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Capo 5
[Verse 1]
EmDavid used to be creative
GSeeing screens in all our faces
CTalking like a kid Scorcese
DMaking films of kids and pavement
EmSummer’d always come around
GWe’d talk about our dreams
CWe’d talk about the way that running
DGives a respite from depression
[Pre-Chorus]
EmBut I’m Gnot sayin’ I’m the man
TCo write you a letter
DAnonymous Tonight
EmTurnGin’ Ctables to shield you from our guns
DGet ready
[Chorus]
GSome thCadd9ings flutter out of focus
DEm7avid’s cDhanging frame by frame
GHoCadd9ping Eloise will notice
BEm7ut the Dfilm’s dissolving into grain
[Verse 2]
EmDavid used to be creative
GNow he’s trading pills and papers
CHanging out at burn out stables
DComing down half Cain, half Abel
EmEloise, she broke his heart
GShe moved to Tennessee
CShe moved to somewhere where the climate
DWon’t give way to more regression
[Pre-Chorus]
EmBut I’m Gnot sayin’ I’m the man
TCo write you a letter
DAnonymous Tonight
EmTurnCin’ Gtables to shield you from our guns
DGet ready
[Chorus]
GSome thCadd9ings flutter out of focus
DEm7avid’s cDhanging frame by frame
GHoCadd9ping Eloise will notice
BEm7ut the Dfilm’s dissolving into grain
[Breakdown]
NEmow IG’m lying in the backyard
WCith my Dfeet in the air
AEmnd IG’m thinking about David
BCut I jDust can’t seem to care
NEmow DGavid he’s been dying
HCe’s beDen drinking alone
WEmell GI’m not quite the friend
YCou thoDught I was all along
[Outro]
Em G C D

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David

by Young Jesus

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

Em7

Capo 5

[Verse 1]

David used to be creative

Seeing screens in all our faces

Talking like a kid Scorcese

Making films of kids and pavement

Summer’d always come around

We’d talk about our dreams

We’d talk about the way that running

Gives a respite from depression

[Pre-Chorus]

Em G

But I’m not sayin’ I’m the man

To write you a letter

Anonymous Tonight

Em G C

Turnin’ tables to shield you from our guns

Get ready

[Chorus]

G Cadd9

Some things flutter out of focus

Em7 D

David’s changing frame by frame

G Cadd9

Hoping Eloise will notice

Em7 D

But the film’s dissolving into grain

[Verse 2]

David used to be creative

Now he’s trading pills and papers

Hanging out at burn out stables

Coming down half Cain, half Abel

Eloise, she broke his heart

She moved to Tennessee

She moved to somewhere where the climate

Won’t give way to more regression

[Pre-Chorus]

Em G

But I’m not sayin’ I’m the man

To write you a letter

Anonymous Tonight

Em C G

Turnin’ tables to shield you from our guns

Get ready

[Chorus]

G Cadd9

Some things flutter out of focus

Em7 D

David’s changing frame by frame

G Cadd9

Hoping Eloise will notice

Em7 D

But the film’s dissolving into grain

[Breakdown]

Em G

Now I’m lying in the backyard

C D

With my feet in the air

Em G

And I’m thinking about David

C D

But I just can’t seem to care

Em G

Now David he’s been dying

C D

He’s been drinking alone

Em G

Well I’m not quite the friend

C D

You thought I was all along

[Outro]

Em G C D

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