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[Intro]
 Em   G   Am   Dx4
[Verse 1]
EmI had a dream you lAmeft me for someone who was mEmean to me
So I cried and left for MeAmxicoD  
EmWhere I tried to learn to sAmurf by riding a maEmchine that I kept beside the wiAmndow
It was nDot a good way to EmbeG  Am  D  Em  G  Am  
DNot a good way to EmbeG  Am  D  Em  G  Am  D  
[Veres 2]
EmI had a dream I was in scAmhool, I was learning from the bEmest how to overcome my bAmlues
DThey said, hEmere's a spider in a bAmowl, here's Poseidon's white bEmull
Now, just pretend you have the rAmight to choDose
[Chorus]
And I saGid, aDm I an alCien heGre?
DHere in the caCve of my skGull
DCrawling aroCund in the dGark
DDark to the onCes I lEmove
[Instrumental]
 Em   G   Am   Dx4
[Bridge]
  EmPut fodDder on the fAmire, get waDter from the wEmell
It's a siDmple kind of lAmife
  EmAnd hapDpiness is eAmasy, it's a stDory that you tGell, it's a teaDrdrop in yCour eye
[Instrumental]
 Bm   Emx4
[Verse 3]
EmAnd I hGad a dream that Amhe died, and Dhe died, then Emhe died, and then pGapa died AmtooD  
   EmAnd someGwhere in the wAmorld an evil geDnius was on the rEmise
And then BoGwie died, and eveAmrybody said
Well, wChat are we gonna do?
[Chorus]
   G  DAm I an alCien heGre?
DHere in the cCave of my skGull
DCrawling aroCund in the dGark
DDark to the oCnes I lBoveF#  E  B  F#  E  
   G  DAm I an alCien heGre?
DHere in Cmy room
[Outro]
 Em   G   Am   Dx4
Bm

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Am I An Alien Here

by Wolf Parade

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[Intro]

Em G Am D

[Verse 1]

Em Am Em

I had a dream you left me for someone who was mean to me

Am D

So I cried and left for Mexico

Em Am Em Am

Where I tried to learn to surf by riding a machine that I kept beside the window

D Em G Am D Em G Am

It was not a good way to be

D Em G Am D Em G Am D

Not a good way to be

[Veres 2]

Em Am Em Am

I had a dream I was in school, I was learning from the best how to overcome my blues

D Em Am Em

They said, here's a spider in a bowl, here's Poseidon's white bull

Am D

Now, just pretend you have the right to choose

[Chorus]

G D C G

And I said, am I an alien here?

D C G

Here in the cave of my skull

D C G

Crawling around in the dark

D C Em

Dark to the ones I love

[Instrumental]

Em G Am D

[Bridge]

Em D Am D Em

Put fodder on the fire, get water from the well

D Am

It's a simple kind of life

Em D Am D G D C

And happiness is easy, it's a story that you tell, it's a teardrop in your eye

[Instrumental]

Bm Em

[Verse 3]

Em G Am D Em G Am D

And I had a dream that he died, and he died, then he died, and then papa died too

Em G Am D Em

And somewhere in the world an evil genius was on the rise

G Am

And then Bowie died, and everybody said

Well, what are we gonna do?

[Chorus]

G D C G

Am I an alien here?

D C G

Here in the cave of my skull

D C G

Crawling around in the dark

D C B F# E B F# E

Dark to the ones I love

G D C G

Am I an alien here?

D C

Here in my room

[Outro]

Em G Am D

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