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So this is my first attempt at this. If there are any mistakes, feel free to comment. Thanks! :]
Kimya Dawson - Parade 
Standard Tuning
Chords Used:  A   D  Em  
WAhite man in white pants was dancing
iDnside out and lost his ass
a Emlittle black girl on black rollerAblades
fAound his butt and picked it up
aDnd gave it back and said "hey pops,
cEm'mon down we're having a parAade!"
Aeverybody in this town
Dis turning brown, it's summertime
Emc'mon down we're having a paArade
Adon't answer your phone, let it sing
Dand join the orchestra of rings
Emthat will be our soundtrack for tAoday
Da million people realize there's Abetter things to do
Dthan wasting their whole lives being Aaccessible to you
Dlike throwing off their clothes and marching Adown the avenue
singing Em"I'm in New York City, don't I look so pretty?" Hey!
Amike bloomberg and jesse jackson
Dsit in tompkins square relaxin'
Emreach a stalemate start another Agame
Asarah jessica, tawana,
Dand the indian jane fonda
Emeating mr. softies in the sAhade
Aa big fat mama in a thong
Dand a college girl with nothing on
Emshare a laugh over a lAemonade
Dseven foot trannies trading tricks
Awith business men on pogo sticks
Em'cause everyone's invited, Ahip hooray!
Da million people realizing that Areality
Dis much more real outside their door than it Ais on TV
Da plethora of specimens have taAken to the street
singing "Emi'm in new york city, don't i look so pretty? hey!"
Ait's summertime in new york city
Dand the people aren't just plain old pretty
Emthey're hot as hell, i think i'm goAnna faint
Aeven the junkies and the hari krishnas
Dand the guy who spray paints solar systems
Emon the backs of plastic Apaper plates
Ait's so hot you could fry an egg
Don the back of the pit-bull humping my leg
Emi kinda like it, what more can i Asay?
A'cept here comes hot dog in her wig
Dshe's three times a lady, sweating like a pig
Emthe sun is shining everything's Aokay
Da million people realize a Asmile on someone's face
Dis even more contagious than weAst nile or sars or aids
Dand what makes people smile more Athan a big parade
Emthrough the streets of new york city
Emwhere everyone's so pretty
Emlife used to be so shitty
Embut it's summertime, summertime, summertime 
EmWoohoo!

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Parade

by Kimya Dawson

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So this is my first attempt at this. If there are any mistakes, feel free to comment. Thanks! :]

Kimya Dawson - Parade

Standard Tuning

A D Em

Chords Used:

White man in white pants was dancing

inside out and lost his ass

Em A

a little black girl on black rollerblades

found his butt and picked it up

and gave it back and said "hey pops,

Em A

c'mon down we're having a parade!"

everybody in this town

is turning brown, it's summertime

Em A

c'mon down we're having a parade

don't answer your phone, let it sing

and join the orchestra of rings

Em A

that will be our soundtrack for today

D A

a million people realize there's better things to do

D A

than wasting their whole lives being accessible to you

D A

like throwing off their clothes and marching down the avenue

singing "I'm in New York City, don't I look so pretty?" Hey!

mike bloomberg and jesse jackson

sit in tompkins square relaxin'

Em A

reach a stalemate start another game

sarah jessica, tawana,

and the indian jane fonda

Em A

eating mr. softies in the shade

a big fat mama in a thong

and a college girl with nothing on

Em A

share a laugh over a lemonade

seven foot trannies trading tricks

with business men on pogo sticks

Em A

'cause everyone's invited, hip hooray!

D A

a million people realizing that reality

D A

is much more real outside their door than it is on TV

D A

a plethora of specimens have taken to the street

singing "i'm in new york city, don't i look so pretty? hey!"

it's summertime in new york city

and the people aren't just plain old pretty

Em A

they're hot as hell, i think i'm gonna faint

even the junkies and the hari krishnas

and the guy who spray paints solar systems

Em A

on the backs of plastic paper plates

it's so hot you could fry an egg

on the back of the pit-bull humping my leg

Em A

i kinda like it, what more can i say?

'cept here comes hot dog in her wig

she's three times a lady, sweating like a pig

Em A

the sun is shining everything's okay

D A

a million people realize a smile on someone's face

D A

is even more contagious than west nile or sars or aids

D A

and what makes people smile more than a big parade

through the streets of new york city

where everyone's so pretty

life used to be so shitty

but it's summertime, summertime, summertime

Woohoo!

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