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Artist: Okkervil River
Song: Plus Ones
Capo at 7th Fret 
Intro: D  
DNo one wants to hGear about your Em97th tGear, 
so dry your eBmyes or let it gGo 
uncried, my Adear. I am all oEmut of love to mGouth into youAr ear, and not abEmove 
                    G                   A             Em  Em* G* A*
letting a love song disappear before it's written. 
    And no Done wants a tuGne about the Em100th luftGballoon that was seen 
Bmshooting from the wiGndow of your rAoom, to be a sEmpot against the skGy's 
colossal Agloom and land, defEmlated, in some neGighbor state that's Astrewn with 
99 Emothers.   Em  G  A  
     Em8 Chinese brotAhers; well, there's a rDeason why the lAast is smiling wiEmde 
and sitting hGigher than the Aothers,
swinging his arEmms.G  A  
DYou would probablGy die before yoEmu shot Gup 9 miles high
Your eyes Bmdilated as ligGht played upon the Asight
OEmf TVC16 as it sGings you goodAnight
REmelaxed as hell Gand locked up in cAell 45
EmI hope you're feeling bettEmerG  A  
Em51st way to leave Ayour lover
ADdmittedly, it dAoesn't seem to be Emas gentle or as cGlean as all the Aothers
EEmven a scars all in the after hours of some Greenpoint barG  A  
DI told you, I can't listen, Gbaby, 'bout the Em4th time you were a Glady
and how your Bmforthrightness Gbetrayed a secret sAhyness
EmStripped away by days of Gbeing hailed as "your Ahighness"
And what's new Empussycat, as yGou were once a lionAness
EmThey cut your claws oEmutG  A  
DKitten, not eGveryone's keen Emon lighting candle 1G7, 
the party's dBmone, the cake's Gall gone, the plates Aare clean
The chauffeur's Emleering from the Gcheerless mezzAanine
And in just one Emyear, this straGight world could paAy to see 
Emwhat they have been missinEmgG  A  
EmYou were caught kissing 8 chinese broAthers
Well, there's a rDeason why the lAast is smiling wiEmde and sitting higGher than the otAhers
EmStinking with chaGrmA  
EmAnd he says, "Lets get lost, let them send out alAarms
EmHe says, "Let's get crossed out and come to Aharm"
Em"Lets make the world's stupidest stand and truAly mean it
EmLets hit the limit of loss over loverA's arms
EmNo, lets exceed it"

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Plus Ones

by Okkervil River

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 7 (as written in this song)

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I just added the complete lyrics to this one, and corrected one or two wrong chords

Artist: Okkervil River

Song: Plus Ones

Capo at 7th Fret

Intro:

D G Em G

No one wants to hear about your 97th tear,

Bm G

so dry your eyes or let it go

A Em G A Em

uncried, my dear. I am all out of love to mouth into your ear, and not above

G A Em Em G A

* * *

letting a love song disappear before it's written.

D G Em G

And no one wants a tune about the 100th luftballoon that was seen

Bm G A Em G

shooting from the window of your room, to be a spot against the sky's

A Em G A

colossal gloom and land, deflated, in some neighbor state that's strewn with

Em Em G A

99 others.

Em A D A Em

8 Chinese brothers; well, there's a reason why the last is smiling wide

G A

and sitting higher than the others,

Em G A

swinging his arms.

D G Em G

You would probably die before you shot up 9 miles high

Bm G A

Your eyes dilated as light played upon the sight

Em G A

Of TVC16 as it sings you goodnight

Em G A

Relaxed as hell and locked up in cell 45

Em Em G A

I hope you're feeling better

Em A

51st way to leave your lover

D A Em G A

Admittedly, it doesn't seem to be as gentle or as clean as all the others

Em G A

Even a scars all in the after hours of some Greenpoint bar

D G Em G

I told you, I can't listen, baby, 'bout the 4th time you were a lady

Bm G A

and how your forthrightness betrayed a secret shyness

Em G A

Stripped away by days of being hailed as "your highness"

Em G A

And what's new pussycat, as you were once a lionness

Em Em G A

They cut your claws out

D G Em G

Kitten, not everyone's keen on lighting candle 17,

Bm G A

the party's done, the cake's all gone, the plates are clean

Em G A

The chauffeur's leering from the cheerless mezzanine

Em G A

And in just one year, this straight world could pay to see

Em Em G A

what they have been missing

Em A

You were caught kissing 8 chinese brothers

D A Em G A

Well, there's a reason why the last is smiling wide and sitting higher than the others

Em G A

Stinking with charm

Em A

And he says, "Lets get lost, let them send out alarms

Em A

He says, "Let's get crossed out and come to harm"

Em A

"Lets make the world's stupidest stand and truly mean it

Em A

Lets hit the limit of loss over lover's arms

No, lets exceed it"

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