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The Group Who Couldn't Say - Grandaddy
Cmaj7: X32000
Intro:
C Cmaj7
E F
FDoo doo doo dit dCoo
E F
FDoo doo doo dit dCooC  
Verse 1:
The Ctale I'm gonna tAell
Is aDmbout the group who Gcouldn't say
ToFgether they discovered with eaFmch other
The perfection of an Coutdoor dayC  
They had Cwon some kinda pArize
For Dmselling way more stuff than the Gother guys
They were the Fshrewdest unit-movers
So their Fmbosses got 'em tours of the CcountrysideC  
E F
FDoo doo doo dit dCoo
E F
FDoo doo doo dit dCooC  
Verse 2:
CHolly saw a ceArtain bird
But she Dmcouldn't work up aGny words
She Fkinda lost her shoes and lost her Fmmind
And smashed her phone upon a Cfallen pineC  
And CDarryl couldn't tAalk at all
He Dmwondered how the trees had grown to Gbe so tall
He Fcalculated all the height and Fmwidth and density
For insurance pCurposesC  
Chorus 1:
  EAnd at the desktop there's Fcrying sounds
For all the Cprojects due
And no one Aelse is around
And the Dmsprinklers that come on at 3 am
Sound like Gcrowds of people asking
"Are you G7happy what you're doing?"
  C    A     Dm    G  FAh ah Fmah ah ah CahC  
  C    A     Dm    G  FAh ah Fmah ah ah CahC  
Chorus 2:
  EAnd at the desktop there's Fcrying sounds
For all the Cprojects due
And no one Aelse is around
And the Dmsprinklers that come on at 3 am
Sound like Gcrowds of people asking
"Are you G7happy what you're doing?"
Verse 3:
  CBecky wondered wAhy
She'd Dmnever noticed dGragonflies
Her Fdrag and click had never yielded
FmAnything as perfect as a CdragonflyC  
And then the Csupervisor stAood right
In the Dmcreek and it felt Greally good
And that's aFbout the time he finally had Fmrealized 
The importance of this CdayA  
And that's aFbout the time he realized
ThaFmt he was with the group who couldn't sCay  (hey Ahey)
And it Dmfelt so good it hurt, forget the Gwords
They were the group who couldn't FsayFm  C  

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The Group Who Couldnt Say

by Grandaddy

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Cmaj7

The Group Who Couldn't Say - Grandaddy

Cmaj7: X32000

Intro:

C Cmaj7

E F

F C

Doo doo doo dit doo

E F

F C C

Doo doo doo dit doo

Verse 1:

C A

The tale I'm gonna tell

Dm G

Is about the group who couldn't say

F Fm

Together they discovered with each other

C C

The perfection of an outdoor day

C A

They had won some kinda prize

Dm G

For selling way more stuff than the other guys

They were the shrewdest unit-movers

Fm C C

So their bosses got 'em tours of the countryside

E F

F C

Doo doo doo dit doo

E F

F C C

Doo doo doo dit doo

Verse 2:

C A

Holly saw a certain bird

Dm G

But she couldn't work up any words

F Fm

She kinda lost her shoes and lost her mind

C C

And smashed her phone upon a fallen pine

C A

And Darryl couldn't talk at all

Dm G

He wondered how the trees had grown to be so tall

F Fm

He calculated all the height and width and density

C C

For insurance purposes

Chorus 1:

E F

And at the desktop there's crying sounds

For all the projects due

And no one else is around

And the sprinklers that come on at 3 am

Sound like crowds of people asking

"Are you happy what you're doing?"

C A Dm G F Fm C C

Ah ah ah ah ah ah

C A Dm G F Fm C C

Ah ah ah ah ah ah

Chorus 2:

E F

And at the desktop there's crying sounds

For all the projects due

And no one else is around

And the sprinklers that come on at 3 am

Sound like crowds of people asking

"Are you happy what you're doing?"

Verse 3:

C A

Becky wondered why

Dm G

She'd never noticed dragonflies

Her drag and click had never yielded

Fm C C

Anything as perfect as a dragonfly

C A

And then the supervisor stood right

Dm G

In the creek and it felt really good

F Fm

And that's about the time he finally had realized

C A

The importance of this day

And that's about the time he realized

Fm C A

That he was with the group who couldn't say (hey hey)

Dm G

And it felt so good it hurt, forget the words

F Fm C

They were the group who couldn't say

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