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Octopus

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[Intro]
 A(A)  (A)   E  
[Verse 1]
C#mI still remember the Awords you said
F#mThey were hard enough to lBeave a mG#ark
C#mAnd now they echo inAside my head
F#mAs I spiral down inBto the G#dark
AI windmill upside Edown
F#mKnowing you'll come C#mat me aBgain
AAnd I feel your shadow F#mpass above me
[Chorus]
EsusOctopEusEsus  E  
Some kind of EsusoctopEusEsus  E  
Tearing my Bmshell apartF#m  
Letting the C#msea get in
You Amake my insides outsideE  
[Verse 2]
C#mI don't think I ever Asaw you blink
F#mYou were so controlled that Bno one G#knew
C#mAnd by the time we all Astopped to think
F#mWe were already too Bclose to G#you
ANow you keep coming Eby
F#mTelling me it's C#mnot what I Bthink
But I Aknow a murder F#mwhen I see one
[Chorus]
EsusOctopEusEsus  E  
Some kind of EsusoctopEusEsus  E  
Tearing my Bmshell apartF#m  
Letting the C#msea get in
You Amake my insides outside
[Bridge]
AAnd far aBbove me I can Asee the worldB  
AReceding Bslowly out of AviewB  
AThe sinking Bfeeling that my Aworst mistakeB  
AWas all the Btime I spent with Ayou
[Verse 3]
C#mYou said you're sorry, you Asaid you'd try
F#mBut you never did, I Bguess we're G#done
C#mNow bits of pieces of Ame float by
And I F#mdie in front of BeveryG#one
AAnd you're already Egone
F#mHalfway to wherC#mever you sBleep
And you Amake me wish I nF#mever met you
[Chorus]
EsusOctopEusEsus  E  
Some kind of EsusoctopEusEsus  E  
Tearing my Bmshell apartF#m  
Letting the C#msea get in
You Amake my insides outside

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Octopus

by Jonathan Coulton

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

F#m

Esus

[Intro]

A A A E

() ()

[Verse 1]

C#m A

I still remember the words you said

F#m B G#

They were hard enough to leave a mark

C#m A

And now they echo inside my head

F#m B G#

As I spiral down into the dark

A E

I windmill upside down

F#m C#m B

Knowing you'll come at me again

A F#m

And I feel your shadow pass above me

[Chorus]

Esus E Esus E

Octopus

Esus E Esus E

Some kind of octopus

Bm F#m

Tearing my shell apart

C#m

Letting the sea get in

A E

You make my insides outside

[Verse 2]

C#m A

I don't think I ever saw you blink

F#m B G#

You were so controlled that no one knew

C#m A

And by the time we all stopped to think

F#m B G#

We were already too close to you

A E

Now you keep coming by

F#m C#m B

Telling me it's not what I think

A F#m

But I know a murder when I see one

[Chorus]

Esus E Esus E

Octopus

Esus E Esus E

Some kind of octopus

Bm F#m

Tearing my shell apart

C#m

Letting the sea get in

You make my insides outside

[Bridge]

A B A B

And far above me I can see the world

A B A B

Receding slowly out of view

A B A B

The sinking feeling that my worst mistake

A B A

Was all the time I spent with you

[Verse 3]

C#m A

You said you're sorry, you said you'd try

F#m B G#

But you never did, I guess we're done

C#m A

Now bits of pieces of me float by

F#m B G#

And I die in front of everyone

A E

And you're already gone

F#m C#m B

Halfway to wherever you sleep

A F#m

And you make me wish I never met you

[Chorus]

Esus E Esus E

Octopus

Esus E Esus E

Some kind of octopus

Bm F#m

Tearing my shell apart

C#m

Letting the sea get in

You make my insides outside

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