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Little Plastic Castle

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I Guess this is played on a banjo with alternative tuning. I like the sound I get when using theese chords
for the intro/verse/instrumental parts: 
Dsus2/E: x-x-2-2-3-0
D/F#:    x-x-4-2-3-2
G:       x-x-5-4-3-3
[Intro]
D Dsus2/E D/F# G D/F# Dsus2/E D
[Verse]
In a Dcoffee shop in a Dsus2/Ecity
Which is D/F#every coffee Gshop
In every D/F#city
On a Dsus2/Eday which is every Dday
I picked up a magDsus2/Eazine
Which is D/F#every magaGzine
Read a D/F#story then i forDsus2/Egot it right aDway
[Chorus]
And they say Bmgoldfish have no Amemory
I guess their Dlives are much like Gmine
And the Bmlittle plastic Acastle
Is a surDprise every Gtime
And it's Bmhard to say if they're Ahappy
But they Ddon't seem much to Gmind
[Instrumental]
D Dsus2/E D/F# G D/F# Dsus2/E D
[Verse]
From tDhe shape of your Dsus2/Eshaved head
I recognizD/F#ed your silhoGuette
As you waD/F#lked out of the Dsus2/Esun and sat Ddown
And the sight of your sleepy Dsus2/Esmile eclipsed all D/F#the other peopleG  
As they D/F#paused to sneer at the Dsus2/Etwo girls from out of Dtown
[Chorus]
And i said, "Bmlook at you this Amorning
You Dare by far the Gcutest
But be Bmcareful getting Acoffee
I think these Dpeople want to shoot Gus
Or maybe therBme's some kind of local competAition here
To see Dwho can be the rudeGst"
[Instrumental]
D Dsus2/E D/F# G D/F# Dsus2/E D
[Verse]
People Dtalk about my Dsus2/Eimage
Like i D/F#come in two diGmensions
Like D/F#lipstick is a Dsus2/Esign of my decling Dmind
Like what i happen to be Dsus2/Ewearing
The day that D/F#someone takes a picGture
Is my neD/F#w statement for Dsus2/Eall womanDkind
[Chorus]
And i Bmwish they could see us Anow
In leather Dbras and rubber Gshorts
Like some ridBmiculous new team Auniform
For some riDdiculous new Gsport
Quick Bmsomeone call the Agirl police
And Dfile a repGort
[Instrumental]
D Dsus2/E D/F# G D/F# Dsus2/E D
[Outro]
In a Dcoffee shop in a Dsus2/Ecity
Which is D/F#every coffee Gshop
In every D/F#city
On a Dsus2/Eday which is every dayD  

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Little Plastic Castle

by Ani DiFranco

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus2/E

D/F#

I Guess this is played on a banjo with alternative tuning. I like the sound I get when using theese chords

for the intro/verse/instrumental parts:

Dsus2/E: x-x-2-2-3-0

D/F#: x-x-4-2-3-2

G: x-x-5-4-3-3

[Intro]

D Dsus2/E D/F# G D/F# Dsus2/E D

[Verse]

D Dsus2/E

In a coffee shop in a city

D/F# G

Which is every coffee shop

D/F#

In every city

Dsus2/E D

On a day which is every day

Dsus2/E

I picked up a magazine

D/F# G

Which is every magazine

D/F# Dsus2/E D

Read a story then i forgot it right away

[Chorus]

Bm A

And they say goldfish have no memory

D G

I guess their lives are much like mine

Bm A

And the little plastic castle

D G

Is a surprise every time

Bm A

And it's hard to say if they're happy

D G

But they don't seem much to mind

[Instrumental]

D Dsus2/E D/F# G D/F# Dsus2/E D

[Verse]

D Dsus2/E

From the shape of your shaved head

D/F# G

I recognized your silhouette

D/F# Dsus2/E D

As you walked out of the sun and sat down

Dsus2/E D/F# G

And the sight of your sleepy smile eclipsed all the other people

D/F# Dsus2/E D

As they paused to sneer at the two girls from out of town

[Chorus]

Bm A

And i said, "look at you this morning

D G

You are by far the cutest

Bm A

But be careful getting coffee

D G

I think these people want to shoot us

Bm A

Or maybe there's some kind of local competition here

D G

To see who can be the rudest"

[Instrumental]

D Dsus2/E D/F# G D/F# Dsus2/E D

[Verse]

D Dsus2/E

People talk about my image

D/F# G

Like i come in two dimensions

D/F# Dsus2/E D

Like lipstick is a sign of my decling mind

Dsus2/E

Like what i happen to be wearing

D/F# G

The day that someone takes a picture

D/F# Dsus2/E D

Is my new statement for all womankind

[Chorus]

Bm A

And i wish they could see us now

D G

In leather bras and rubber shorts

Bm A

Like some ridiculous new team uniform

D G

For some ridiculous new sport

Bm A

Quick someone call the girl police

D G

And file a report

[Instrumental]

D Dsus2/E D/F# G D/F# Dsus2/E D

[Outro]

D Dsus2/E

In a coffee shop in a city

D/F# G

Which is every coffee shop

D/F#

In every city

Dsus2/E D

On a day which is every day

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