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Words and music by Jay Farrar rom the 2001 album "Sebastopol."
Intro: [Bm] [D]
BmWith the motion of a bird with a  Dbroken wing
BmNo place to prey on you for  Dnow
BmHair-raising prospects and head-toned  Dharmony
Chorus
AWhen the way is finally found 
in the stacks and piles 
of dead  Gpromises 
We  Dkeep around
BmFrom the grotto haze the days will  Delevate
BmMirror ruination to the  Ddaytime
BmFrom the bedlam block to the realtime  Drodeo
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Dead Promises

by Jay Farrar

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Words and music by Jay Farrar rom the 2001 album "Sebastopol."

Bm D

Intro: [] []

Bm D

With the motion of a bird with a broken wing

Bm D

No place to prey on you for now

Bm D

Hair-raising prospects and head-toned harmony

Chorus

When the way is finally found

in the stacks and piles

of dead promises

We keep around

Bm D

From the grotto haze the days will elevate

Bm D

Mirror ruination to the daytime

Bm D

From the bedlam block to the realtime rodeo

CHORUS 2x

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