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Fake Palindromes

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Standard Tuning
[Intro]
(Guitar under violin riff)
 D-  Bm- A  
[Verse 1]
      Dmy dewey-eyed Disney bride what has tried
swapping your blood with forBmmaldehyde?
AMonsters?
DWhiskey-plied voices cried fratricide
Jesus don't you know that you couldBma died, you shoulda died
with the Amonsters what talk      E--2
                             D-  B--3   
monsters that walk the earth     G--2    (transition chord b/t verse/chorus)
                                 D--0
                                 A--4
                                 E--x
[Chorus]
she's got Bmred lipstick
and a brown pair of sDhoes
and she's got Aknee high socks
what to cover a Embruise
she's got an Gold death kit
she's been Dmeaning to use she's got
Ablood in her eyes in her Emeyes for you
she's got Gblood       Ain her eyes for youD  
[Verse 2]
certain fads, stripes and plaids, singles ads
run you hot and cold like a Bmrheostat I mean a thermostat
so you Abite on a towel
hope it won't hurt too badD  
Repeat 1st part of Verse 1 (my dewey eyed...)
[Chorus 2]
she says BmI like long walks and sci-fi Dmovies
Ayou're six foot tall and east coast Embred
Gsome lonely night we can Dget together
Aand I'm gonna tie your Emwrists with leather
and Gdrill a tiny Ahole into your Dhead
oh, I'm gonna Gdrill a tiny Ahooooooole... into your Dhead
"Are you living or existing?"

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Fake Palindromes

by Andrew Bird

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Standard Tuning

[Intro]

(Guitar under violin riff)

D Bm A

- -

[Verse 1]

my dewey-eyed Disney bride what has tried

swapping your blood with formaldehyde?

Monsters?

Whiskey-plied voices cried fratricide

Jesus don't you know that you coulda died, you shoulda died

with the monsters what talk E--2

- B--3

monsters that walk the earth G--2 (transition chord b/t verse/chorus)

D--0

A--4

E--x

[Chorus]

she's got red lipstick

and a brown pair of shoes

and she's got knee high socks

what to cover a bruise

she's got an old death kit

she's been meaning to use she's got

A Em

blood in her eyes in her eyes for you

G A D

she's got blood in her eyes for you

[Verse 2]

certain fads, stripes and plaids, singles ads

run you hot and cold like a rheostat I mean a thermostat

so you bite on a towel

hope it won't hurt too bad

Repeat 1st part of Verse 1 (my dewey eyed...)

[Chorus 2]

Bm D

she says I like long walks and sci-fi movies

A Em

you're six foot tall and east coast bred

G D

some lonely night we can get together

A Em

and I'm gonna tie your wrists with leather

G A D

and drill a tiny hole into your head

G A D

oh, I'm gonna drill a tiny hooooooole... into your head

"Are you living or existing?"

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