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Essplode

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Emajor

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Tuning:Standard
Chords
e|---E-----D#------A----G#m------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|---9----9----9-----9----|
A|---7----6---------------|
E|-------------5-----4----|
EAwake in the mornin'
D#I wonder often
AThe lights are bright in the day
G#mShe decided to stay
EI took her gently
D#Leap long and often
AAnd she's pale
but her parade wG#mill end at the train
EShe said, 'come on baby
D#open your eyes'
AGot to stop all that ringing
G#mEssplode
ECome on baby
D#Give us a rise
ANot to get all that smiling
G#mEssplode
EAnd the air smells like wine
D#But when i'm fucking you lately
AAnd you *inaudible scream*
Kissing your wall
G#mBut your mouth was okay
EBut if you wait for a minute
D#You'll swallow your words
ASo just gently descent on a day
G#mand a blanket may lay
EThen finally you will open your eyes
D#When the pillows are Apiling
G#mEsspolde
EAnd the air smells like honey
D#But when i'm fucking you lately
Aand you *inaudible scream*
G#mKisses your wall
But your mouth was okay
E(?And i only seek ya?)
D#Down by the river
Awith a blank on my mind
I dropped the ball and i'm singing
Ethis song like a teacher could say,
D#"Your lessons are long,
Abut you grow and remain."
G#m(Half a shadow you'll be)
BWalkin' Ain the sEunshine

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Essplode

by Animal Collective

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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G#m

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Tuning:Standard

Chords

E D# A G#m

e|------------------------|

B|------------------------|

G|------------------------|

D|---9----9----9-----9----|

A|---7----6---------------|

E|-------------5-----4----|

Awake in the mornin'

I wonder often

The lights are bright in the day

G#m

She decided to stay

I took her gently

Leap long and often

And she's pale

G#m

but her parade will end at the train

She said, 'come on baby

open your eyes'

Got to stop all that ringing

G#m

Essplode

Come on baby

Give us a rise

Not to get all that smiling

G#m

Essplode

And the air smells like wine

But when i'm fucking you lately

And you *inaudible scream*

Kissing your wall

G#m

But your mouth was okay

But if you wait for a minute

You'll swallow your words

So just gently descent on a day

G#m

and a blanket may lay

Then finally you will open your eyes

D# A

When the pillows are piling

G#m

Esspolde

And the air smells like honey

But when i'm fucking you lately

and you *inaudible scream*

G#m

Kisses your wall

But your mouth was okay

(?And i only seek ya?)

Down by the river

with a blank on my mind

I dropped the ball and i'm singing

this song like a teacher could say,

"Your lessons are long,

but you grow and remain."

G#m

(Half a shadow you'll be)

B A E

Walkin' in the sunshine

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