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  GAiko, gCeography hDas got the bGetter of us aCgaiDn
I know you Gwanna go
And I aCm to be sDinging
To the tGail of an aeroplCaneD  
So I fEmold these pieces of goAld
Into animals sDo I can fashion a chaD7in
That will briEmdge the gap accross these cAontineDnts
 GAiko, your faCtherless sDmile has been sGummoned to other CshoresD  
There's a mGan over there with a gCentleman's bDow
Who invGites you to take to the CfloorD  
Pack your trEmaveling case
With your ribAbons and lace
For his blDood must be furnished with excD7ellent taste
But it miEmght burn a hole into your pAaper Dface
             Em(1stroke)            Em(1stroke)
And so you run towards the things you haven't got
Just to saAy goodbye agaDin
              Em(1stroke)         Em(1stroke) 
But do you think of me as he unlocks your knees
At the TeArrace GardDen?
 GPretty pictures in the wCindow bliDnds
Looking oGut looks so good with the wCinter behDind
Like it is Gplaying a banjo to a TCennessee liDne
And the reeGds are like cowboys peCrfectly aliDgned
Does the sEmky over Tokyo knAow
How a river can flDow like the stroke
Of a vD7iolin bow?
Like a hEmand will run across the miAlky sDky
             Em (1 stroke)
But you can take these trees
      Em (1 stroke)
And this summer breeze
On this stuApid looking dDay
             Em (1 stroke)     Em (1 stroke)
And you can send it all to the Japanese
Now my loAve has gone awDay.
(Japanese verse) (?)
 Em-  A- D  
 Em-  A- D  
And if you sEmee AiAko
Or SayeDeD7  
Let her knEmow
That she danAces in my dreaDms. 

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Aiko

by Emmy the Great

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G C D G C D

Aiko, geography has got the better of us again

I know you wanna go

C D

And I am to be singing

G C D

To the tail of an aeroplane

Em A

So I fold these pieces of gold

D D7

Into animals so I can fashion a chain

Em A D

That will bridge the gap accross these continents

G C D G C D

Aiko, your fatherless smile has been summoned to other shores

G C D

There's a man over there with a gentleman's bow

G C D

Who invites you to take to the floor

Pack your traveling case

With your ribbons and lace

D D7

For his blood must be furnished with excellent taste

Em A D

But it might burn a hole into your paper face

Em Em

(1stroke) (1stroke)

And so you run towards the things you haven't got

A D

Just to say goodbye again

Em Em

(1stroke) (1stroke)

But do you think of me as he unlocks your knees

A D

At the Terrace Garden?

G C D

Pretty pictures in the window blinds

G C D

Looking out looks so good with the winter behind

G C D

Like it is playing a banjo to a Tennessee line

G C D

And the reeds are like cowboys perfectly aligned

Em A

Does the sky over Tokyo know

How a river can flow like the stroke

Of a violin bow?

Em A D

Like a hand will run across the milky sky

Em (1 stroke)

But you can take these trees

Em (1 stroke)

And this summer breeze

A D

On this stupid looking day

Em (1 stroke) Em (1 stroke)

And you can send it all to the Japanese

A D

Now my love has gone away.

(Japanese verse) (?)

Em A D

- -

Em A D

- -

Em A

And if you see Aiko

D D7

Or Sayee

Let her know

A D

That she dances in my dreams.

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