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Loose Leaves

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Capo on 2nd Fret
AThe story is in the soil
Loose leaves cover the ground
There are volumes in the forest
No one reads out loud
F#mIf I could take them down
Off of that mountain shelf
EWe used to climb but no one tries
To go up that far now
AYeah, we're all too busy working
Entertaining ourselves
40 hours, television
And prescription pills
F#mWell, I take two a day
To make my brain behave
EIt never does, but who's to say?
At least my doctor gets paid
ASo that is fine, yeah, come by
We'll take the afternoon off
We can kiss and undress
Or if you want just talk
F#mBecause I have got nothing real
Just empty space to fill
EAnd you are my girl, I like your style
Just imagine all the time we could kAill
DAnd time is not poiEson
ABut once you drink it all, you'll F#mdie
ESo let's just sip it real slow, yeah
We can nurse it all night
Try to believe that once it's gone
They will pour another round
We will come back to lAife
*(Follow those chords throughout the song)*
It's all moving fast now, yeah
And that's what they say
And though some days still take forever
I can't disagree
Because it seems to me
That I wake up and sleep
Look in the mirror and have no idea
What happened in between
But I remember counting days down
Until the year could be done
So I could scatter all my notebooks
On the prep school lawn
And disappear into a summer's bliss
Of staying out and sleeping in
And getting drunk with my friends
And that's gone and I know
That it won't ever come back
I accept
I won't cling to what I had in the past
But life is a slippery slope
Regret is the steepest hill
Hope for the best
Plan for the worst
And maybe wind up somewhere in the middle
And I'm not saying that I know what I want
But I know what I don't
Don't want to rot in my room
And never know what could have been
Believe what everyone else tells me is true
They will say, "True"
That is what they'll say
That's it
Believe what everyone else tells me is true
They will say, "Ttrue"
That is what they'll say
That's it

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Loose Leaves

by Bright Eyes

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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F#m

Capo on 2nd Fret

The story is in the soil

Loose leaves cover the ground

There are volumes in the forest

No one reads out loud

F#m

If I could take them down

Off of that mountain shelf

We used to climb but no one tries

To go up that far now

Yeah, we're all too busy working

Entertaining ourselves

40 hours, television

And prescription pills

F#m

Well, I take two a day

To make my brain behave

It never does, but who's to say?

At least my doctor gets paid

So that is fine, yeah, come by

We'll take the afternoon off

We can kiss and undress

Or if you want just talk

F#m

Because I have got nothing real

Just empty space to fill

And you are my girl, I like your style

Just imagine all the time we could kill

D E

And time is not poison

A F#m

But once you drink it all, you'll die

So let's just sip it real slow, yeah

We can nurse it all night

Try to believe that once it's gone

They will pour another round

We will come back to life

*(Follow those chords throughout the song)*

It's all moving fast now, yeah

And that's what they say

And though some days still take forever

I can't disagree

Because it seems to me

That I wake up and sleep

Look in the mirror and have no idea

What happened in between

But I remember counting days down

Until the year could be done

So I could scatter all my notebooks

On the prep school lawn

And disappear into a summer's bliss

Of staying out and sleeping in

And getting drunk with my friends

And that's gone and I know

That it won't ever come back

I accept

I won't cling to what I had in the past

But life is a slippery slope

Regret is the steepest hill

Hope for the best

Plan for the worst

And maybe wind up somewhere in the middle

And I'm not saying that I know what I want

But I know what I don't

Don't want to rot in my room

And never know what could have been

Believe what everyone else tells me is true

They will say, "True"

That is what they'll say

That's it

Believe what everyone else tells me is true

They will say, "Ttrue"

That is what they'll say

That's it

About Loose Leaves Chords by Bright Eyes

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What key is "Loose Leaves" in?

The chords for "Loose Leaves" show the original chord names (including A, F#m, E, D). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.