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When I Dtold you what I wanted to Gknow
You said, "ETake me to OntariCo"
When I Dshowed you what you wanted to Gsee
You said, "The Eflower that you planted in Cme has gone dry"
DBig birds flying Goverhead, who gives a Eshit?C  
DBig birds flying Goverhead, who gives a Eshit?C  
When I showed you what I wanted to build
And all the enemies would never be killed
There'll be a saint living under the stairs
So we'll be free from our material cares
Black paint on the walls in summer, it's cool, it's cool
Black paint on the walls in summer, it's cool, it's cool
I wanna go, I wanna Dgo G-- to OntariBmoE  
I wanna go, I wanna Dgo G-- to OntariBmoE  
When I told you what I wanted to know
When I asked you, "Why Ontario?"
You said, "It sounds good on the radio"
I wanna go, I wanna Dgo -G- to OntariEoC  
I wanna go, I wanna Dgo -G- to OntariEoC  
DBlack birds flying Goverhead, Ewaiting for somebody to Cdie
DBlack birds flying Goverhead, Ewaiting for somebody to Cdie
 D  G           Bm E
When I Dtold you what you wanted to Gknow
You said, "EmTake me to OntaCrio"
When I Dshowed you what you wanted to Gsee
You said, "The Emflower that you planted in Cme has gone dry"  (yeah)
DBig birds flying overGhead, who gives a Emshit?C  
DBig birds flying overGhead, who gives a Emshit?C  
DhuuuuuhuuhhGuuhuuuhuEmuhuhuuhuhuChhuhuuhhu 2x
When I showed you what I wanted to build
And all the enemies would never be killed
There'll be a saint living under the stairs
So we'll be free from our material cares
Black paint on the walls in summer, it's cool, yeah it's cool
Black paint on the walls in summer, it's cool, yeah it's cool
huuuuuhuuhhuuhuuuhuuhuhuuhuhuhhuhuuhhu
  D-  D-           G   Em-  Em- C  
I wanna go, I wanna go - to Ontario
When I told you what you wanted to know
You said, "Take me to Ontario"
When I asked you, "Why Ontario?"
You said, "It sounds good on the radio"
go... huuuuuhuuhhuuhuuuhuuhuhuuhuhuhhuhuuhhu
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Ontario

by The Posies

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D G

When I told you what I wanted to know

E C

You said, "Take me to Ontario"

D G

When I showed you what you wanted to see

E C

You said, "The flower that you planted in me has gone dry"

D G E C

Big birds flying overhead, who gives a shit?

D G E C

Big birds flying overhead, who gives a shit?

When I showed you what I wanted to build

And all the enemies would never be killed

There'll be a saint living under the stairs

So we'll be free from our material cares

Black paint on the walls in summer, it's cool, it's cool

D G Bm E

I wanna go, I wanna go -- to Ontario

D G Bm E

I wanna go, I wanna go -- to Ontario

When I told you what I wanted to know

When I asked you, "Why Ontario?"

You said, "It sounds good on the radio"

D G E C

I wanna go, I wanna go -- to Ontario

D G E C

I wanna go, I wanna go -- to Ontario

D G E C

Black birds flying overhead, waiting for somebody to die

D G E C

Black birds flying overhead, waiting for somebody to die

D G Bm E

D G

When I told you what you wanted to know

Em C

You said, "Take me to Ontario"

D G

When I showed you what you wanted to see

Em C

You said, "The flower that you planted in me has gone dry" (yeah)

D G Em C

Big birds flying overhead, who gives a shit?

D G Em C

Big birds flying overhead, who gives a shit?

D G Em C

huuuuuhuuhhuuhuuuhuuhuhuuhuhuhhuhuuhhu 2x

When I showed you what I wanted to build

And all the enemies would never be killed

There'll be a saint living under the stairs

So we'll be free from our material cares

Black paint on the walls in summer, it's cool, yeah it's cool

huuuuuhuuhhuuhuuuhuuhuhuuhuhuhhuhuuhhu

D D G Em Em C

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I wanna go, I wanna go - to Ontario

When I told you what you wanted to know

You said, "Take me to Ontario"

When I asked you, "Why Ontario?"

You said, "It sounds good on the radio"

go... huuuuuhuuhhuuhuuuhuuhuhuuhuhuhhuhuuhhu

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