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99 Fathers In The Clouds

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[Intro]
A   E   D   A   E  D
*Lead part
e|--4-5-4----4-5-4----4-5-4----4-5-4--------|
B|--------5---------5--------3--------3-----|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
AI have had no need Efor fathers
DOr fathers in the clouds
AOut of the skyE  
There comes this Dguy
Saying "AI...EI...DI..."
[Verse]
F#mWhat does one say?E  
"Where have you Dbeen all this time?"
F#m"Where's my back pay?"E  
"Was your Broadway Dplay sublime?"
[Instrumental]
A   E   D
[Verse]
AThere is a lie Eon my Dbirth certificate
And Athe other guy Ewould like me to Dchange it
DI've met each of them twice
F#mHere's an odd thingE  
The Dcorrespondence is queer
F#mWe've both written songsE  
Danced to by DRichard Gere
[Short guitar solo]
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------6-4-6-4--------7-6-7-6--------------|
D|-4--7-----------4--7----------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
AI have no need Efor fathers
DOr fathers in the clouds
Saying "AI...EI...DI..."
[Outro]
A   E   D

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99 Fathers In The Clouds

by The Magnetic Fields

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F#m

[Intro]

A E D A E D

*Lead part

e|--4-5-4----4-5-4----4-5-4----4-5-4--------|

B|--------5---------5--------3--------3-----|

G|------------------------------------------|

D|------------------------------------------|

A|------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------|

[Chorus]

A E

I have had no need for fathers

Or fathers in the clouds

A E

Out of the sky

There comes this guy

A E D

Saying "I...I...I..."

[Verse]

F#m E

What does one say?

"Where have you been all this time?"

F#m E

"Where's my back pay?"

"Was your Broadway play sublime?"

[Instrumental]

A E D

[Verse]

A E D

There is a lie on my birth certificate

A E D

And the other guy would like me to change it

I've met each of them twice

F#m E

Here's an odd thing

The correspondence is queer

F#m E

We've both written songs

Danced to by Richard Gere

[Short guitar solo]

e|------------------------------------------|

B|------------------------------------------|

G|------6-4-6-4--------7-6-7-6--------------|

D|-4--7-----------4--7----------------------|

A|------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------|

[Chorus]

A E

I have no need for fathers

Or fathers in the clouds

A E D

Saying "I...I...I..."

[Outro]

A E D

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