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Dress

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Sylvan Esso - Dress
CAPO III
[Intro]
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|----0------0-----|----0-------0----|----0------0-----|----0-------0----|
D|-2-----2-2-----2-|-2-----2-2-----2-|-2-----2-2-----2-|-2-----2-2-----2-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
[Verse 1]
 CWe come to grips with our wrists, Em7/Dwe come to sound with our mouth
 Am7We sing of what we think we know, mother, father, skin and flaws
 Cand we move just like the birds, Em7/Dmoving amidst the other birds
 Am7and we move just like the fish, rolling away from larger
[Pre-chorus]
 Cand I know I'm protecting the light of lichenEm7/D, but oh you look like a morning star,
 Am7to see who we are, oooooo
 Cand I know you're protecting the light of lichenEm7/D, but oh you look like a morning star,
 Am7just see who we are, oooooo
[Chorus]
 AmYou look good in the west, F6see how you clap those hands
 G6You look good in the south, F6see how you use your mouth
 AmYou look good in the east, F6all elbows and knees
 G6To the honey dipper, Dmto the sound shifter
[Interlude]
C     Em7/D
Am7
Am7
C     Em7/D
Am7
 Am7Oh dont you know you want to
[Verse 2]
CSee that moonrise in the rear view, Em7/Djust like you had wanted it to
Am7Temperature drops, the hot tart cools, ready oh the radio calling to you
CRight out loud she said it, for Em7/Dcrying out loud they meant it
Am7Sing that song like i know you can, work your jaw like a blind man
Call like call like you own the land throw up your hands, make demands
[Chorus]
 AmYou look good in the west, F6see how you clap those hands
 G6You look good in the south, F6see how you use your mouth
 AmYou look good in the east, F6all elbows and knees
 G6To the honey dipper, F6to the sound shifter
 AmYou look good in the northF6, whip your hair back and forth
 G6You look good in the east, F6door, the wall, move your feet
 AmYou look good in the south, F6make your makers proud
 G6You look good in the west, Dmyou look good in a dress
[Interlude]
Am7
Am7
Am7
C   Em7/D
[Bridge]
 AmI F6feel, I feelG6, I Dmfeel like a morning star
 AmI F6feel, I feelG6, I Dmfeel like a morning star
 AmI F6feel, I feelG6, I Dmfeel like a morning star
 AmI F6feel, I feelG6,   Dmoo
[Outro]
      Am        F6      G6  DmSound with our mouth,
 Amwe call it F6grips with ourG6  Dm  
 AmWe call it F6grips our wrists, G6we call it Dmsounds with our mouths
 AmWe come to F6grips with our G6ahh, Dmahhh

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Dress

by Sylvan Esso

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7/D

Am7

Sylvan Esso - Dress

CAPO III

[Intro]

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

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

G|----0------0-----|----0-------0----|----0------0-----|----0-------0----|

D|-2-----2-2-----2-|-2-----2-2-----2-|-2-----2-2-----2-|-2-----2-2-----2-|

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

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

[Verse 1]

C Em7/D

We come to grips with our wrists, we come to sound with our mouth

Am7

We sing of what we think we know, mother, father, skin and flaws

C Em7/D

and we move just like the birds, moving amidst the other birds

Am7

and we move just like the fish, rolling away from larger

[Pre-chorus]

C Em7/D

and I know I'm protecting the light of lichen, but oh you look like a morning star,

Am7

to see who we are, oooooo

C Em7/D

and I know you're protecting the light of lichen, but oh you look like a morning star,

Am7

just see who we are, oooooo

[Chorus]

Am F6

You look good in the west, see how you clap those hands

G6 F6

You look good in the south, see how you use your mouth

Am F6

You look good in the east, all elbows and knees

G6 Dm

To the honey dipper, to the sound shifter

[Interlude]

C Em7/D

Am7

C Em7/D

Am7

Oh dont you know you want to

[Verse 2]

C Em7/D

See that moonrise in the rear view, just like you had wanted it to

Am7

Temperature drops, the hot tart cools, ready oh the radio calling to you

C Em7/D

Right out loud she said it, for crying out loud they meant it

Am7

Sing that song like i know you can, work your jaw like a blind man

Call like call like you own the land throw up your hands, make demands

[Chorus]

Am F6

You look good in the west, see how you clap those hands

G6 F6

You look good in the south, see how you use your mouth

Am F6

You look good in the east, all elbows and knees

G6 F6

To the honey dipper, to the sound shifter

Am F6

You look good in the north, whip your hair back and forth

G6 F6

You look good in the east, door, the wall, move your feet

Am F6

You look good in the south, make your makers proud

G6 Dm

You look good in the west, you look good in a dress

[Interlude]

Am7

C Em7/D

[Bridge]

Am F6 G6 Dm

I feel, I feel, I feel like a morning star

Am F6 G6 Dm

I feel, I feel, I feel like a morning star

Am F6 G6 Dm

I feel, I feel, I feel like a morning star

Am F6 G6 Dm

I feel, I feel, oo

[Outro]

Am F6 G6 Dm

Sound with our mouth,

Am F6 G6 Dm

we call it grips with our

Am F6 G6 Dm

We call it grips our wrists, we call it sounds with our mouths

Am F6 G6 Dm

We come to grips with our ahh, ahhh

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