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Artist : Jayhawks
Intro
    A      C#m       D      Dsus     A        C#m       D     E(x2)
Verse 1
ABilly was a C#mvampire Dcarving out an Dsusempire
Astrolling C#mpirates alley in the Dmiddle of the Enight
Abuy a round of C#mcocktails Dspinning sordid Dsusfables in the
Atwilight...                   C#m  Dthat's   allEright
Ascattered  C#mwords...     Dmatter  it's a Dsusdisater in the
Amaking...                           C#m  DUmm  EHmm
Atake the C#mtime to smell the Dleaves Dsusbeneath the
Atrees...                    C#m  Dthat?s      Eallright
Chorus
F#mmy whole life has gone Ghaywire
F#mI'm just a blade bending in your Eshade
F#mfor your love I'm A Gvampire
Dstanding in the ways of the esplaEnadeE  
Verse 2
AI headed up to C#mPittsburgh Dheard you could get a Dsuspretty good
Asandwich...                C#mfor Dfifteen and a Edime
AI miss C#mthat ooDoold Dsusstretch of road down to the
Abayou...         C#min the Dmiddle of the Enight
Aguilt by C#massociation the Dmeer smell of Dsusspeculation
Aconjours up C#mhell...     Dthats allEright
Afeel the C#mtouch of oil from the Dtankers Dsusupon
the Abreeze ya...             C#m  Dthat's  allriEght
Chorus
F#mmy whole life has gone Ghaywire...
F#mI'm just a blade bending in your Eshade
F#mfor your love I'm A vGampire...
Dstanding in the ways of the esplaEnade...E  
Solo
E       E       A      D        A         D           A         D
A       E       E
A        C#m           D         Dsus
AVerse 3C#m  D  Dsus  
Athat's my C#mwhole life in a Dnutshell Dsustake it as you
Awill...C#m  D  E  
AI hear that old C#mbrass band playing our Dsong Dsusdown the
Ahill...               C#m  Dthat's  allEright wont you
Asmile...  C#msmile...   Dsmile     DsusMmm...
            A              C#m  Dthat's   allEright  wont    you
Asmile.... C#msmile...   sDmile...   DsusMmm...
            A              C#m  Dthat's   allEright   wont  you...

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Haywire

by The Jayhawks

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

Dsus

F#m

Artist : Jayhawks

Intro

A C#m D Dsus A C#m D E

(x2)

Verse 1

A C#m D Dsus

Billy was a vampire carving out an empire

A C#m D E

strolling pirates alley in the middle of the night

A C#m D Dsus

buy a round of cocktails spinning sordid fables in the

A C#m D E

twilight... that's allright

A C#m D Dsus

scattered words... matter it's a disater in the

A C#m D E

making... Umm Hmm

A C#m D Dsus

take the time to smell the leaves beneath the

A C#m D E

trees... that?s allright

Chorus

F#m G

my whole life has gone haywire

F#m E

I'm just a blade bending in your shade

F#m G

for your love I'm A vampire

D E E

standing in the ways of the esplanade

Verse 2

A C#m D Dsus

I headed up to Pittsburgh heard you could get a pretty good

A C#m D E

sandwich... for fifteen and a dime

A C#m D Dsus

I miss that oooold stretch of road down to the

A C#m D E

bayou... in the middle of the night

A C#m D Dsus

guilt by association the meer smell of speculation

A C#m D E

conjours up hell... thats allright

A C#m D Dsus

feel the touch of oil from the tankers upon

A C#m D E

the breeze ya... that's allright

Chorus

F#m G

my whole life has gone haywire...

F#m E

I'm just a blade bending in your shade

F#m G

for your love I'm A vampire...

D E E

standing in the ways of the esplanade...

Solo

E E A D A D A D

A E E

A C#m D Dsus

Verse 3

A C#m D Dsus

that's my whole life in a nutshell take it as you

A C#m D E

will...

A C#m D Dsus

I hear that old brass band playing our song down the

A C#m D E

hill... that's allright wont you

A C#m D Dsus

smile... smile... smile Mmm...

A C#m D E

that's allright wont you

A C#m D Dsus

smile.... smile... smile... Mmm...

A C#m D E

that's allright wont you...

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