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Sphagnum Esplanade

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X13Bb53XX   X13Bb331
Gmhow Dmlonely I Ffind
will Bb5tend C5to D5my Gmmind
Dmalong this Bbmossy Dtrail
and Gmhow Dmcoyly it Fhides
the Bb5truth C5aboD5ut Gmhow
it Dmis we Bbcan ask Dhow
Bbcrowds jump Cmto their deaths
Ebfrom the bridges I drive Bbby tonFight
Bbthey miss out on it aCmll
the whole gist that as they Ebfall
you're not expected to know Bbwhy
it's such a Fshort time
Fand there are stanzas never meant to rhyme
Gmfar Dmbetter I Ffind
it Bb5is C5when D5we Gmtry to Dmspend
Bbthe ??? D????
Gmwith Dmno real Frationale
we Bb5step C5out D5of Gmbounds and Dmthink
and esBbcape the Dlies
and Bbwe've marched,
Cmso long but Ebwe've much farther
than we've Bbgone to Fgo
and Bbwe'll make a new Cmship
cristen it for the Ebtrip
with a toddler at the Bbhelm this Ftime
Fand there are things we never will define

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Sphagnum Esplanade

by The Shins

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Bb5

Bb5 Bb

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Gm Dm F

how lonely I find

Bb5 C5 D5 Gm

will tend to my mind

Dm Bb D

along this mossy trail

Gm Dm F

and how coyly it hides

Bb5 C5 D5 Gm

the truth about how

Dm Bb D

it is we can ask how

Bb Cm

crowds jump to their deaths

Eb Bb F

from the bridges I drive by tonight

Bb Cm

they miss out on it all

the whole gist that as they fall

you're not expected to know why

it's such a short time

and there are stanzas never meant to rhyme

Gm Dm F

far better I find

Bb5 C5 D5 Gm Dm

it is when we try to spend

Bb D

the ??? ????

Gm Dm F

with no real rationale

Bb5 C5 D5 Gm Dm

we step out of bounds and think

Bb D

and escape the lies

and we've marched,

Cm Eb

so long but we've much farther

Bb F

than we've gone to go

Bb Cm

and we'll make a new ship

cristen it for the trip

Bb F

with a toddler at the helm this time

and there are things we never will define

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