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Somerville

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Intro
Em   Am(finger down on 3rd fret of B string for that one part on both)
Bm  Am  C  D
Verse:
GI’m sick of the cynical. AmI’m sick of the Dfashion show.
GThe vapid and overblown someone Amsomeone tells me I Dought to know.
Bridge:
AmI wouldn’t stay around if the money let me Bmlinger on until the Cend of
        Am                                             Bm
CDecember. And waste another year like a minute, trying to forget, cause I
 remember my Ghome.Am  D  
Verse:
I left there with bitter words. I’ll go back with cap in hand, and launder the bed I 
hurtful things said, and pick up where I began.
Bridge:
The penny lost its shine. Dirty ankles on the promenade in rubber flip-flop sandals. 
me back the rags, the neurotic and the sweet lament, ’cause I can’t handle it.
GI’m gonna take a lover. Gonna Amtake her back to Somerville. BmShow her around
the neighborhood, re-Ccase the place and settle down. GGonna take a lover.
Gonna Amtake her back to Somerville. BmDon’t care if she’s pretty as we Cleave
 Suck City.
   G     Am    D2x and back to bridge 1 then back to chorus 2x

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Somerville

by Pernice Brothers

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Intro

Em Am(finger down on 3rd fret of B string for that one part on both)

Bm Am C D

Verse:

G Am D

I’m sick of the cynical. I’m sick of the fashion show.

G Am D

The vapid and overblown someone someone tells me I ought to know.

Bridge:

Am Bm C

I wouldn’t stay around if the money let me linger on until the end of

Am Bm

December. And waste another year like a minute, trying to forget, cause I

G Am D

remember my home.

Verse:

I left there with bitter words. I’ll go back with cap in hand, and launder the bed I

hurtful things said, and pick up where I began.

Bridge:

The penny lost its shine. Dirty ankles on the promenade in rubber flip-flop sandals.

me back the rags, the neurotic and the sweet lament, ’cause I can’t handle it.

G Am Bm

I’m gonna take a lover. Gonna take her back to Somerville. Show her around

C G

the neighborhood, re-case the place and settle down. Gonna take a lover.

Am Bm C

Gonna take her back to Somerville. Don’t care if she’s pretty as we leave

Suck City.

G Am D

2x and back to bridge 1 then back to chorus 2x

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