iCnfinity is fine, as long as you let the rGest of it be mine
between a rattle and D7a sigh"
Though the Gparty always beacons
There's a bonfire for warming
There's a fClicker in her eye
If I can only find thGe words to fit your stride
To make that D7flower bloom
Though some Gevenings are for dancing
Others for blowing candles
Wish I kCnew which was which kind
Wish I kGnew which was which kind
Wish I kD7new
[Verse]
GWhen I checked back in
I was a fool and I was kissing
UndeCrneath the storm of birds
And it became a city Gon the run
It'd changed before mD7y eyes
Sometimes it gets Gquiet
The kind you can't wCish away
And I'm convinced it'll be the Gdeath of me
The death of me D7someday
GWhen I checked back in I was a fool and I was kissing
Gunderneath the storm of birds

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Some Evenings Are For Dancing

by The Weather Machine

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

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Another great song from a Portland band. This tab is based on the studio version. In the live Unpeeled

edition, they use a capo on the forth fret and play it in E. I'm using a capo on 1st and playing in G.

Strumming pattern is the same as it's just a play onn the pattern below.

It's all three basic chords G (355433), C (x35553), D7 (x57575). I use all barred but it would totally

work whichever way you want to.

(Picking Pattern)

e|--------------------3---------|

B|------4-----4-----------5-----|

G|------5-----5-----------4-----|

D|---------5------------5-------|

A|------------------------------|

E|--3------------3-----------3--|

[Intro]

G G

[Verse]

G C

When I checked back in I was a fool and I was kissing underneath the storm of birds

They would fly right at us and then swerve

As if trying to act out words

She called it a bad omen after I had named it lucky

we began to drift from there

And that used to be a secret kept with care

‘Till i started writing songs

And once that one had ended I was sad but empathetic

And it rolled around my head

Like a cartoon chase that never ends

Where no one gets to catch the mouse

[Chorus]

Sings restless, restless springs

I’m in love with too many things

You'll have to find me a bigger heart

G D7

a bigger heart

[Verse]

When I looked back up

oh i was standing at the border with the sea air in my face

Straining for horizons far away

As it was dark as any night

And with the cold wind blowin' inlands

That's when I heard the water talking

C G

say "infinity is fine, as long as you let the rest of it be mine

between a rattle and a sigh"

Though the party always beacons

There's a bonfire for warming

There's a flicker in her eye

If I can only find the words to fit your stride

To make that flower bloom

Though some evenings are for dancing

Others for blowing candles

Wish I knew which was which kind

Wish I knew

[Verse]

When I checked back in

I was a fool and I was kissing

Underneath the storm of birds

And it became a city on the run

It'd changed before my eyes

Sometimes it gets quiet

The kind you can't wish away

And I'm convinced it'll be the death of me

The death of me someday

When I checked back in I was a fool and I was kissing

underneath the storm of birds

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