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Wendell Gee

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[Verse 1]
CThat's when Wendell GDmee takes a tug
UpGon the strG7ing that heEmld the line of trGees
CBehind the house he lDmived in
He was reaGred to give reG7spect
But soEmmewhere down the liGne he choFse
[Chorus]
So whistle as the wCind bEmlowsF  
Whistle as the wCind blGows, with mCe
[Verse 2]
  CHe had a dream one nDmight,
that the trGee had lost its mG7iddle
So he bEmuilt a trunk of chGicken wire
  Cto try to hold it Dmup
But the wGire, the wG7ire turned to lEmizard skin,
and wGhen he climbed insFide
There wasn't even tCime to EmsayF  
goodbye to Wendell GCeeG  F  
[Chorus]
So whistle as the wCind bEmlowsF  
Whistle as the wCind blGows, with mCe
[Verse 3]
C Dm G G7 Em G
C Dm G G7 Em G F
There wasn't even tCime to EmsayF  
goodbye to Wendell GCeeG  F  
[Outro]
So whistle as the wCind bEmlowsF  
Whistle as the wCind blGows, with mFe
If the wind were cColoEmurs,F  
and if the air could spCeakG  F  
Then whistle as the wCind bEmlowsF  
Whistle as the wCind blGows, with mCe

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Wendell Gee

by R.E.M.

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[Verse 1]

C Dm

That's when Wendell Gee takes a tug

G G7 Em G

Upon the string that held the line of trees

C Dm

Behind the house he lived in

G G7

He was reared to give respect

Em G F

But somewhere down the line he chose

[Chorus]

C Em F

So whistle as the wind blows

C G C

Whistle as the wind blows, with me

[Verse 2]

C Dm

He had a dream one night,

G G7

that the tree had lost its middle

Em G

So he built a trunk of chicken wire

C Dm

to try to hold it up

G G7 Em

But the wire, the wire turned to lizard skin,

G F

and when he climbed inside

C Em F

There wasn't even time to say

C G F

goodbye to Wendell Gee

[Chorus]

C Em F

So whistle as the wind blows

C G C

Whistle as the wind blows, with me

[Verse 3]

C Dm G G7 Em G

C Dm G G7 Em G F

C Em F

There wasn't even time to say

C G F

goodbye to Wendell Gee

[Outro]

C Em F

So whistle as the wind blows

C G F

Whistle as the wind blows, with me

C Em F

If the wind were colours,

C G F

and if the air could speak

C Em F

Then whistle as the wind blows

C G C

Whistle as the wind blows, with me

About Wendell Gee Chords by R.E.M.

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