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One Trick Ponies

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1/39

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 39Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

From the album "Bottle it In"
This is how I play it from watching a live version
 C   F   Am   Emx2
 C   F   Am    Gx1
 C   F   Am   Emx1
e|-C----------F----------Am-----------Em--------------------------------------------|
B|---1-----1---1-----1---1-----1----------------------------------------------|
G|---0-----0---2-0h2-2---2-0h2-2----------0-----------------------------------|
D|---2-0h2-2-3-3-----3---2-----2--2-2-0h2-------------------------------------|
A|-3---------3-3-----3-0----------2-2-----------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------0-0-----------------------------------------|
e|-C----------F----------Am-----------G--------------------------------------------|
B|---1-----1---1-----1---1-----1----------------------------------------------|
G|---0-----0---2-0h2-2---2-0h2-2--4-4-4-4-------------------------------------|
D|---2-0h2-2-3-3-----3---2-----2--5-5-5-5-------------------------------------|
A|-3---------3-3-----3-0----------5-5-5-5-------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------3-3-3-3-------------------------------------|
[Intro]
 C   F   Am   Emx2
 C   F   Am    Gx1
 C   F   Am   Emx1
[Chorus]
CLoved you Fall a Amlong, long Emwhile
CLooked down Finto a Amdeep dark Emwell
CCalled all your Fnames they Amechoed down
For Gmiles and miles
CAnd all that Fother Ammytical, well, Emnever you mind
[Verse 1]
CLoved them Fall through Ammany a lEmifetime
CSome are gFone but Amsome still Emstrong
CSome are Fweird as Amhell, but we Emlove em
CSome are Fone trick Amponies, but we Gembrace em
CCause Ive always Fhad a soft spAmot for repeEmtition
[Chorus]
CLoved you Fall a Amlong, long Emwhile
CLooked down Finto a Amdeep dark Emwell
CCalled all your Fnames they Amechoed down
For Gmiles and miles
CAnd all that Fother Ammytical, well, Emnever you mind
[Verse 2]
CLoved you Fall a Amlong, long Emtime
CLooked long Finto the lAmength of a tEmunnel
CCalled all your Fnames
And we was tAmripping out 'cause we nGeeded a way out
CAnd all them oFther Amcrystalline myEmstic rationalizations
[Verse 3]
CLoved them Fall right Amdown to my Emsoul
CLooked well Finto the Amdepth of a Emhole
CPondered peFrpetual Ammotion in the Gecho
CJust like the sFong if the rAmepeats were lEmong
[Chorus]
CLoved you Fall a Amlong, long Emwhile
CLooked down Finto a Amdeep dark Emwell
CCalled all your Fnames they Amechoed down
For Gmiles and miles
CAnd all that Fother Ammytical, well, Emnever you mind
[Verse 4]
CLoved you Fall a Amlong, long Emwhile
CAnd I'd giFve my left, Amnevermind, for one big Emsynchronized smile
CSome are oFne trick poAmnies but so am EmI
CRound 'em Fup into a mAmixed bag buGndle of love now, yeah
[Verse 5]
CLoved them Fall a lAmong, long tEmick
CAnd it's four, five, sFix
AmPrevent your schEmtick
CThrow them at the Fwall in a mAmixed bag and sGee if they stick
CThen give 'em a gFlass of water
AmGive 'em a cherry Empie
[Chorus]
CLoved you Fall a Amlong, long Emwhile
CLooked down Finto a Amdeep dark Emwell
CCalled all your Fnames they Amechoed down
For Gmiles and miles
CAnd all that Fother Ammytical, well, Emnever you mind
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| h  Hammer-on
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One Trick Ponies

by Kurt Vile

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

From the album "Bottle it In"

This is how I play it from watching a live version

C F Am Em

C F Am G

C F Am Em

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

B|---1-----1---1-----1---1-----1----------------------------------------------|

G|---0-----0---2-0h2-2---2-0h2-2----------0-----------------------------------|

D|---2-0h2-2-3-3-----3---2-----2--2-2-0h2-------------------------------------|

A|-3---------3-3-----3-0----------2-2-----------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------0-0-----------------------------------------|

C F Am G

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

B|---1-----1---1-----1---1-----1----------------------------------------------|

G|---0-----0---2-0h2-2---2-0h2-2--4-4-4-4-------------------------------------|

D|---2-0h2-2-3-3-----3---2-----2--5-5-5-5-------------------------------------|

A|-3---------3-3-----3-0----------5-5-5-5-------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------3-3-3-3-------------------------------------|

[Intro]

C F Am Em

C F Am G

C F Am Em

[Chorus]

C F Am Em

Loved you all a long, long while

C F Am Em

Looked down into a deep dark well

C F Am

Called all your names they echoed down

For miles and miles

C F Am Em

And all that other mytical, well, never you mind

[Verse 1]

C F Am Em

Loved them all through many a lifetime

C F Am Em

Some are gone but some still strong

C F Am Em

Some are weird as hell, but we love em

C F Am G

Some are one trick ponies, but we embrace em

C F Am Em

Cause Ive always had a soft spot for repetition

[Chorus]

C F Am Em

Loved you all a long, long while

C F Am Em

Looked down into a deep dark well

C F Am

Called all your names they echoed down

For miles and miles

C F Am Em

And all that other mytical, well, never you mind

[Verse 2]

C F Am Em

Loved you all a long, long time

C F Am Em

Looked long into the length of a tunnel

C F

Called all your names

Am G

And we was tripping out 'cause we needed a way out

C F Am Em

And all them other crystalline mystic rationalizations

[Verse 3]

C F Am Em

Loved them all right down to my soul

C F Am Em

Looked well into the depth of a hole

C F Am G

Pondered perpetual motion in the echo

C F Am Em

Just like the song if the repeats were long

[Chorus]

C F Am Em

Loved you all a long, long while

C F Am Em

Looked down into a deep dark well

C F Am

Called all your names they echoed down

For miles and miles

C F Am Em

And all that other mytical, well, never you mind

[Verse 4]

C F Am Em

Loved you all a long, long while

C F Am Em

And I'd give my left, nevermind, for one big synchronized smile

C F Am Em

Some are one trick ponies but so am I

C F Am G

Round 'em up into a mixed bag bundle of love now, yeah

[Verse 5]

C F Am Em

Loved them all a long, long tick

C F

And it's four, five, six

Am Em

Prevent your schtick

C F Am G

Throw them at the wall in a mixed bag and see if they stick

C F

Then give 'em a glass of water

Am Em

Give 'em a cherry pie

[Chorus]

C F Am Em

Loved you all a long, long while

C F Am Em

Looked down into a deep dark well

C F Am

Called all your names they echoed down

For miles and miles

C F Am Em

And all that other mytical, well, never you mind

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| h Hammer-on

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