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[Intro]
G
[Verse]
GBlame stops until you do
Blame stops until you do
CDo your Bmmajor Amduty
And Ccall right Bmback Amagain
GTimes gets to me and I
The heir apparent just might try
You Cknow you Bmshould be Amwinning
CTime won't Bmwait Amfor you
CGlow
[Chorus]
CCrush back to where GI belong
AmHold me down like an anchor strong
CFill me up 'til I Goverflow
In the Amwinter time
In the winter time
When we Cget down to it
You wanted toG  
[Verse]
GArms never get on top
You heed that notion and you'll drop
I will Cnot be Bmone of the Amwatchers
I will Cnot BmdisaAmppear
GTime gets to me and I
Wonder how to simplify
You Cknow you Bmshould be Amblushing
To a Chue of RBmobituAmssin
CGlow
[Chorus]
Men are scum I Gwon't deny
May you Ambe shit-faced the day you die
And be Csuccessful in Gall your lies
In the Amwinter time
In the winter time
When you Cget down to it
You wanted toG  
[Verse]
GDo you think you got the nerve
It doesn't take much nerve
Just Ckiss yourBmself metaAmphorically
And Copen the Bmdoor and Ampiss if you need to
GGonna get it when it's hot
Come and get it, ready or not
It Cfits in your Bmgrip such a Amfeminine trip
CRevel in the Bmrubber Ampavilion
Of nCow
[Chorus]
Capture in a Gmason jar
Will you Ambe my whisper unnamed star
In a Cgalaxy so Gfar far far
From the Amwinter time
From the winter time
From the Cwinter time
Wandering throughG  

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Middle America

by Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

[Verse]

Blame stops until you do

C Bm Am

Do your major duty

C Bm Am

And call right back again

Times gets to me and I

The heir apparent just might try

C Bm Am

You know you should be winning

C Bm Am

Time won't wait for you

Glow

[Chorus]

C G

Crush back to where I belong

Hold me down like an anchor strong

C G

Fill me up 'til I overflow

In the winter time

When we get down to it

You wanted to

[Verse]

Arms never get on top

You heed that notion and you'll drop

C Bm Am

I will not be one of the watchers

C Bm Am

I will not disappear

Time gets to me and I

Wonder how to simplify

C Bm Am

You know you should be blushing

C Bm Am

To a hue of Robitussin

Glow

[Chorus]

Men are scum I won't deny

May you be shit-faced the day you die

C G

And be successful in all your lies

In the winter time

When you get down to it

You wanted to

[Verse]

Do you think you got the nerve

It doesn't take much nerve

C Bm Am

Just kiss yourself metaphorically

C Bm Am

And open the door and piss if you need to

Gonna get it when it's hot

Come and get it, ready or not

C Bm Am

It fits in your grip such a feminine trip

C Bm Am

Revel in the rubber pavilion

Of now

[Chorus]

Capture in a mason jar

Will you be my whisper unnamed star

C G

In a galaxy so far far far

From the winter time

Wandering through

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