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Play with Capo on 1, all chord structures relevent to capo
[Intro]
C, Em, Am  
C, Em, Am, G  
she homed with Cthieves
kicked up Emdirty leaves
she was a Ammaniac
no one's Fheart attack
she got around
slept on the bad side of town
she was cooler than you
way cooler than me
she was true, all blinded and bruised
she didn't give a fuck
no he had given up
she was alive
she was caught on fire
she was everything
she was all of this
G
she Fopened up and laid it Gall right there
she said, "no Ami don't mind
no, no Emi don't care
i'll Fhelp you shovel Cout my shallow Ghole
and i Fknow i know they're Gthreatening
but at Amleast we're not the ones Emcarrying
such Fheavy heavy Cheavy stoning Gstones
and Dmyeah i know they'll get you down
they'll do you in and they'll drag it out
'cause Amme and you, we are Emone of a kindG  
she liked to Close
never wore Emsunday shoes
she found his Amluck in wells and corner Fstores and jails
she was crazy
a downtown kind of baby
always dangerous, she got me down on my knees
she made it rain
she called the wind and then it came
oh with the wave of his hand
she brought the sunshine right in
she was the sky
beyond steeple and the choir
oh, the preacher's amen
his hallelujah child
G
she Fopened up and laid it Gall right there
she said, "no Ami don't mind
no, no Emi don't care
i'll Fhelp you shovel Cout my shallow Ghole
and i Fknow i know they're Gthreatening
but at Amleast we're not the ones Emcarrying
such Fheavy heavy Cheavy stoning Gstones
so when your Fbones are broke and you're Gall alone
and the Amfog's so thick you can't Emsee up close
just Fknow that i will Cend up strangled Gtoo
and when the Ffloods they come all Grushing in
and the Amboat is full and you Emcan't get in
oh, Fit's okay if Cyou don't want to Gswim
and when you're Dmswallowed up, oh, don't you cry
just give right in, don't try to fight
'cause Gbaby i wouldn't pay no mind
there's nothing you can do
Cthey'll have you Gcoughing up your colAmors
they'll have you coughing up your colors
they'll have you coughing up your colors
they'll have you coughing up your colors
Dm, G  
she sang the Cblues
out of Emtime and out of tune
spoke no Amsilver spoon
only Fsimple truths
she was a friend, stabbed backs and broke plans
she would give you her coat
or put nails through her hand
she was wise, full of magic and life
oh you could see it in his eyes
oh yeah i saw it in his eyes
she was more than this
oh way more than this
she was everything
she was all of this
G, Dm  

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Coughing Colors

by Tilly and the Wall

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Play with Capo on 1, all chord structures relevent to capo

[Intro]

C Em Am

, ,

C Em Am G

, , ,

she homed with thieves

kicked up dirty leaves

she was a maniac

no one's heart attack

she got around

slept on the bad side of town

she was cooler than you

way cooler than me

she was true, all blinded and bruised

she didn't give a fuck

no he had given up

she was alive

she was caught on fire

she was everything

she was all of this

F G

she opened up and laid it all right there

she said, "no i don't mind

no, no i don't care

F C G

i'll help you shovel out my shallow hole

F G

and i know i know they're threatening

Am Em

but at least we're not the ones carrying

F C G

such heavy heavy heavy stoning stones

and yeah i know they'll get you down

they'll do you in and they'll drag it out

Am Em G

'cause me and you, we are one of a kind

she liked to lose

never wore sunday shoes

Am F

she found his luck in wells and corner stores and jails

she was crazy

a downtown kind of baby

always dangerous, she got me down on my knees

she made it rain

she called the wind and then it came

oh with the wave of his hand

she brought the sunshine right in

she was the sky

beyond steeple and the choir

oh, the preacher's amen

his hallelujah child

F G

she opened up and laid it all right there

she said, "no i don't mind

no, no i don't care

F C G

i'll help you shovel out my shallow hole

F G

and i know i know they're threatening

Am Em

but at least we're not the ones carrying

F C G

such heavy heavy heavy stoning stones

F G

so when your bones are broke and you're all alone

Am Em

and the fog's so thick you can't see up close

F C G

just know that i will end up strangled too

F G

and when the floods they come all rushing in

Am Em

and the boat is full and you can't get in

F C G

oh, it's okay if you don't want to swim

and when you're swallowed up, oh, don't you cry

just give right in, don't try to fight

'cause baby i wouldn't pay no mind

there's nothing you can do

C G Am

they'll have you coughing up your colors

Dm G

she sang the blues

out of time and out of tune

spoke no silver spoon

only simple truths

she was a friend, stabbed backs and broke plans

she would give you her coat

or put nails through her hand

she was wise, full of magic and life

oh you could see it in his eyes

oh yeah i saw it in his eyes

she was more than this

oh way more than this

she was everything

she was all of this

G Dm

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