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Intro:  D#  
Verse:
D#Two days, a motion actor
Two brokeGmn strings, a tractor
A grG#oom, a face, a life-filled roomD#  
It's a date before a cornea and a wish could be a bad thinGmg
My moutG#h is just a mush of droolD#  
D#I'm standing on a bridge
I Gmwink at her from up high
G#Trout and fish comes as she movesD#  
I want to be like water,
And never Gmneed a doctor,
And carve G#the earth without my toolsD#  
Chorus:
G#                                        C#
All of the things that I relate to wF#ell, like authors and painters
Transparent paper dreams that float above me while I sleeC#p
To makG#e the room more naturalC#  
So you could die in 'emG#  
Die in 'em, dieC#  
Verse: D#  
D#The color after sunset
You'd do anything Gmthe drink's at
The crusG#h has come just like a willowD#  
He doesn't need a house
There's shoes iGmn every house
There's the drips, the G#black spots on my pillowD#  
D#I want to be like water
And slip Gmin through your throat and
G#Make you feel alive and newD#  
I want to be like water
And never Gmhave a doubt
And crack G#your legs around my bootsD#  
Chorus:
G#                                        C#
All of the things that I relate to wF#ell, like authors and painters
Transparent paper dreams that float above me while I sleeC#p
To makG#e the room more naturalC#  
So you could die in 'emG#  
Die in 'em, dieC#  
F#And all the dreams that I awake to read like C#ghostly paintings
F#And all the things I hate I wish I didn't haC#ve to hate
To finG#d a room that's naturalC#  
To live on by in 'G#em
by in 'em, byC#  
For the next part, just go back and forth between C and C#, switching with basically 
I don't think you know just what you're doing
You pretend to know exactly all the things you keep on moving
Said, I don't think I know exactly what I'm doing
You pretend to know exactly all the things you keep on moving
C#When you wake up from your snoozin'F#  
Gonna tell you G#how to do it my wayC#  
Gonna tell you what I'm doin'F#  
Raising knife uG#p in my drumC#  
Anybody's dog is barkingF#  
And I can't fiG#nd a way to stop itC#  
It's a song about the days you spendF#  
Without G#me at our homeC#  

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Water Curses

by Animal Collective

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where the chords should be, so sorry about that. But, it's not too hard to hear when the

Intro:

Verse:

Two days, a motion actor

Two broken strings, a tractor

G# D#

A groom, a face, a life-filled room

It's a date before a cornea and a wish could be a bad thing

G# D#

My mouth is just a mush of drool

I'm standing on a bridge

I wink at her from up high

G# D#

Trout and fish comes as she moves

I want to be like water,

And never need a doctor,

G# D#

And carve the earth without my tools

Chorus:

G# C#

All of the things that I relate to well, like authors and painters

Transparent paper dreams that float above me while I sleep

G# C#

To make the room more natural

So you could die in 'em

Die in 'em, die

Verse:

The color after sunset

You'd do anything the drink's at

G# D#

The crush has come just like a willow

He doesn't need a house

There's shoes in every house

G# D#

There's the drips, the black spots on my pillow

I want to be like water

And slip in through your throat and

G# D#

Make you feel alive and new

I want to be like water

And never have a doubt

G# D#

And crack your legs around my boots

Chorus:

G# C#

All of the things that I relate to well, like authors and painters

Transparent paper dreams that float above me while I sleep

G# C#

To make the room more natural

So you could die in 'em

Die in 'em, die

F# C#

And all the dreams that I awake to read like ghostly paintings

F# C#

And all the things I hate I wish I didn't have to hate

G# C#

To find a room that's natural

To live on by in 'em

by in 'em, by

For the next part, just go back and forth between C and C#, switching with basically

I don't think you know just what you're doing

You pretend to know exactly all the things you keep on moving

Said, I don't think I know exactly what I'm doing

You pretend to know exactly all the things you keep on moving

C# F#

When you wake up from your snoozin'

G# C#

Gonna tell you how to do it my way

Gonna tell you what I'm doin'

G# C#

Raising knife up in my drum

Anybody's dog is barking

G# C#

And I can't find a way to stop it

It's a song about the days you spend

G# C#

Without me at our home

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