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Okkervil River  -  Pop Lie
  A     El    El  A   E   Bl x2
    Ball sweetly sung and Asuccinctly Estated
    Awords and music he cEalculated
     F#mto  make you sing aBlong
F#m                   B         A        E
     Bwith your stereo on as you stand in shorts on your lawn
     Bget completely inAcorpoErated
     Aby some couple who Econsummated
     F#mall their love by the Bdawn
F#m                       B        A              E
   a faBlling star wished upon that flashed in the sky and was gone
     Eand mouths wet      F#mand blonde hair AbraiBded
     Aby the back room the Ekids all waited
     F#mto meet the man in Bbright green
F#m                      B                A
   who Bhad dreamed up the dream that they wrecked their hearts upon
he’s the Aliar who Elied in his Bpop song
and you’re F#mlying when you sing aBlong
yes you’re F#mlying when you sing Balong
  A     El    El  A   E   Bl x2
     Bso here’s the car seat so Acruelly Eweighted
     Aand here’s to faces alEready faded
  F#mat the end of a dayB  
F#m                       B        A         E
     whBen they just threw away the only good thing that they owned
and now they’re    Epinned down      F#mand stranguAla---Bted
    Aat the food court the fEloat’s inflated
    F#mpeople line up to Bsee
F#m                          B               A
          Bthe man who dreamed up the dream that they wrecked their hearts upon
he’s the Aliar who Elied in his Bpop song
the Aliar who Elied in his Bpop song
and you’re F#mlying when you sing Balong,
oh yeah you’re F#mlying when you sing Balong
     Aweek by week it climbs Bup and climbs on
and we’re Efeeling all right but we F#mknow it’s all wrong
     AI’m ashamed to adBmit that I cannot reEsist
what I wish were the F#mtruth but it’s not
and I Atruly beElieve we’re not Bstrong
and we’ll Asing until our Evoices are Bgone
and then Asink beneath the Emanicured Blawn
  A     El    El  A   E   Bl x2
     BThis is respectfully AdediEcated
     Ato the woman who Econcentrated
     F#mall of her love to Bfind
F#m                        B       A        E
     Bthat she had wasted it on the liar who lied in this song

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Pop Lie

by Okkervil River

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Okkervil River - Pop Lie

A E E A E B

l l l x2

B A E

all sweetly sung and succinctly stated

A E

words and music he calculated

F#m B

to make you sing along

F#m B A E

with your stereo on as you stand in shorts on your lawn

B A E

get completely incorporated

A E

by some couple who consummated

F#m B

all their love by the dawn

F#m B A E

a falling star wished upon that flashed in the sky and was gone

E F#m A B

and mouths wet and blonde hair braided

A E

by the back room the kids all waited

F#m B

to meet the man in bright green

F#m B A

who had dreamed up the dream that they wrecked their hearts upon

A E B

he’s the liar who lied in his pop song

F#m B

and you’re lying when you sing along

F#m B

yes you’re lying when you sing along

A E E A E B

l l l x2

B A E

so here’s the car seat so cruelly weighted

A E

and here’s to faces already faded

F#m B

at the end of a day

F#m B A E

when they just threw away the only good thing that they owned

E F#m A B

and now they’re pinned down and strangula---ted

A E

at the food court the float’s inflated

F#m B

people line up to see

F#m B A

the man who dreamed up the dream that they wrecked their hearts upon

A E B

he’s the liar who lied in his pop song

A E B

the liar who lied in his pop song

F#m B

and you’re lying when you sing along,

F#m B

oh yeah you’re lying when you sing along

A B

week by week it climbs up and climbs on

E F#m

and we’re feeling all right but we know it’s all wrong

A B E

I’m ashamed to admit that I cannot resist

F#m

what I wish were the truth but it’s not

A E B

and I truly believe we’re not strong

A E B

and we’ll sing until our voices are gone

A E B

and then sink beneath the manicured lawn

A E E A E B

l l l x2

B A E

This is respectfully dedicated

A E

to the woman who concentrated

F#m B

all of her love to find

F#m B A E

that she had wasted it on the liar who lied in this song

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