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[Intro]
 Em   Gx4
[Verse 1]
DHey, did you hear me, mom?
Baby's Emheaded GhomeEm  G  
ADgainst your wishes, I went into the Emwoods GaloneEm  G  
[Instrumental]
 Em   Gx2
[Verse 2]
Just Amlook at my face
A vegetable, beet Cred
I know you gave me Emmoney for the mAsus2otel
But I came hCere instead
I came here instead
[Instrumental]
 Em   Gx4
[Verse 3]
What I Dwanted when I left you
Brushed by, sEmo clGoseEm  G  
With the Dmoney, I got pretty gone
And bloodied some Empoor aGctoEmr's Gnose
[Instrumental]
 Em   Gx2
[Pre-Chorus]
One Amnight in the park, the pellet gun
Took out an Ceye, I came undone
[Chorus]
OGne college kid came to sCee me
He Empassed me that nylon string
Asked me to Dplay him something
GSo I tried my hand at "Blues Run the CGame"
I barely made it tEmhrough it
Then he had to go back to his Dparent's house upstate
Upstate
[Instrumental]
 Em   Gx4
[Verse 4]
Woke Dfrom the dream and I was old
Staring at the Gass crack oEmf dawGnEm  G  
Walked these Dstreets up and down
Looking for PauEml SGimonEm  G  
[Instrumental]
 Em   Gx2
[Pre-Chorus]
All I fAmound was myself, lost in time
I tried Csinging my songs
But I lost my mind
[Chorus]
WGhat have they done with my jCealous one?
Who is gonna Emtalk trash long Dafter I'm gone?
GWhen I was Cyoung
They used to Emfind me pitching horseshoe crabs
DBack into the sun
[Bridge]
GWhat have they done
What have Cthey done
With my Emjealous one?
With my jDealous one?
GWhen I was Cyoung
They used to Emfind me pitching horseshoe crabs
DBack into the sun
[Outro]
Em G Em

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Horseshoe Crabs

by Hop Along

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Asus2

[Intro]

Em G

[Verse 1]

Hey, did you hear me, mom?

Em G Em G

Baby's headed home

D Em G Em G

Against your wishes, I went into the woods alone

[Instrumental]

Em G

[Verse 2]

Just look at my face

A vegetable, beet red

Em Asus2

I know you gave me money for the motel

But I came here instead

I came here instead

[Instrumental]

Em G

[Verse 3]

What I wanted when I left you

Em G Em G

Brushed by, so close

With the money, I got pretty gone

Em G Em G

And bloodied some poor actor's nose

[Instrumental]

Em G

[Pre-Chorus]

One night in the park, the pellet gun

Took out an eye, I came undone

[Chorus]

G C

One college kid came to see me

He passed me that nylon string

Asked me to play him something

G C

So I tried my hand at "Blues Run the Game"

I barely made it through it

Then he had to go back to his parent's house upstate

Upstate

[Instrumental]

Em G

[Verse 4]

Woke from the dream and I was old

G Em G Em G

Staring at the ass crack of dawn

Walked these streets up and down

Em G Em G

Looking for Paul Simon

[Instrumental]

Em G

[Pre-Chorus]

All I found was myself, lost in time

I tried singing my songs

But I lost my mind

[Chorus]

G C

What have they done with my jealous one?

Em D

Who is gonna talk trash long after I'm gone?

G C

When I was young

They used to find me pitching horseshoe crabs

Back into the sun

[Bridge]

What have they done

With my jealous one?

G C

When I was young

They used to find me pitching horseshoe crabs

Back into the sun

[Outro]

Em G Em

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