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Long Haired Child

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Couldnt believe no one had figured out the second part to this song yet! Play the Em and 
as barre chords on the 7th and 5th frets, then everything in the second part of the 
is just open chords.
Do it!
-Shmortisborg
Mid-winters daEmy, its cooold and I knAow for
certain when I Emgo outside my hAead starts hurtin
Its a Emwinters day, and I kAnow for
certain when I Emgo outside my heaAd starts hurtin
So I wrEmap it up in materials to Akeep my
head from gettin coldEm, Oh wrap it up in
materials to Akeep my head from gettin cold
nd I Emsaid tell my friends when they haAvekids
Ya I Emsaid tell my friends when they hAave kids
Im g'on Emwant that child to be a long
Ahaired child    x4
Oh I Emgo outside, and Amingle in the snow
My Emhead looks like a globe, aint no
Ahair on it at all! EmDo I buy a wig?
AShould I grow my beeard, and Emcomb it upwards
and aAround my ears? Well I Emcant wait for
the kids to come, I Acant wait for the kids
to come and say "EmHey babe, you g'on know
no barbershop."    A'Cause I wEmant...
yeah, I wAant... and I know for certain
Chorus
Itsno-Emsugar-beer (???), baby thats for sAure
when the sEmtorm hits my templeA, I wanna
Emrush home and put on the kAettle now
and wEmarm my little brain and bald Ahead
Im too Emcold to know if Im alive or Adead
But when my Gbaby slips out my mommas womb
When my Cbaby slips out my mommas womb
We're gonna Denter a new life, enter a new
life thats for Gsure, Youre gonna Amenter
yourself back through your babys front Gdoor
Now if you Gwant that baby to be a long haired
child, you g'on Cmake that baby be a long
haired child thats for Dsure,
baby, baby, thats for Gsure.
Then some shoo-bops switching from G to Am

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Long Haired Child

by Devendra Banhart

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Couldnt believe no one had figured out the second part to this song yet! Play the Em and

as barre chords on the 7th and 5th frets, then everything in the second part of the

is just open chords.

Do it!

-Shmortisborg

Em A

Mid-winters day, its cooold and I know for

Em A

certain when I go outside my head starts hurtin

Em A

Its a winters day, and I know for

Em A

certain when I go outside my head starts hurtin

Em A

So I wrap it up in materials to keep my

head from gettin cold, Oh wrap it up in

materials to keep my head from gettin cold

Em A

nd I said tell my friends when they havekids

Em A

Ya I said tell my friends when they have kids

Im g'on want that child to be a long

haired child x4

Em A

Oh I go outside, and mingle in the snow

My head looks like a globe, aint no

A Em

hair on it at all! Do I buy a wig?

A Em

Should I grow my beeard, and comb it upwards

A Em

and around my ears? Well I cant wait for

the kids to come, I cant wait for the kids

to come and say "Hey babe, you g'on know

A Em

no barbershop." 'Cause I want...

yeah, I want... and I know for certain

Chorus

Em A

Itsno-sugar-beer (???), baby thats for sure

Em A

when the storm hits my temple, I wanna

Em A

rush home and put on the kettle now

Em A

and warm my little brain and bald head

Em A

Im too cold to know if Im alive or dead

But when my baby slips out my mommas womb

When my baby slips out my mommas womb

We're gonna enter a new life, enter a new

G Am

life thats for sure, Youre gonna enter

yourself back through your babys front door

Now if you want that baby to be a long haired

child, you g'on make that baby be a long

haired child thats for sure,

baby, baby, thats for sure.

Then some shoo-bops switching from G to Am

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