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Midlake - Van Occupanther
D#I must be careful now in my sFmteps
D#Years of calculations and the Fmstress
D#My science is waiting, nearly compFmlete
D#One glass will last for nearly a wFmeek
D#Let me not get down from walking with Fmno-one
D#and if I stumble from exFmhaustion
D#These buckets are heavy, I fill them with Fmwater
D#I could ask these people, but I shouldn't Fmbother
D#Oh no, I've stumbled, was I going Fmtoo fast?
D#Some get angry, some of them Fmlaugh
D#They told me I wouldn't, but I found an Fmanswer
D#I'm Van Occupanther, I'm Van occuFmpanther!
Let me not be Gmtoo consumed with this G#world
Sometimes I want to Gmgo home
and stay G#out of sight for a D#long time
Let me not be Gmtoo consumed with this G#world
Sometimes I want to Gmgo home
and stay G#out of sight for a D#long time

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Van Occupanther

by Midlake

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Midlake - Van Occupanther

D# Fm

I must be careful now in my steps

D# Fm

Years of calculations and the stress

D# Fm

My science is waiting, nearly complete

D# Fm

One glass will last for nearly a week

D# Fm

Let me not get down from walking with no-one

D# Fm

and if I stumble from exhaustion

D# Fm

These buckets are heavy, I fill them with water

D# Fm

I could ask these people, but I shouldn't bother

D# Fm

Oh no, I've stumbled, was I going too fast?

D# Fm

Some get angry, some of them laugh

D# Fm

They told me I wouldn't, but I found an answer

D# Fm

I'm Van Occupanther, I'm Van occupanther!

Gm G#

Let me not be too consumed with this world

Sometimes I want to go home

G# D#

and stay out of sight for a long time

Gm G#

Let me not be too consumed with this world

Sometimes I want to go home

G# D#

and stay out of sight for a long time

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