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Bright Eyes - If The Brakeman Turns My Way
Capo: 4th fret
[Verse 1]
When Gpanic grips your body and your heCart is a hummingbiGrd
GRaven thoughts blacken your mind until you're brCeathing in reverDse
And Cmaj7all your friends and sDedatives mean Gwell, but Dmake it Cworse
EmEvery reasCsurance just Emmagnifies the Cdoubt
Better Gfind youD/F#rself a C/Eplace to Dlevel outG  
Em  D
[Verse 2]
Got a Gcricket for a conscience always loCoks the other wGay
A Gcocaine soul starts seeming like an eCmpty cabarDet
Hey, Cmaj7where have all the danDcers gone? Now the Gmusic doDesn't pClay
Tried to Emlisten to the rivCer but you Emcouldn't shut your mCouth
Better Gtake a lD/F#ittle timC/Ee   to leDvel outG  
[Pre-Chorus]
   CI never thought of Grunning
   CMy feet just led the Dway
[Chorus]
  GMixed up signals  (Movin' out)
  CBullet train     (Movin' out)
  GCars are switched out in the     Dcrazy rain
  GI could meet you (Movin' out)
  CAny place, if the
DBrakeEmman Cturns my wGay
Em  D
[Verse 3]
All this Gautomatic writing I have tCried to understaGnd
From a Gpsychedelic angel who was tuCgging on my haDnd
It's an Cmaj7infinite coincDidence but it dGoesn't Dform a Cplan
So I'm Emheaded for New ECngland or the EmParis of the SCouth
Gonna Gfind mysD/F#elf somewC/Ehere to lDevel outG  
Em  D
[Verse 4]
Are your Gbrothels full, oh Babylon, with mCerry middleGmen?
Never Gpeer out of their periscopes from those dCeep opium dDens
All this Cmaj7death must need a cDounterweight, always Gsomeone Dborn aCgain
First a Emmother bathes her cChild then the Emother way aCround
The scaGles alwaD/F#ys find a C/Eway to lDevel outG  
[Pre-Chorus]
  CI tried to pass for noGthing
But my   Cdreams gave me awayD  
[Chorus]
  GMixed up signals  (Movin' out)
  CBullet train     (Movin' out)
  GPeople snuffed out in the    Dbrutal rain
  GI could live to   (Movin' out)
  CAny age, if the
DBrakeEmman Cturns my wGay
[Bridge]
It is an Amold world, it's hard to remeD7mber
Like a Gdime store mysteEmry
I'm a Amrepeat first time offeD7nder
Who has Crewritten Dhistory
[Chorus]
  GMixed up tea leaves   (Movin'out)
  CPhantom pain   (Movin' out)
  GFuzzy logic in the    Dcrazy rain
  GGetting better  (Movin' out)
  CEvery day, if the
DBrakeEmman Cturns my way
[Outro]
  GMixed up signals  (Movin' out)
  CBullet train    (Movin' out)
  GCars are switched out in the     Dblinding rain
  GHe'll be smiling,         as he 
                   (Movin' out)
  CSeals my fate, when the
DBrakeEmman Cturns my wGay

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If The Brakeman Turns My Way

by Bright Eyes

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Cmaj7

D/F#

C/E

Bright Eyes - If The Brakeman Turns My Way

Capo: 4th fret

[Verse 1]

G C G

When panic grips your body and your heart is a hummingbird

G C D

Raven thoughts blacken your mind until you're breathing in reverse

Cmaj7 D G D C

And all your friends and sedatives mean well, but make it worse

Em C Em C

Every reassurance just magnifies the doubt

G D/F# C/E D G

Better find yourself a place to level out

Em D

[Verse 2]

G C G

Got a cricket for a conscience always looks the other way

G C D

A cocaine soul starts seeming like an empty cabaret

Cmaj7 D G D C

Hey, where have all the dancers gone? Now the music doesn't play

Em C Em C

Tried to listen to the river but you couldn't shut your mouth

G D/F# C/E D G

Better take a little time to level out

[Pre-Chorus]

C G

I never thought of running

C D

My feet just led the way

[Chorus]

Mixed up signals (Movin' out)

Bullet train (Movin' out)

G D

Cars are switched out in the crazy rain

I could meet you (Movin' out)

Any place, if the

D Em C G

Brakeman turns my way

Em D

[Verse 3]

G C G

All this automatic writing I have tried to understand

G C D

From a psychedelic angel who was tugging on my hand

Cmaj7 D G D C

It's an infinite coincidence but it doesn't form a plan

Em C Em C

So I'm headed for New England or the Paris of the South

G D/F# C/E D G

Gonna find myself somewhere to level out

Em D

[Verse 4]

G C G

Are your brothels full, oh Babylon, with merry middlemen?

G C D

Never peer out of their periscopes from those deep opium dens

Cmaj7 D G D C

All this death must need a counterweight, always someone born again

Em C Em C

First a mother bathes her child then the other way around

G D/F# C/E D G

The scales always find a way to level out

[Pre-Chorus]

C G

I tried to pass for nothing

C D

But my dreams gave me away

[Chorus]

Mixed up signals (Movin' out)

Bullet train (Movin' out)

G D

People snuffed out in the brutal rain

I could live to (Movin' out)

Any age, if the

D Em C G

Brakeman turns my way

[Bridge]

Am D7

It is an old world, it's hard to remember

G Em

Like a dime store mystery

Am D7

I'm a repeat first time offender

C D

Who has rewritten history

[Chorus]

Mixed up tea leaves (Movin'out)

Phantom pain (Movin' out)

G D

Fuzzy logic in the crazy rain

Getting better (Movin' out)

Every day, if the

D Em C

Brakeman turns my way

[Outro]

Mixed up signals (Movin' out)

Bullet train (Movin' out)

G D

Cars are switched out in the blinding rain

He'll be smiling, as he

(Movin' out)

Seals my fate, when the

D Em C G

Brakeman turns my way

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