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Because Were Dead

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Well, I doooooon't
Know what I'm doing here
I could Fsay
That I Cdo
But I dFon't
You could wrBbap a million candCles 
IFnto a toDmrch and hBbope that it stCears you hFome
You could cuFt all the Ctelephone wFires
And hFope that nobCody does get thrFough
I miBbght not have the pCower 
OFf telepathy Dm  
But, I'm Bbgonna be Ccontacting yFou
Because i bForrowed a boCok that I saFw
Was plFanted dCeep inside your bFag
It gBbave me an eCxcuse
To sFee you agaDmin
But I'm Bbnot a thCeif
I'll give it bFack
DFon't you eCver woFnder
Who's lFiving iCn that hFouse
It's Bbtoo small for pCeople
FWe all saDmid
But there's peBbople in the floCorboards said the mFouse
And I shFowed you the thCings that I'd mFade
You diFdn't think that Cthey were too grFeat
But I'm gBblad that you thCought of it
ThFink what you're tDmaught
Because evBberybody elsCe's mind is gFrey
We keFpt up the aCct for, tFwo-o-o-o-o
DFates befCore it needed bFlue
I didn't drBbink what you drCank
You didn't sFink when I sDmank
So, thBbere's littlCe else for us to dFo
Don't you ever wonder
Who's living in that house
It's too small for people
We all said
But there's people in the floorboards said the mouse
Said the mouse
I dFidn't sayC, Goodbye todFay
Oh, I dFid it, ThCe cowards wFay
I tiBbed it to the net, gCirl
To Fsee where it gDmets
To go sBbailing oCn
Down your wFay
But you pFoured pCetrol all Fover
The shFip you usCed to sail the Fsea
YBbou didn't thinCk that you'd be cFoming home Dmagain 
   BbSo, you saCid Bye to Fme
DFon't you Cever pFonder
On thFings we nCever sFaid
YBbes I diCd
But when Fwe were kids Dm  
Now it's toBbo lateC  
Because we're dFeadC  
Because we're dFeadC  
Because we're dFeadC  
Because we're dFeeeeeeeeaaaad

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Because Were Dead

by Slow Club

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Well, I doooooon't

Know what I'm doing here

I could say

That I do

But I don't

Bb C

You could wrap a million candles

F Dm Bb C F

Into a torch and hope that it stears you home

F C F

You could cut all the telephone wires

F C F

And hope that nobody does get through

Bb C

I might not have the power

F Dm

Of telepathy

Bb C F

But, I'm gonna be contacting you

F C F

Because i borrowed a book that I saw

F C F

Was planted deep inside your bag

Bb C

It gave me an excuse

F Dm

To see you again

Bb C

But I'm not a theif

I'll give it back

F C F

Don't you ever wonder

F C F

Who's living in that house

Bb C

It's too small for people

F Dm

We all said

Bb C F

But there's people in the floorboards said the mouse

F C F

And I showed you the things that I'd made

F C F

You didn't think that they were too great

Bb C

But I'm glad that you thought of it

F Dm

Think what you're taught

Bb C F

Because everybody else's mind is grey

F C F

We kept up the act for, two-o-o-o-o

F C F

Dates before it needed blue

Bb C

I didn't drink what you drank

F Dm

You didn't sink when I sank

Bb C F

So, there's little else for us to do

Don't you ever wonder

Who's living in that house

It's too small for people

We all said

But there's people in the floorboards said the mouse

Said the mouse

F C F

I didn't say, Goodbye today

F C F

Oh, I did it, The cowards way

Bb C

I tied it to the net, girl

F Dm

To see where it gets

Bb C

To go sailing on

Down your way

F C F

But you poured petrol all over

F C F

The ship you used to sail the sea

Bb C F Dm

You didn't think that you'd be coming home again

Bb C F

So, you said Bye to me

F C F

Don't you ever ponder

F C F

On things we never said

Bb C

Yes I did

F Dm

But when we were kids

Bb C

Now it's too late

F C

Because we're dead

F C

Because we're dead

F C

Because we're dead

Because we're deeeeeeeeaaaad

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