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Earlier Than Expected

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Intro -     E--------------------------------|
            A--10---10--9----9--7--9--7--5---|
            D-----0-------0------------------|
            G--------------------------------|
            B--------------------------------|
            E--------------------------------|
GSacred Dpictures
C/GWith which she Gwill forDtell the Gfuture
GExpert Dwitness
          C/G       G            D            G  C/G  
A wound that won't believe in sutures
(Chorus)
'Cause She's Emearlier than C/GexpecteGd
C/GA little GprematDure madGonna
   C   C/B   C/A    G     C  C/ B  C/  A  Bb  
Earlier than expected
Rush right home now
Prepare, prevent, defend, define now
With no examples
You'll find the burdens more than ample
(Chorus)
FAnd if you saw her C/Btrails
Would you consider her Fguilty of being a Cchild?F  C  G  
Open mouth-faced
She saw Ulysess, claimed him captive
The vanquished embraced
He knew for this to be receptive
And hust have grace and be festive
Of freeze in the dirt which he rests in
(Chorus x 2)
And she will sleep and rest her brow
And face the tempest of tomorrow

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Earlier Than Expected

by The Posies

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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C/G

C/B

C/A

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Intro - E--------------------------------|

A--10---10--9----9--7--9--7--5---|

D-----0-------0------------------|

G--------------------------------|

B--------------------------------|

E--------------------------------|

G D

Sacred pictures

C/G G D G

With which she will fortell the future

G D

Expert witness

C/G G D G C G

A wound that won't believe in sutures

(Chorus)

Em C/G G

'Cause She's earlier than expected

C/G G D G

A little premature madonna

C C/B C/A G C C B C A Bb

/ /

Earlier than expected

Rush right home now

Prepare, prevent, defend, define now

With no examples

You'll find the burdens more than ample

(Chorus)

F C/B

And if you saw her trails

F C F C G

Would you consider her guilty of being a child?

Open mouth-faced

She saw Ulysess, claimed him captive

The vanquished embraced

He knew for this to be receptive

And hust have grace and be festive

Of freeze in the dirt which he rests in

(Chorus x 2)

And she will sleep and rest her brow

And face the tempest of tomorrow

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