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Sympathetic Smile

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This song is actually John K Samson's.
FAn open window Ebshows the stars shine well uBbp there
FI clear my throat to heEbar some soundBb  
FAnd think of falling out iEbnto the open aiBbr
FBlue-black sky and cEbold, familiar groBbund
FSomething always pullEbs me backBb  
FSomething always puEblls me backBb  
FSomething alwEbays seems to come Bbalong dFespite theEb, despite Bbthe
GmBlow up dolls of Ebsuperheroes, sBbad sound-bitten Flives
GmThese crowded stEbreets of empty facesBb, loneliness anFd lies
GmI'm waiBbting for some sympatheFtic smileEb  
GmI'm confidBbent it's just Fanother mile….ah Ebah ah
F  Eb  Bb F
I stay up thirty hours waiting for a sign
Stilted sunlight pulled through old, venetian blinds
Lost cause, a pregnant pause, a shiver when I wake
To perseverance wearing thin through all the noise I make

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Sympathetic Smile

by The Weakerthans

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This song is actually John K Samson's.

F Eb Bb

An open window shows the stars shine well up there

F Eb Bb

I clear my throat to hear some sound

F Eb Bb

And think of falling out into the open air

F Eb Bb

Blue-black sky and cold, familiar ground

F Eb Bb

Something always pulls me back

F Eb Bb

Something always pulls me back

F Eb Bb F Eb Bb

Something always seems to come along despite the, despite the

Gm Eb Bb F

Blow up dolls of superheroes, sad sound-bitten lives

Gm Eb Bb F

These crowded streets of empty faces, loneliness and lies

Gm Bb F Eb

I'm waiting for some sympathetic smile

Gm Bb F Eb

I'm confident it's just another mile….ah ah ah

F Eb Bb F

I stay up thirty hours waiting for a sign

Stilted sunlight pulled through old, venetian blinds

Lost cause, a pregnant pause, a shiver when I wake

To perseverance wearing thin through all the noise I make

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