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Pittsburgh
from Blood of Man
Tuned half a step down
GMy mom'd give me tEmwenty and say "SGtay out till daEmwn"
When heCr boyfriend was over Amand they wCanted me gonGe
GI would walk through the Emwoods to the Gold graveyarEmd
And Croll my own tops Amand think twCo kinda thoughtGsEm  
Are we Chigh enough to cEmlear these trees?
I don't knoGwEm  
GThat was the suEmmmer Dave'Gs girlfriend OD'Emed
She dieCd in the bathroom Amat a parCty down the streGet
GI went to see him the neEmxt night, he Ghad a new tattoEmo
He was Cwatching home movies of Amher, his face was Cwet, he looked so confGused
GThey had a funeral for Emher, the preacheGr said she was with the LEmord
There were Clots of pictures of her Amtaped to a Cposter boarGdEm  
Are we Chigh enough to clEmear these trees?
I don't knoGwEm  
Are we hiCgh enough to clEmear this place?
I don't knDow
CGrocery stores in the middle of the night shine their oGwn kinda light
CHigh school halls and shopping malls never fGit me right
But my Cheart would swing free like Da lasso from my hand
When I'd Chear that sound and put the pedal dDown
GI wound up that fEmall in a GhospitalEm  
On thCe suicide wing Amwith a lot of people tChinkin' one thiGngEm  
GThey had a sign on the wEmall that said G"No touching at all"Em  
There were Cscreams in the darkAm, nurses runnCing down the halGlEm  
GOn the night that I Emgot there, they sGhowered me and searched me hEmard
Then they Ctook me to my little room Amoverlooking a CgraveyardG  Em  
GWhen I opened my eyeEms I was stGrapped to the beEmd
There was Ca needle in my armAm, parCt of me was goGneEm  
GThen they took us outEmside in our slGippers and gowEmns
To play Cbasketball on the blacAmktop, the ball just boCunced till it stopGpedEm  
Are we Chigh enough to clEmear these trees?
I don't knoGwEm  
Are we hiCgh enough to clEmear this place?
I don't knDow
CGrocery stores in the middle of the night shine their oGwn kinda light
CHigh school halls and shopping malls never fGit me right
But my Cheart would swing free like Da lasso from my hand
When I'd Chear that sound and put the pedal dDown
GWhen the leaves werEme wet beGhind the old duEmplex
We used tCo run at nighAmt nakCed through the GtreesEm  
GAnd you would lean back againsEmt me and I would Gtry to stay softEm  
We'd liCsten to the engAmines as the Cplanes took GoffEm  

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Pittsburgh

by Mason Jennings

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Pittsburgh

from Blood of Man

Tuned half a step down

G Em G Em

My mom'd give me twenty and say "Stay out till dawn"

C Am C G

When her boyfriend was over and they wanted me gone

G Em G Em

I would walk through the woods to the old graveyard

C Am C G Em

And roll my own tops and think two kinda thoughts

C Em

Are we high enough to clear these trees?

G Em

I don't know

G Em G Em

That was the summer Dave's girlfriend OD'ed

C Am C G

She died in the bathroom at a party down the street

G Em G Em

I went to see him the next night, he had a new tattoo

C Am C G

He was watching home movies of her, his face was wet, he looked so confused

G Em G Em

They had a funeral for her, the preacher said she was with the Lord

C Am C G Em

There were lots of pictures of her taped to a poster board

C Em

Are we high enough to clear these trees?

G Em

I don't know

C Em

Are we high enough to clear this place?

I don't know

C G

Grocery stores in the middle of the night shine their own kinda light

C G

High school halls and shopping malls never fit me right

C D

But my heart would swing free like a lasso from my hand

C D

When I'd hear that sound and put the pedal down

G Em G Em

I wound up that fall in a hospital

C Am C G Em

On the suicide wing with a lot of people thinkin' one thing

G Em G Em

They had a sign on the wall that said "No touching at all"

C Am C G Em

There were screams in the dark, nurses running down the hall

G Em G Em

On the night that I got there, they showered me and searched me hard

C Am C G Em

Then they took me to my little room overlooking a graveyard

G Em G Em

When I opened my eyes I was strapped to the bed

C Am C G Em

There was a needle in my arm, part of me was gone

G Em G Em

Then they took us outside in our slippers and gowns

C Am C G Em

To play basketball on the blacktop, the ball just bounced till it stopped

C Em

Are we high enough to clear these trees?

G Em

I don't know

C Em

Are we high enough to clear this place?

I don't know

C G

Grocery stores in the middle of the night shine their own kinda light

C G

High school halls and shopping malls never fit me right

C D

But my heart would swing free like a lasso from my hand

C D

When I'd hear that sound and put the pedal down

G Em G Em

When the leaves were wet behind the old duplex

C Am C G Em

We used to run at night naked through the trees

G Em G Em

And you would lean back against me and I would try to stay soft

C Am C G Em

We'd listen to the engines as the planes took off

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