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Eels 
Things The Grandchildren Should Know
From "Blinking Lights And Other Revealtions"
Very simple but beatiful song.
CI go to bed real Gearly
 FEverybody thinks Git's strange
CI get up early in Gthe morning
 FNo matter how disappointed GI was with the day before
CIt feels newG  F  G  
CI don't leave the house Gmuch
 FI don't like being around Gpeople
CMakes me nervous and Gweird
 FI don't like going to shows Geither
CIt's better for me to stay Ghome
 FSome might think it means i hate Gpeople
 CBut that's not quite GrightF  G  
CI do some stupid tGhings
 FBut my heart's in the right Gplace
And this i knowC  G  F  G  
CI got a dog
I take him for a Gwalk
 FAnd all the people like to say Ghello
 CI'm used to staring down at the sidewalGk cracks
 FI'm learning how to say Ghello
Without too much CtroubleG  F  G  
CI'm turning out just like my Gfather
 FThough i swore i never Gwould
CNow i can say that i have lGove for him
 FI never really Gunderstood
CWhat it must have been like for Ghim
 FLiving inside his Ghead
 CI feel like he's here wiGth me now
          F         GEven though he's dead
C G F G
CIt's not all good and it's not all bGad
 FDon't believe everything you Gread
 CI'm the only one who knows what iGt's like
FSo i though i'd better tell Gyou
Before i Cleave
G F G
C G F C
CSo in the end i'd like to Gsay
 FThat i'm a very thankful Gman
CI tried to make the most of my Gsituations
 FAnd enjoy what i Ghad
CI knew true love and i knew Gpassion
 FAnd the difference between the Gtwo
 CAnd i had some regrets
GBut if i had to do it all again
          FWell, it's Gsomething i'd like to do
 C   G   F   G(x9)
End on C

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Eels

Things The Grandchildren Should Know

From "Blinking Lights And Other Revealtions"

Very simple but beatiful song.

C G

I go to bed real early

F G

Everybody thinks it's strange

C G

I get up early in the morning

F G

No matter how disappointed I was with the day before

C G F G

It feels new

C G

I don't leave the house much

F G

I don't like being around people

C G

Makes me nervous and weird

F G

I don't like going to shows either

C G

It's better for me to stay home

F G

Some might think it means i hate people

C G F G

But that's not quite right

C G

I do some stupid things

F G

But my heart's in the right place

C G F G

And this i know

I got a dog

I take him for a walk

F G

And all the people like to say hello

C G

I'm used to staring down at the sidewalk cracks

F G

I'm learning how to say hello

C G F G

Without too much trouble

C G

I'm turning out just like my father

F G

Though i swore i never would

C G

Now i can say that i have love for him

F G

I never really understood

C G

What it must have been like for him

F G

Living inside his head

C G

I feel like he's here with me now

F G

Even though he's dead

C G F G

C G

It's not all good and it's not all bad

F G

Don't believe everything you read

C G

I'm the only one who knows what it's like

F G

So i though i'd better tell you

Before i leave

G F G

C G F C

C G

So in the end i'd like to say

F G

That i'm a very thankful man

C G

I tried to make the most of my situations

F G

And enjoy what i had

C G

I knew true love and i knew passion

F G

And the difference between the two

And i had some regrets

But if i had to do it all again

F G

Well, it's something i'd like to do

C G F G

(x9)

End on C

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