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Key: B
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 B-   x24442
 F#-  244322
 G#m- 466444
 E-   022100
Intro:  B   F#   Ex2
Verse 1:
  BDoctors and F#naive love
  ESilver spoons over fire
  BYou tell a F#lazy lie
  EAnd I tell them you're
a liar BAnd we sit F#in
the dark ENeedles and
tubes in your arm
  BI see you in F#dark
glasses Writers Eand
old movie stars
Chorus 1:
   G#mAnd you'd die
before Eyou
look me in
the eyeB  F#  E  B  F#  E  
Verse 2:
  BI had a F#dream last
night EWe had hit
separate bottoms
  BYou yell right
F#in my face EAnd I
poison myself numb
and BYou will F#lick
your wounds EIn only
the most crowded
room BI'm longing
F#for my youth EYou
were lively then too
Chorus 2:
   G#mAnd you lie
when the Etruth
is Hovering vast
as the dark
and grey sBkyF#  E  B  F#  E  
Outro:
  BWe were crowF#ded
and blue EYou were
lively then tooB  F#  
  EYou were lively
        B(hold)
then too

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Lively

by Waxahatchee

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

Key: B

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- x24442

- 244322

G#m

- 466444

- 022100

B F# E

Intro: x2

Verse 1:

B F#

Doctors and naive love

Silver spoons over fire

B F#

You tell a lazy lie

And I tell them you're

B F#

a liar And we sit in

the dark Needles and

tubes in your arm

B F#

I see you in dark

glasses Writers and

old movie stars

Chorus 1:

G#m

And you'd die

before you

look me in

B F# E B F# E

the eye

Verse 2:

B F#

I had a dream last

night We had hit

separate bottoms

You yell right

F# E

in my face And I

poison myself numb

B F#

and You will lick

your wounds In only

the most crowded

room I'm longing

F# E

for my youth You

were lively then too

Chorus 2:

G#m

And you lie

when the truth

is Hovering vast

as the dark

B F# E B F# E

and grey sky

Outro:

B F#

We were crowded

and blue You were

B F#

lively then too

You were lively

B(hold)

then too

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