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Monster Ballads

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[Intro]
G
[Verse 1]
GRadio waves are coming C/Gmiles and miGles
C/GBringing only empty Gboats
Whatever feeling they had C/Gwhen they sGailed
C/GSomehow slipped out between the Gnotes
[Chorus]
EmOut on the desert and C/Gfeeling Glost
EmThe bonnet wears a wire C/GalbatroGss
EmMonster ballads and the C/Gstations of the Gcross
DSighing just a little C/Gbit
DSighing just a little C/Gbit
[Verse 2]
GAnd I was thinking 'bout what C/GKaty Gdone
C/GThinking 'bout what Katy Gdid
The fairest daughter of the PC/Gharoah's Gson
C/GDressed in gold 'neath pyramidsG  
[Chorus]
EmOut on the desert and C/Gfeeling Glost
EmThe bonnet wears a wire C/GalbatroGss
EmMonster ballads and the C/Gstations of the Gcross
DSighing just a little C/Gbit
DSighing just a little C/Gbit
[Bridge]
C/GOnes and zeroes bleeding mesa noise
GAnd when you're empty there's so Dmuch space for them
C/GYou turn it off but then a still, small voice
GComes in blazing from some Dvast horizon
[Instrumental]
G    C/G  G
C/G  G
G    C/G  G
C/G  G
Em   C/G  G
Em   C/G  G
Em   C/G  G
D    C/G
D    C/G
G
[Verse 3]
GAnd I was thinking 'bout my C/Griver Gdays
C/GAnd I was thinking 'bout me and GJim
Passing Cairo on a C/GgetawaGy
C/GWith every steamboat like a Ghymn
[Chorus]
EmOut on the desert and C/Gfeeling Glost
EmThe bonnet wears a wire C/GalbatroGss
EmMonster ballads and the C/Gstations of the Gcross
DSighing just a little C/Gbit
DSighing just a little C/GbitG  

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Monster Ballads

by Josh Ritter

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C/G

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

G C/G G

Radio waves are coming miles and miles

C/G G

Bringing only empty boats

C/G G

Whatever feeling they had when they sailed

C/G G

Somehow slipped out between the notes

[Chorus]

Em C/G G

Out on the desert and feeling lost

Em C/G G

The bonnet wears a wire albatross

Em C/G G

Monster ballads and the stations of the cross

D C/G

Sighing just a little bit

D C/G

Sighing just a little bit

[Verse 2]

G C/G G

And I was thinking 'bout what Katy done

C/G G

Thinking 'bout what Katy did

C/G G

The fairest daughter of the Pharoah's son

C/G G

Dressed in gold 'neath pyramids

[Chorus]

Em C/G G

Out on the desert and feeling lost

Em C/G G

The bonnet wears a wire albatross

Em C/G G

Monster ballads and the stations of the cross

D C/G

Sighing just a little bit

D C/G

Sighing just a little bit

[Bridge]

C/G

Ones and zeroes bleeding mesa noise

G D

And when you're empty there's so much space for them

C/G

You turn it off but then a still, small voice

G D

Comes in blazing from some vast horizon

[Instrumental]

G C/G G

C/G G

G C/G G

C/G G

Em C/G G

D C/G

[Verse 3]

G C/G G

And I was thinking 'bout my river days

C/G G

And I was thinking 'bout me and Jim

C/G G

Passing Cairo on a getaway

C/G G

With every steamboat like a hymn

[Chorus]

Em C/G G

Out on the desert and feeling lost

Em C/G G

The bonnet wears a wire albatross

Em C/G G

Monster ballads and the stations of the cross

D C/G

Sighing just a little bit

D C/G G

Sighing just a little bit

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