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Knotty Pine

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 D   C#m   Bm   A(Either strum  C#m&  Bmquickly once or slide down from  C#mto Bm)
C#m Bm C#m A
DHere is the sound that pC#mhotoBmgraphs Amake
C#mWhen I Bmsee them
C#mWhen I Ahear them
DI see regions of sharp pC#mreciBmsionA  
C#mOver abBmundance
C#mOver inAdulgence
 Asus4   Ax4 
              D                            A|     In this part, play D as
Tied together with rope and twine         |      |--2--|
              D                            A|      |--2--|
Stuck together with paste and glue        |      |--2--|
         D                                  A]-->  |--0--|
Two old planks of knotty pine             |      |-----|
              D                    A        Bm|      |-----|
A couple of nails  poke right on through. |

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Knotty Pine

by Dirty Projectors

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

Asus4

D C#m Bm A C#m Bm C#m Bm

(Either strum & quickly once or slide down from to )

C#m Bm C#m A

D C#m Bm A

Here is the sound that photographs make

C#m Bm

When I see them

C#m A

When I hear them

D C#m Bm A

I see regions of sharp precision

C#m Bm

Over abundance

C#m A

Over indulgence

Asus4 A

D A

| In this part, play D as

Tied together with rope and twine | |--2--|

D A

| |--2--|

Stuck together with paste and glue | |--2--|

D A

]--> |--0--|

Two old planks of knotty pine | |-----|

D A Bm

| |-----|

A couple of nails poke right on through. |

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