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Brand New Colony

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[Intro]
G    D   Em
C    C   Am
[Verse]
GI'll be the grapes fermented
DBottled and served with the Emtable set in my Cfinest suit
like a perfect gentlemen
GI'll be the fire escape that's
Dbolted to the Emancient brick Where Cyou will sit
and contemplate your day
[Instrumental]
G    D   Em
C    C   Am
[Verse]
GI'll be the waterwings that
Dsave you if you start Emdrowning In an Copen tab when
your judgement's on the brink
GI'll be the phonograph that
Dplays your favorite EmAlbums back as your Clying there
drifting off to Amsleep
GI'll be the platform shoes
Dundo what heredity's Emdone to you 
You won't Chave to strain
to look into my Geyes
GI'll be your winter coat
Dbuttoned and zipped straight Emto the throat With the Ccollar up so
you won't catch a coEmld
[Bridge]
EmI want to take you Cfar from the cynics in this Gtown
And kiss you on the Emmouth
We'll cut out bodies Cfree from the tethers of this Gscene,
Start a brand new coloEmny
Where everything will Cchange, We'll give ourselves new Gnames
identities eEmrased
The sun will heat the Cgrounds Under our bare Gfeet in this
brand new colonDy,  this brand new coloEmny
[Outro]
Em C G D
EmEveryCthing will Gchange ooh Dooh, ooh Emooh
Em C G D
EmEveryCthing will Gchange ooh Dooh, ooh Emooh
Em C G D
EmEveryCthing will Gchange ooh Dooh, ooh Emooh

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Brand New Colony

by Benjamin Gibbard

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G D Em

C C Am

[Verse]

I'll be the grapes fermented

D Em C

Bottled and served with the table set in my finest suit

like a perfect gentlemen

I'll be the fire escape that's

D Em C

bolted to the ancient brick Where you will sit

and contemplate your day

[Instrumental]

G D Em

C C Am

[Verse]

I'll be the waterwings that

D Em C

save you if you start drowning In an open tab when

your judgement's on the brink

I'll be the phonograph that

D Em C

plays your favorite Albums back as your lying there

drifting off to sleep

I'll be the platform shoes

D Em

undo what heredity's done to you

You won't have to strain

to look into my eyes

I'll be your winter coat

D Em C

buttoned and zipped straight to the throat With the collar up so

you won't catch a cold

[Bridge]

Em C G

I want to take you far from the cynics in this town

And kiss you on the mouth

C G

We'll cut out bodies free from the tethers of this scene,

Start a brand new colony

C G

Where everything will change, We'll give ourselves new names

identities erased

C G

The sun will heat the grounds Under our bare feet in this

D Em

brand new colony, this brand new colony

[Outro]

Em C G D

Em C G D Em

Everything will change ooh ooh, ooh ooh

Em C G D

Em C G D Em

Everything will change ooh ooh, ooh ooh

Em C G D

Em C G D Em

Everything will change ooh ooh, ooh ooh

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