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* = palm mute
[Verse]
E*               Emaj7*
Somewhere in the darkness
          E7*                                  Amaj7* Am/F#*
There's a man they call The Skipper fast asleep
                     E*
And dreaming of gold
He Ewakes before the sun Emaj7does
E7Even though he'd rather stay in bedAmaj7  Am/F#  
[Pre-chorus]
Curses the C#mcold in MinneAsota
Why's it Ealways so damn G#cold
C#mHe's got a job to doA  
He F#does it for me and you
And the Ared and the white and the Cblue
Because he Dknows he's got to 
[Chorus]
ECurl  A(cDurl)
E(C'mon baby, put the Arock in the house) Because he knows he's got to
ECurl  A(cDurl)
E(C'mon baby, put the Arock in the house)
[Verse]
His Eteam is there and Emaj7ready 
Though the E7coffee's warm, their breath hangs in the airAmaj7  Am/F#  
They hit the iceE  
ENo one's there to Emaj7see it
There's no E7press or paparazzi and that's OKAmaj7  Am/F#  
[Pre-chorus]
But it'd be C#mnice if someone Anoticed
That they've Eall been working G#hard
C#mPushing these rocks aAround
F#Trying to gain some ground
Got to Akeep the Canadians Cdown
And all they Dgot to do is
[Chorus]
ECurl  A(cDurl)
E(C'mon baby, put the Arock in the house) Because he knows he's got to
ECurl  A(cDurl)
E(C'mon baby, put the Arock in the house)
[Break]
E*                   A*
 C'mon baby, put the rock in the house
E*                  A*
C'mon baby, put the rock in the house
E*                  A*
C'mon baby, put the rock in the house
[Solo]
C#m A
E G#
C#m D
A B
[Verse]
ETheir lives outside are Emaj7waiting
But they E7give until they've given all they haveAmaj7  Am/F#  
Dead on their feetE  
EThe Skipper isn't Emaj7certain
But he E7thinks that maybe this could be the yearAmaj7  Am/F#  
[Pre-chorus]
When they deC#mfeat the world forAever
And they Ebring that medal G#home
C#mNow it seems years Aaway
He's F#taking it day by day
When it Acomes he'll be ready to Cplay 
Because he Dknows he's got to
[Chorus]
ECurl  A(cDurl)
E(C'mon baby, put the Arock in the house) Because he knows he's got to
ECurl  A(cDurl)
E(C'mon baby, put the Arock in the house)
[Outro]
E*               Emaj7*
Somewhere in the darkness
          E7*                                  Amaj7* Am/F#*
There's a man they call The Skipper fast asleep
                     E*
And dreaming of gold

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Curl

by Jonathan Coulton

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Emaj7

Amaj7

Am/F#

C#m

* = palm mute

[Verse]

E Emaj7

* *

Somewhere in the darkness

E7 Amaj7 Am/F#

* * *

There's a man they call The Skipper fast asleep

And dreaming of gold

E Emaj7

He wakes before the sun does

E7 Amaj7 Am/F#

Even though he'd rather stay in bed

[Pre-chorus]

C#m A

Curses the cold in Minnesota

E G#

Why's it always so damn cold

C#m A

He's got a job to do

He does it for me and you

A C

And the red and the white and the blue

Because he knows he's got to

[Chorus]

E A D

Curl (curl)

E A

(C'mon baby, put the rock in the house) Because he knows he's got to

E A D

Curl (curl)

E A

(C'mon baby, put the rock in the house)

[Verse]

E Emaj7

His team is there and ready

E7 Amaj7 Am/F#

Though the coffee's warm, their breath hangs in the air

They hit the ice

E Emaj7

No one's there to see it

E7 Amaj7 Am/F#

There's no press or paparazzi and that's OK

[Pre-chorus]

C#m A

But it'd be nice if someone noticed

E G#

That they've all been working hard

C#m A

Pushing these rocks around

Trying to gain some ground

A C

Got to keep the Canadians down

And all they got to do is

[Chorus]

E A D

Curl (curl)

E A

(C'mon baby, put the rock in the house) Because he knows he's got to

E A D

Curl (curl)

E A

(C'mon baby, put the rock in the house)

[Break]

E A

* *

C'mon baby, put the rock in the house

E A

* *

C'mon baby, put the rock in the house

E A

* *

C'mon baby, put the rock in the house

[Solo]

C#m A

E G#

C#m D

A B

[Verse]

E Emaj7

Their lives outside are waiting

E7 Amaj7 Am/F#

But they give until they've given all they have

Dead on their feet

E Emaj7

The Skipper isn't certain

E7 Amaj7 Am/F#

But he thinks that maybe this could be the year

[Pre-chorus]

C#m A

When they defeat the world forever

E G#

And they bring that medal home

C#m A

Now it seems years away

He's taking it day by day

A C

When it comes he'll be ready to play

Because he knows he's got to

[Chorus]

E A D

Curl (curl)

E A

(C'mon baby, put the rock in the house) Because he knows he's got to

E A D

Curl (curl)

E A

(C'mon baby, put the rock in the house)

[Outro]

E Emaj7

* *

Somewhere in the darkness

E7 Amaj7 Am/F#

* * *

There's a man they call The Skipper fast asleep

And dreaming of gold

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