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Short Stories
-A75----C73----G3---E7---F1-----|
-5----5----3---9---1-----|
-6----3----4---9---2-----|
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-7----3----5---7---3-----|
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intro
A7 C7 G7
A7 C7 G
A7I dont wanna wC7rite songs about Gdepression
A7you probly won't' hear me sC7inging songs about the Glady I love
A7i dont bring up gC7onvernments and politiGcians
A7but i got these short stories C7in my bag you know the ones that Im Gspeaking of
A7the man in the C7suit who wants to be a stock market millionaire
Gwith a twin brother over on the other side of town who wants to lay back beach bum grow 
hair
A7separated at birth and given C7up for an adoption
Gthen the vagabond finds himself at the beach and the other one in a mansion and he said
A7I dont wanna C7write songs about dGepression
A7you probly won't' hear me sC7inging songs about the Glady I love
A7i dont bring up gC7onvernments and politiGcians
A7but i got these short stories C7in my bag you know the ones that Im sGpeaking of
A7well once upon a time a young man age 18 leaves his C7hometown to go see
Gwhat the rest of the world could offer him and to gain some clarity
A7and now he's gone everywhere that he wanted to go
C7and every thing was all said and done now
Gthen he finds himself on the front door step of the home town that he came from and he said
A7I dont wanna C7write songs about dGepression
A7you probly won't' hear me C7singing songs about the lGady I love
A7i dont bring up gC7onvernments and pGoliticians
A7but i got these short stories C7in my bag you know the ones that Im Gspeaking of
Ethings goin bad but you dont care
Fstories told by the man in the rocking chair
Gor the crack head sleeping out on the street
no clothes on his back no shoes on his feet
Ebut the tale that he tells to me oFbviously aint reality
Gtruth or fiction I'm still listenin wanting more like his addiction
A7I dont wanna wC7rite songs about dGepression
A7you probly won't' hear me C7singing songs about the lGady I love
A7i dont bring up gC7onvernments and pGoliticians
A7but i got these short stories iC7n my bag you know the ones that Im Gspeaking of

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Short Stories

by Current Swell

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Short Stories

A7 C7 G E F

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-5----5----3---9---1-----|

-6----3----4---9---2-----|

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-7----3----5---7---3-----|

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intro

A7 C7 G7

A7 C7 G

I dont wanna write songs about depression

A7 C7 G

you probly won't' hear me singing songs about the lady I love

A7 C7 G

i dont bring up gonvernments and politicians

A7 C7 G

but i got these short stories in my bag you know the ones that Im speaking of

A7 C7

the man in the suit who wants to be a stock market millionaire

with a twin brother over on the other side of town who wants to lay back beach bum grow

hair

A7 C7

separated at birth and given up for an adoption

then the vagabond finds himself at the beach and the other one in a mansion and he said

A7 C7 G

I dont wanna write songs about depression

A7 C7 G

you probly won't' hear me singing songs about the lady I love

A7 C7 G

i dont bring up gonvernments and politicians

A7 C7 G

but i got these short stories in my bag you know the ones that Im speaking of

A7 C7

well once upon a time a young man age 18 leaves his hometown to go see

what the rest of the world could offer him and to gain some clarity

and now he's gone everywhere that he wanted to go

and every thing was all said and done now

then he finds himself on the front door step of the home town that he came from and he said

A7 C7 G

I dont wanna write songs about depression

A7 C7 G

you probly won't' hear me singing songs about the lady I love

A7 C7 G

i dont bring up gonvernments and politicians

A7 C7 G

but i got these short stories in my bag you know the ones that Im speaking of

things goin bad but you dont care

stories told by the man in the rocking chair

or the crack head sleeping out on the street

no clothes on his back no shoes on his feet

E F

but the tale that he tells to me obviously aint reality

truth or fiction I'm still listenin wanting more like his addiction

A7 C7 G

I dont wanna write songs about depression

A7 C7 G

you probly won't' hear me singing songs about the lady I love

A7 C7 G

i dont bring up gonvernments and politicians

A7 C7 G

but i got these short stories in my bag you know the ones that Im speaking of

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