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[Intro]
 G   Fx 4
[Verse]
GLady future's arms are lily white
FThey stretch before you come inside
GThere's room enough, she's generous
FCome on, come up, while we're still young
GYou want to love your life from a prison?
FOf all this uninvited altruism
GThe homemade weapons you're fashioning
FAre hellbent on doing us both in
[Chorus]
GYou never mean what you say
Why don't you say what you mean?
FI never get anywhere
I get the space in between
GBeautifully mutilated
Instantly antiquated
FI will admit I almost always underestimate it
GYou better mean what you say
Why don't you say what you mean?
FI never get anywhere
I get the space in between
GBeautifully mutilated
Instantly antiquated
FI will admit I almost always underestimate it
[Instrumental]
 G   Fx2
[Verse]
GLet's begin at the beginning
Let us revisit the past
FLike when the houselights are dimming
Like silver screen photograph
GIt makes a beautiful sound
When nobody else is around
FIt has a wonderful way
Of eating up entire days
GWe'll go swimming in libations
FForgive unexplained lacerations
GThe otherworldly manifestations
FI could live in the breath you're wasting
[Chorus]
GYou never mean what you say
Why don't you say what you mean?
FI never get anywhere
I get the space in between
GBeautifully mutilated
Instantly antiquated
FI will admit I almost always underestimate it
GYou never mean what you say
Why don't you say what you mean?
FI never get anywhere
I get the space in between
GBeautifully mutilated
Instantly antiquated
FI will admit I almost always underestimate it
You don't owe them Ganything
No, you don't owe them Fanything
No, you don't owe them Ganything
[Instrumental]
 G   Fx2
[Chorus]
GYou never mean what you say
Why don't you say what you mean?
FI never get anywhere
I get the space in between
GBeautifully mutilated
Instantly antiquated
FI will admit I almost always underestimate it
GYou never mean what you say
Why don't you say what you mean?
FI never get anywhere
I get the space in between
GBeautifully mutilated
Instantly antiquated
FI will admit I almost always underestimate Git

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Transliterator

by DeVotchKa

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G F

x 4

[Verse]

Lady future's arms are lily white

They stretch before you come inside

There's room enough, she's generous

Come on, come up, while we're still young

You want to love your life from a prison?

Of all this uninvited altruism

The homemade weapons you're fashioning

Are hellbent on doing us both in

[Chorus]

You never mean what you say

Why don't you say what you mean?

I never get anywhere

I get the space in between

Beautifully mutilated

Instantly antiquated

I will admit I almost always underestimate it

You better mean what you say

Why don't you say what you mean?

I never get anywhere

I get the space in between

Beautifully mutilated

Instantly antiquated

I will admit I almost always underestimate it

[Instrumental]

G F

[Verse]

Let's begin at the beginning

Let us revisit the past

Like when the houselights are dimming

Like silver screen photograph

It makes a beautiful sound

When nobody else is around

It has a wonderful way

Of eating up entire days

We'll go swimming in libations

Forgive unexplained lacerations

The otherworldly manifestations

I could live in the breath you're wasting

[Chorus]

You never mean what you say

Why don't you say what you mean?

I never get anywhere

I get the space in between

Beautifully mutilated

Instantly antiquated

I will admit I almost always underestimate it

You never mean what you say

Why don't you say what you mean?

I never get anywhere

I get the space in between

Beautifully mutilated

Instantly antiquated

I will admit I almost always underestimate it

You don't owe them anything

No, you don't owe them anything

[Instrumental]

G F

[Chorus]

You never mean what you say

Why don't you say what you mean?

I never get anywhere

I get the space in between

Beautifully mutilated

Instantly antiquated

I will admit I almost always underestimate it

You never mean what you say

Why don't you say what you mean?

I never get anywhere

I get the space in between

Beautifully mutilated

Instantly antiquated

F G

I will admit I almost always underestimate it

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