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I've arranged this to be capo'd on the fourth fret because that's how I play it on 
guitar. It sounds more like the record if it's done with barre chords.
This is the “riff” that's used throughout the song for the C and G chords:
1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     x2
C                   C6  C
1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     x2
G                   G6  G
C6: x3x210
G6: 3x2003
Capo IV
Intro:
 C   Gx 2
What Cgives this mess some grace unless it's
Gkicks, man - unless it's
Amfiction, unless it's
Gsweat or it's songs? What
hits Cagainst this chest unless it's a
Gsick man's hand, from some
Ammid-level band? He's been
Gdriving too long on a
Cdark windless night, with the
Gstereo on, with the
Amtowns flying by and the
Fground getting Gsoft. And a
Csound in the sky, coming
Gdown from above, it sur-
Amrounds you and sighs and is
Fwhispering Gof what
Cpulls your body down, and that is
Gquicksand. So climb out
Amquick, hand over hand, before your
Gmouth's all filled up. What
Cpicks you up from down unless it's
Gtricks, man? When I've been
Amfixed I am convinced that I will
Gnot get so broke up again. And on a
Cseven day high, that
Gheavenly song punches
Amright through my mind and just
Fhums through my Gblood. And I
Cknow it's a lie, but I'll
Gstill give my love. Hey, my
Amheart's on the line for your
Fhands to pluck Goff. Oh...
C G Am G
What Cgives this mess some grace unless it's
Gfictions - unless it's
Amlicks, man, unless it's
Glies or it's love? What
Cbreaks this heart the most is the ghost of some
Grock and roll fan, just floating
Amup from the stands with her
Fheart opened Gup. And I want to tell her, "Your
Clove isn't lost," say "my
Gheart is still crossed!" Scream, "you're
Amso wonderful! What a
Fdream in the Gdark - about
Cworking so hard, about
Ggrowing so stoned, trying
Amnot to turn off, trying
Fnot to believe in that Glie all on your
Cown."
         GLa la la
Amla       Oh oh oh
FOh
G
 C   G   Am   F   Gx2
End on C/G ( x32013 )

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Unless Its Kicks

by Okkervil River

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

I've arranged this to be capo'd on the fourth fret because that's how I play it on

guitar. It sounds more like the record if it's done with barre chords.

This is the “riff” that's used throughout the song for the C and G chords:

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & x2

C C6 C

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & x2

G G6 G

: x3x210

: 3x2003

Capo IV

Intro:

C G

x 2

What gives this mess some grace unless it's

kicks, man - unless it's

fiction, unless it's

sweat or it's songs? What

hits against this chest unless it's a

sick man's hand, from some

mid-level band? He's been

driving too long on a

dark windless night, with the

stereo on, with the

towns flying by and the

F G

ground getting soft. And a

sound in the sky, coming

down from above, it sur-

rounds you and sighs and is

F G

whispering of what

pulls your body down, and that is

quicksand. So climb out

quick, hand over hand, before your

mouth's all filled up. What

picks you up from down unless it's

tricks, man? When I've been

fixed I am convinced that I will

not get so broke up again. And on a

seven day high, that

heavenly song punches

right through my mind and just

F G

hums through my blood. And I

know it's a lie, but I'll

still give my love. Hey, my

heart's on the line for your

F G

hands to pluck off. Oh...

C G Am G

What gives this mess some grace unless it's

fictions - unless it's

licks, man, unless it's

lies or it's love? What

breaks this heart the most is the ghost of some

rock and roll fan, just floating

up from the stands with her

F G

heart opened up. And I want to tell her, "Your

love isn't lost," say "my

heart is still crossed!" Scream, "you're

so wonderful! What a

F G

dream in the dark - about

working so hard, about

growing so stoned, trying

not to turn off, trying

F G

not to believe in that lie all on your

own."

La la la

la Oh oh oh

C G Am F G

End on C/G ( x32013 )

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