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Singer Songwriter

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Capo 4th fret 
Intro is just E chord, occasionally dropping the pinky on fret 3 of the B string.
Your great-Agrandfather Bwas a great lEawyer
And his Akid made a Bmint off the Ewar
Your Afather shot Bstills and then Edirected films
That your Amom did pubBlicity Efor
I saw Byour older sis on the Ayear's best book list
And your Ebrother, he manages Bbands
And you're keen to down play, but you're Aquick to betray
With one Ewelt and that wave of Byour hand
You come from Ewealth
Yeah, you got wealth
What a Abitch, they didn't Bgive you much Eelse
B
I heard Acuts by The BKinks on your Espeakers
I saw APoe and ArBtaud on your Eshelves
While The ALast Laugh's first Bscene on your Eflat panel screen
Lit ChaAnel that you've Bwrapped around Eyourself
You've got Boutsider art by an Aartist you arguably 
Ekidnapped to pin on the Bwall
Your designers have slyly Adirected the eye 
down Epink lines here and your well lit Bpawn
You've got Etaste, you've got taste
What a Awaste that Bthat's all that you Ehave
B
Oh, you wrote your Athesis on the Bgospel of EThomas
You shot some Areversal Bfilm in Angkor EWat
And this Abook you once Bread said there's Eless people dead at this point 
Anow than Bthose who are Enot
And this Bfilm we once saw was Areviled for it's flaws
But it's Eflaws were what made us have Bfun
And the Blife some folks had might Ahave made us feel bad
Why feel Ebad? Man, it's nothing Byou've done
It's all in your Ehand
It's all in your hand
Like a Agun, like a Bglove, like a Egrand
B
Solo over verse progression
And this Bthing you once said disaAppeared from my head
In the Etime that it took to be aBmazed
And this Bthing you once did might have Adazzled the kids
But the kids Eonce grown up are gonna walk Baway
And your Aworld is Bgonna change Enothing
And your Aworld is Bgonna change Enothing
And our Aworld is Bgonna change Enothing
And our Aworld is Bgonna change Enothing
And our Aworld is Bgonna change Enothing

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Singer Songwriter

by Okkervil River

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 4th fret

Intro is just E chord, occasionally dropping the pinky on fret 3 of the B string.

A B E

Your great-grandfather was a great lawyer

A B E

And his kid made a mint off the war

A B E

Your father shot stills and then directed films

A B E

That your mom did publicity for

B A

I saw your older sis on the year's best book list

E B

And your brother, he manages bands

And you're keen to down play, but you're quick to betray

E B

With one welt and that wave of your hand

You come from wealth

Yeah, you got wealth

A B E

What a bitch, they didn't give you much else

A B E

I heard cuts by The Kinks on your speakers

A B E

I saw Poe and Artaud on your shelves

A B E

While The Last Laugh's first scene on your flat panel screen

A B E

Lit Chanel that you've wrapped around yourself

B A

You've got outsider art by an artist you arguably

E B

kidnapped to pin on the wall

Your designers have slyly directed the eye

E B

down pink lines here and your well lit pawn

You've got taste, you've got taste

A B E

What a waste that that's all that you have

A B E

Oh, you wrote your thesis on the gospel of Thomas

A B E

You shot some reversal film in Angkor Wat

A B E

And this book you once read said there's less people dead at this point

A B E

now than those who are not

B A

And this film we once saw was reviled for it's flaws

E B

But it's flaws were what made us have fun

B A

And the life some folks had might have made us feel bad

E B

Why feel bad? Man, it's nothing you've done

It's all in your hand

A B E

Like a gun, like a glove, like a grand

Solo over verse progression

B A

And this thing you once said disappeared from my head

E B

In the time that it took to be amazed

B A

And this thing you once did might have dazzled the kids

E B

But the kids once grown up are gonna walk away

A B E

And your world is gonna change nothing

A B E

And your world is gonna change nothing

A B E

And our world is gonna change nothing

A B E

And our world is gonna change nothing

A B E

And our world is gonna change nothing

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