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[Intro]
  C    Am    F    Gx2
[Verse 1]
CCome and Amopen up your Ffolding Gchair next tCo meAm  F  G  
CMy feet are Amburied in the Fsand Gand there's a CbreezeAm  F  G  
 CThere's a Amshadow, Fyou can't Gsee my CeyesAm  F  G  
CAnd the Amsea is just a Fwetter Gversion of the CskiesAm  F  G  
Let's get a silver Cbullet Amtrailer Fand Ghave a baby Cboy,Am  F  G  
I'll safety pin his Cclothes all Amcool and Fyou'll Ggraffiti up his CtoysAm  F  G  
I've got a perfect CboAmdy, Fbut Gsometimes I forCgetAm  F  G  
I've got a perfect CboAmdy, 'cause my Feyelashes Gcatch my Csweat
yes, they Amdo
They FdoG  
[Chorus]
FOoh ooh ooh Gooh ooh ooh Amooh ooh ooh Cooh
FOoh ooh ooh Gooooh Amooh-ooh
FOoh ooh ooh Gooh ooh ooh Amooh ooh ooh Cooh
FOoh ooh ooh Gooooh Cooh
[Verse 2]
Now CI've been Amsitting on this Fabandoned Gbeach for CyearsAm  F  G  
CWaiting for the Amsalty wFater to Gcover up mCy eaAmrsF  G  
CBut every Amtime the Ftide comes Gin to take me ChomeAm  F  G  
CI get AmscaredF  
Now I'm Gsitting here aloCne
AmDreaming of the Fdolphin Gsong
[Chorus]
FOoh ooh ooh Gooh ooh ooh Amooh ooh ooh Cooh
FOoh ooh ooh Gooooh Amooh-ooh
FOoh ooh ooh Gooh ooh ooh Amooh ooh ooh Cooh
FOoh ooh ooh Gooooh Cooh
[Bridge]
GMaybe one day yCou'll understand
That I Fwant nothing from you but to sCweetly hold your hand
GTill that day just pClease don't be so down
FDon't make frowns, Gyou silly clown, just
[Verse 3]
CCome and Amopen up your Ffolding Gchair next tCo meAm  F  G  
CMy feet are Amburied in the Fsand Gand there's a CbreezeAm  F  G  
 CThere's a Amshadow, Fyou can't Gsee my CeyesAm  F  G  
CAnd the Amsea is just a Fwetter Gversion of the CskiesAm  F  G  
CThere's a Amshadow, Fyou can't Gsee my CeyeAmsF  G  
CThere's a Amshadow, Fyou can't Gsee my
[Chorus]
FEy ey ey Gey ey ey Amey ey ey Ceyes
FEy ey ey Geyyy Ameye-eyes
FEy ey ey Gey ey ey Amey ey ey Ceyes
FEy ey ey Geye eye C6eyes

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Folding Chair

by Regina Spektor

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[Intro]

C Am F G

[Verse 1]

C Am F G C Am F G

Come and open up your folding chair next to me

C Am F G C Am F G

My feet are buried in the sand and there's a breeze

C Am F G C Am F G

There's a shadow, you can't see my eyes

C Am F G C Am F G

And the sea is just a wetter version of the skies

C Am F G C Am F G

Let's get a silver bullet trailer and have a baby boy,

C Am F G C Am F G

I'll safety pin his clothes all cool and you'll graffiti up his toys

C Am F G C Am F G

I've got a perfect body, but sometimes I forget

C Am F G C

I've got a perfect body, 'cause my eyelashes catch my sweat

yes, they do

F G

They do

[Chorus]

F G Am C

Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh

F G Am

Ooh ooh ooh ooooh ooh-ooh

F G Am C

Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh

F G C

Ooh ooh ooh ooooh ooh

[Verse 2]

C Am F G C Am F G

Now I've been sitting on this abandoned beach for years

C Am F G C Am F G

Waiting for the salty water to cover up my ears

C Am F G C Am F G

But every time the tide comes in to take me home

C Am F

I get scared

G C

Now I'm sitting here alone

Am F G

Dreaming of the dolphin song

[Chorus]

F G Am C

Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh

F G Am

Ooh ooh ooh ooooh ooh-ooh

F G Am C

Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh

F G C

Ooh ooh ooh ooooh ooh

[Bridge]

G C

Maybe one day you'll understand

F C

That I want nothing from you but to sweetly hold your hand

G C

Till that day just please don't be so down

F G

Don't make frowns, you silly clown, just

[Verse 3]

C Am F G C Am F G

Come and open up your folding chair next to me

C Am F G C Am F G

My feet are buried in the sand and there's a breeze

C Am F G C Am F G

There's a shadow, you can't see my eyes

C Am F G C Am F G

And the sea is just a wetter version of the skies

C Am F G C Am F G

There's a shadow, you can't see my eyes

C Am F G

There's a shadow, you can't see my

[Chorus]

F G Am C

Ey ey ey ey ey ey ey ey ey eyes

F G Am

Ey ey ey eyyy eye-eyes

F G Am C

Ey ey ey ey ey ey ey ey ey eyes

F G C6

Ey ey ey eye eye eyes

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