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Carbon Monoxide

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[Intro]
C    F    C    F
C    F    C    F
[Verse 1]
CCarFbon moCnoFxide,
  Csoon I’ll Fgo to Bbsle – eFp.
CIf FI don’t got my Csocks on Fright
they Cslide right Foff of my Bbfe – Fet.
[Chorus 1]
As I Bbwalk-a-walk-a-walk-a-Fwalk-a-walk-a-walk-a-Bbwalk.F  
BbWalk-a-walk-a-walk-a-Fwalk-a-walk-a-walk.Bb  F  
[Verse 2]
CCarFbon moCnoFxide,
  Cas I Ftake you Bbho – Fme.
CFirst Ftime I get my Csocks on Fright,
But I Cdon’t have a Fgas mask Bbo – Fn.
[Chorus 2]
As I Bbwalk-a-walk-a-walk-a-Fwalk-a-walk-a-walk-a
Bbwalk-a-walk-a-walk-a-Fwalk-a-walk-a-walk you
     C       CN.C.
home, yeah. I’m so cool, I’m so cool, I’m so cool.
BbWalk-a-walk-a-walk, Fwalk-a-walk-a-walk,
Bbwalk-a-walk-a-walk-a-Fwalk-a-walk-a-walk you
     C       CN.C.
home, yeah. I’m so cool, I’m so cool, I’m so cool.
[Bridge]
FCome on, FDaddy, Bbcome on, FDaddy,
Gcome on, GDaddy, Gcome on, GDaddy.
FCome on, FDaddy, Bbcome on, FDaddy,
Gcome on, GDaddy, Gcome on, GDaddy.
[Verse 3]
CCarFbon moCnoFxide,
  Csoon we’ll Fgo to Bbsle – Fep.
CNo-Fone will notice Cwe’re Fgone,
‘cos we Cdon’t have a Fjob to Bbke - Fep.
They’ll just Csay Fthat we’re being Cla - Fzy,
  Csex crazed,   Fsex crazed, Bbha - Fzy.
They’ll just Csay we’re living our Fwhole life in Cbed.F  
And Cwe’ll be in Fbed, but we’ll Bbbe oh so Fvery much
[Chorus 3]
BbDead-a-dead-a-dead-a-Fdead-a-dead-a-dead-a-
Bbdead-a-dead-a-dead-a-Fdead-a-dead-a-d-
     C           CN.C.
dead, yeah. But we’re so cool, we’re so cool, we’re so cool.
BbDead-a-dead-a-dead-a-Fdead-a-dead-a-dead-a-
Bbdead-a-dead-a-dead-a-Fdead-a-dead-a-d-
     C           CN.C.
dead, dead. But we’re still cool, we’re still cool, we’re still cool.
[Bridge]
FCome on, FDaddy, Bbcome on, FDaddy,
Gcome on, Gcome on, Gcome on, GDaddy.
FCome on, FDaddy, Bbcome on, FDaddy,
Gcome on, GDaddy, Gcome on, GDaddy.
FCome on, FDaddy, Bbcome on, FDaddy,
Gcome on, come on, Gcome on, come on, Gcome on, come on.G  
[Outro]
CCarFbon moCnoFxide.
CCarFbon moCnoFxide.

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Carbon Monoxide

by Regina Spektor

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[Intro]

C F C F

[Verse 1]

C F C F

Carbon monoxide,

C F Bb F

soon I’ll go to sle – ep.

C F C F

If I don’t got my socks on right

C F Bb F

they slide right off of my fe – et.

[Chorus 1]

Bb F Bb F

As I walk-a-walk-a-walk-a-walk-a-walk-a-walk-a-walk.

Bb F Bb F

Walk-a-walk-a-walk-a-walk-a-walk-a-walk.

[Verse 2]

C F C F

Carbon monoxide,

C F Bb F

as I take you ho – me.

C F C F

First time I get my socks on right,

C F Bb F

But I don’t have a gas mask o – n.

[Chorus 2]

Bb F

As I walk-a-walk-a-walk-a-walk-a-walk-a-walk-a

Bb F

walk-a-walk-a-walk-a-walk-a-walk-a-walk you

C C

N.C.

home, yeah. I’m so cool, I’m so cool, I’m so cool.

Bb F

Walk-a-walk-a-walk, walk-a-walk-a-walk,

Bb F

walk-a-walk-a-walk-a-walk-a-walk-a-walk you

C C

N.C.

home, yeah. I’m so cool, I’m so cool, I’m so cool.

[Bridge]

F F Bb F

Come on, Daddy, come on, Daddy,

G G G G

come on, Daddy, come on, Daddy.

F F Bb F

Come on, Daddy, come on, Daddy,

G G G G

come on, Daddy, come on, Daddy.

[Verse 3]

C F C F

Carbon monoxide,

C F Bb F

soon we’ll go to sle – ep.

C F C F

No-one will notice we’re gone,

C F Bb F

‘cos we don’t have a job to ke - ep.

C F C F

They’ll just say that we’re being la - zy,

C F Bb F

sex crazed, sex crazed, ha - zy.

C F C F

They’ll just say we’re living our whole life in bed.

C F Bb F

And we’ll be in bed, but we’ll be oh so very much

[Chorus 3]

Bb F

Dead-a-dead-a-dead-a-dead-a-dead-a-dead-a-

Bb F

dead-a-dead-a-dead-a-dead-a-dead-a-d-

C C

N.C.

dead, yeah. But we’re so cool, we’re so cool, we’re so cool.

Bb F

Dead-a-dead-a-dead-a-dead-a-dead-a-dead-a-

Bb F

dead-a-dead-a-dead-a-dead-a-dead-a-d-

C C

N.C.

dead, dead. But we’re still cool, we’re still cool, we’re still cool.

[Bridge]

F F Bb F

Come on, Daddy, come on, Daddy,

G G G G

come on, come on, come on, Daddy.

F F Bb F

Come on, Daddy, come on, Daddy,

G G G G

come on, Daddy, come on, Daddy.

F F Bb F

Come on, Daddy, come on, Daddy,

G G G G

come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on.

[Outro]

C F C F

Carbon monoxide.

C F C F

Carbon monoxide.

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