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If i lDay down
On an escalator
Would you step on mGeGm  
Just a rDug
Tired of hugs and relaxGation
A7I've given uDp
On my autobiogrGaphy
Cold coffee and a piDllow
DGays that feel sDlow
AGre enA7ough for Dme
If i gDave in
To the corporate tGactics
Would you Asay that iG  G/F#  Em  
JeopardDized
All that i D/C#once beBmlieved inBm/A  G  
AHas    A/Bcome untDied
Teddy "I caD/C#nnot speak sofGty"
Cold coffee and a piDllow
DaGys that feel slDow
A7Are enough for Dme
Do you eDver think about the future
What holds those iGnvisible sutures together
Is the doctor iDn
Whatever happened to spontaneityD  
That's my deity
And i'm in charge of mGe
Let's see how far we can wAalk with our eDyes closed
Each step raises the bGar of uncertainty
But fortunatelDy
Our feet are wheels that ride the mGaze
That is my life my hAours my dDaysG  
That is my life my hAours my dDays
Let's tDake the escalator up
We've been living in a cGup that's china-made
I drank the kDool aid
N.C.
I paid too much for
And more is just a bore
Of plastic happineGss
Let's get rid Aof the rest of this
TDwist yourself to hear the truth
Your laGundry list is so uncouth
Of thDings been checked off
Forgotten or left off
And aGll the lights you never turned off
And i'Dm the man who paysG  
That is my life my hAours my dDaysG  
That is my life my hAours my dDays
 DIf i  If i  If i  If i  If i  If i  If i lGay down
 DIf i  If i  If i  If i  If i  If i  If i lGay down
 DWould you pick me up Would you pick me uGp or
 Would you sAtep on DmeD/C#  D/B  D/A  G  A  
We're oDut of toilet paper again
All this talk about the eGnd is eating me up
Would you please shut Dup
N.C.
We've had enough
Of the apocalypse
And its making me sick and i cannGot predict
The ending of my fDavorite show
Or was it a book in sGlow motion
Like Captain Cook on the IDndian Ocean
Eaten alive and grGeat history lies in you and I
And DI think that's okG  
That is my life my hAours my dDaysG  
That is my life my hAours my dDaysG  
That is my life my hAours my dDaysG  D  

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Escalators

by Bombadil

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Chords in this song · guitar

G/F#

D/C#

Bm/A

A/B

D/B

D/A

If i lay down

On an escalator

G Gm

Would you step on me

Just a rug

Tired of hugs and relaxation

A7 D

I've given up

On my autobiography

Cold coffee and a pillow

G D

Days that feel slow

G A7 D

Are enough for me

If i gave in

To the corporate tactics

A G G/F# Em

Would you say that i

Jeopardized

D/C# Bm Bm/A G

All that i once believed in

A A/B D

Has come untied

D/C# G

Teddy "I cannot speak softy"

Cold coffee and a pillow

G D

Days that feel slow

A7 D

Are enough for me

Do you ever think about the future

What holds those invisible sutures together

Is the doctor in

Whatever happened to spontaneity

That's my deity

And i'm in charge of me

A D

Let's see how far we can walk with our eyes closed

Each step raises the bar of uncertainty

But fortunately

Our feet are wheels that ride the maze

A D G

That is my life my hours my days

A D

That is my life my hours my days

Let's take the escalator up

We've been living in a cup that's china-made

I drank the kool aid

N.C.

I paid too much for

And more is just a bore

Of plastic happiness

Let's get rid of the rest of this

Twist yourself to hear the truth

Your laundry list is so uncouth

Of things been checked off

Forgotten or left off

And all the lights you never turned off

D G

And i'm the man who pays

A D G

That is my life my hours my days

A D

That is my life my hours my days

D G

If i If i If i If i If i If i If i lay down

D G

If i If i If i If i If i If i If i lay down

D G

Would you pick me up Would you pick me up or

A D D/C# D/B D/A G A

Would you step on me

We're out of toilet paper again

All this talk about the end is eating me up

Would you please shut up

N.C.

We've had enough

Of the apocalypse

And its making me sick and i cannot predict

The ending of my favorite show

Or was it a book in slow motion

Like Captain Cook on the Indian Ocean

Eaten alive and great history lies in you and I

D G

And I think that's ok

A D G

That is my life my hours my days

A D G

That is my life my hours my days

A D G D

That is my life my hours my days

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