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Gardenia

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E5
Emaj7I kinda like the way you D#mdot your "AJ"s
With C#mgiant G#mcircles    C#mof naG#mïveté
The C#mkind of G#mcircles Einclude AeveryBthing
Emaj7Don't mean to damn you with the D#mfaintest Apraise
It's C#mjust a G#msymptom    C#mof the G#mblithe age
C#mWalter G#mLippmann, Ehe would Abe aBmazed.
G#mSo you've got some curb F#mappeal
G#mBut can you cook a three course F#mmeal?
G#mOr are you just a present F#mwaiting to be opened up and Bparceled out again? Hey!
Interlude B riff:
e|-4-2-0-4-2-0-etc.----|
B|---------------------|
AYou G#mare a F#mgardenEia, pressed
Ain the G#mcampaign F#mjournal Bin the 
Arucksack G#mof an F#mAfriEkaner 
AcandiG#mdate for F#mmild reBform.
Emaj7It's like we're at a Ponzi D#mscam-inAar
There's C#mno escapG#ming      C#mwithout a G#mdoor prize
C#mThey're operG#mating Eat signAificant Bloss.
Emaj7And now the way that you D#mwatch your Aweight,
C#mRichard G#mAvedon,       C#mRichard G#mAvedon woC#muld,
Richard G#mAvedon Ewould sureAly apBprove.
G#mSo much for your curb apF#mpeal.
G#mSo much for the three course F#mmeals.
G#m'Cause I am not a present F#mwaiting to be opened up and Bparceled out again. Hey!
< Briff>
AThe G#mtorture F#mof the VEan Wyk 
AExpresG#msway at F#m5  p.Bm. on 
AFriday G#mgives you F#msome idEea of 
Ahow reG#mjection F#mmakes me Bfeel.
AWell you G#mare a F#mgardeniEa,A  G#m  F#m  B  
AYou G#mare a F#mgardenEia. A  G#m  F#m  B  E  

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Gardenia

by Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks

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Emaj7

D#m

C#m

G#m

F#m

Emaj7 D#m A

I kinda like the way you dot your "J"s

C#m G#m C#m G#m

With giant circles of naïveté

C#m G#m E A B

The kind of circles include everything

Emaj7 D#m A

Don't mean to damn you with the faintest praise

C#m G#m C#m G#m

It's just a symptom of the blithe age

C#m G#m E A B

Walter Lippmann, he would be amazed.

G#m F#m

So you've got some curb appeal

G#m F#m

But can you cook a three course meal?

G#m F#m B

Or are you just a present waiting to be opened up and parceled out again? Hey!

Interlude B riff:

e|-4-2-0-4-2-0-etc.----|

B|---------------------|

A G#m F#m E

You are a gardenia, pressed

A G#m F#m B

in the campaign journal in the

A G#m F#m E

rucksack of an Afrikaner

A G#m F#m B

candidate for mild reform.

Emaj7 D#m A

It's like we're at a Ponzi scam-inar

C#m G#m C#m G#m

There's no escaping without a door prize

C#m G#m E A B

They're operating at significant loss.

Emaj7 D#m A

And now the way that you watch your weight,

C#m G#m C#m G#m C#m

Richard Avedon, Richard Avedon would,

G#m E A B

Richard Avedon would surely approve.

G#m F#m

So much for your curb appeal.

G#m F#m

So much for the three course meals.

G#m F#m B

'Cause I am not a present waiting to be opened up and parceled out again. Hey!

< riff>

A G#m F#m E

The torture of the Van Wyk

A G#m F#m B

Expressway at 5 p.m. on

A G#m F#m E

Friday gives you some idea of

A G#m F#m B

how rejection makes me feel.

A G#m F#m E A G#m F#m B

Well you are a gardenia,

A G#m F#m E A G#m F#m B E

You are a gardenia.

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