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These Few Presidents

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--CAPO 1--
Intro Bassline:
Em----------------|C----------------|
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0-----0-0---0-2-|3-3---3-3---3-2-|   x4
Verse 1:
GAt your houDse the smell of Cour still living human bodies and oven gas
You pray to nothing out loud
GTwo first nEmames and an ampersaCnd embroidered proudly on a kitchen towel
You're a Gbeautiful and Dviolent work with Cthe skinny Dneck of a Chinese bird
in a Gfading ancient pDainting.
AEmnd if you're in hCeaven waiting Gyou made it there fighting
thDe tigChteDst kite string in a bad storm with lightning.
Chorus:
AEmnd noGw these C/Efew presidents frEm/Gowning in my pocket
Ccan persEm/Buade no god Dto let Cme let G/Byou talk.D  
AEmnd noGw these C/Efew presidents frEm/Gowning in my pocket
Ccan persG/Buade no gDod to Clet me G/Blet you ofDf.
GEven Dthough I haven't seen you in years
CyourDs is a EmfunDeraCl I'd fly to from anywhere.
Verse 2:
GI thought I had a pebble in Dmy sock
EmI pulled Cit off and shook out a wasp
It Gstumbled out lost and wDithout a pause
unEmstung as I was, still I sCtomped it.
I Emthought "There is no paved street Cworthy
oEmf your perfect ScandiCnavian feet."
EmMy crooked chinese fingeCrs groped
  Emthe machinery oCf yoDur throat.
RepEmeat Chorus, end on "anywhere."

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These Few Presidents

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Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

C/E

Em/G

Em/B

G/B

(Sorry the chord changes don't line up with the words properly. Just change

chords when it feels like you should.)

--CAPO 1--

Intro Bassline:

Em C

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----2-----2-----|----3-----3-----|

0-----0-0---0-2-|3-3---3-3---3-2-| x4

Verse 1:

G D C

At your house the smell of our still living human bodies and oven gas

You pray to nothing out loud

G Em C

Two first names and an ampersand embroidered proudly on a kitchen towel

G D C D

You're a beautiful and violent work with the skinny neck of a Chinese bird

G D

in a fading ancient painting.

Em C G

And if you're in heaven waiting you made it there fighting

D C D

the tightest kite string in a bad storm with lightning.

Chorus:

Em G C/E Em/G

And now these few presidents frowning in my pocket

C Em/B D C G/B D

can persuade no god to let me let you talk.

Em G C/E Em/G

And now these few presidents frowning in my pocket

C G/B D C G/B D

can persuade no god to let me let you off.

G D

Even though I haven't seen you in years

C D Em D C

yours is a funeral I'd fly to from anywhere.

Verse 2:

G D

I thought I had a pebble in my sock

Em C

I pulled it off and shook out a wasp

G D

It stumbled out lost and without a pause

Em C

unstung as I was, still I stomped it.

Em C

I thought "There is no paved street worthy

Em C

of your perfect Scandinavian feet."

Em C

My crooked chinese fingers groped

Em C D

the machinery of your throat.

Repeat Chorus, end on "anywhere."

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