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Black Nemo

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[Intro]
G C D G
[Verse]
GMeriden months stuck in CIndian Gsummers.
And DDad's on the Gline, but I'm Dfine. Here's the Gphone...
Oh, it's Gfloating away. It's going away on the tide.
GCrystalized wishes, like Ckids crying for GChristmases,
Dticking off Glists with their Dpens in their Gfists
before Gfloating away, and going away on the tide.
[Chorus]
Running away on the Dback of a beast,
in a midnight charge down a Cbroken beach.
The little stars, they Am7spin the sharpest shards of light on Gdown
to the Dmouth of the sea.
In a morning curled up Cin a cab on the edge of the world,
the Am7light's a fire of gold lying Garound.
[Verse]
GWhat, when you heard it - say, Cforward or Gfurtive,
transDferred through a Gperson or Dmystical Gblur -
got you Ggoing away, got you floating away on the tide?
Through GBonner Road basements of CPitfall, of Gcave-ins,
of Dcrackling Gtapes, cross Dfades... When the Gsong ends
I'm Ggoing away, floating away on the tide.
[Chorus]
Finding your way Ddown the bloody beach,
with the burnt-out cars salt-Clicked by the sea,
those slicked-out stars all Am7screaming from a distant high Gremove.
In the Dfizzed-out snow of a cathode screen
I saw a Cbroken ghost in an old soap scene.
I let his Am7dead and dreamy eyes follow my Gmoves.
[Verse]
And GI had a vision of Ceverything Ghidden
but Dalways Garound me. It Dfought me. It Gfound me
while Ggoing away, floating away on the tide.
GShooting through time with my Ceyes getting Gglassy
and Dlined, while I Gwatch seasons Drocketing Gpast me.
They're Ggoing away - a little more every day, all the time.
[Chorus]
On a Dbalcony, at the brilliant sea
where all Crivers meet, a voice spoke to me and said,
These Am7things have just got to be. I don't know Gwhy.
[Outro]
    And I said,
    DHere's to the freeway flasher!
    CHere's to the desperate dasher.
    GGuard him. Keep him from crashing,
    on his Dtear. I know you think you miss him.
    CI know you think you knew him,
    Gbut you were passing through him.
    Light as Dair he's Gleaving. DThere... he's Ggone.

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Black Nemo

by Okkervil River

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Am7

[Intro]

G C D G

[Verse]

G C G

Meriden months stuck in Indian summers.

D G D G

And Dad's on the line, but I'm fine. Here's the phone...

Oh, it's floating away. It's going away on the tide.

G C G

Crystalized wishes, like kids crying for Christmases,

D G D G

ticking off lists with their pens in their fists

before floating away, and going away on the tide.

[Chorus]

Running away on the back of a beast,

in a midnight charge down a broken beach.

Am7 G

The little stars, they spin the sharpest shards of light on down

to the mouth of the sea.

In a morning curled up in a cab on the edge of the world,

Am7 G

the light's a fire of gold lying around.

[Verse]

G C G

What, when you heard it - say, forward or furtive,

D G D G

transferred through a person or mystical blur -

got you going away, got you floating away on the tide?

G C G

Through Bonner Road basements of Pitfall, of cave-ins,

D G D G

of crackling tapes, cross fades... When the song ends

I'm going away, floating away on the tide.

[Chorus]

Finding your way down the bloody beach,

with the burnt-out cars salt-licked by the sea,

Am7 G

those slicked-out stars all screaming from a distant high remove.

In the fizzed-out snow of a cathode screen

I saw a broken ghost in an old soap scene.

Am7 G

I let his dead and dreamy eyes follow my moves.

[Verse]

G C G

And I had a vision of everything hidden

D G D G

but always around me. It fought me. It found me

while going away, floating away on the tide.

G C G

Shooting through time with my eyes getting glassy

D G D G

and lined, while I watch seasons rocketing past me.

They're going away - a little more every day, all the time.

[Chorus]

On a balcony, at the brilliant sea

where all rivers meet, a voice spoke to me and said,

Am7 G

These things have just got to be. I don't know why.

[Outro]

And I said,

Here's to the freeway flasher!

Here's to the desperate dasher.

Guard him. Keep him from crashing,

on his tear. I know you think you miss him.

I know you think you knew him,

but you were passing through him.

D G D G

Light as air he's leaving. There... he's gone.

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