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Buffalo

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[Intro]
G   Em7   Dadd4/F#    C2
G   Em7   Dadd4/F#    C2
[Verse 1]
GSnow came up Em7Friday; Dadd4/F#I gotta goC2  G  Em7  
Dadd4/F#Spending wintC2er up in BuffaloG  Em7  Dadd4/F#  C2  
GSomeone I Em7met there is Dadd4/F#calling me soC2  G  Em7  
Dadd4/F#Got to escape the blueC2s man, don't you knowG  Em7  Dadd4/F#  C2  
[Chorus]
AmDays of sinking summer Gpacked up and gone
Em7Nothing helps me, Dadd4/F#there's nothing wrongC2  
AmIt was so pleasant, Dincandescent, it's C2over now
C2We should get going
[Verse 2]
GLady I Em7know there, Dadd4/F#name of ChristinaC2  G  Em7  
Dadd4/F#Six lonely lifetiC2mes since I've seen heGrEm7  Dadd4/F#  C2  
[Verse 3]
GShe takes Em7you places your Dadd4/F#heart cannot goC2  
GDuring Em7the winter up in Dadd4/F#BuffaloC2  
GDays by her Em7fire, Dadd4/F#dazed in the glowC2  
GWinter Em7surrounds us up in Dadd4/F#BuffaloC2  
[Chorus 2]
AmDays of drowsy pleasure in the Gafternoon dark
Em7We drift together, Dadd4/F#we drift apartC2  
AmShe's got the wherewithal, Dshe's got the knowledge, It's C2wonderful
C2I should be going
[Verse 4]
GOut there the Em7Snow Queen is Dadd4/F#kidnapping boysC2  
Her Gblock-of-ice Em7heart Dadd4/F#tunes out the noiseC2  
And Gsoft in the Em7bedroom her eyDadd4/F#es indigoC2  
AmSleeping in the Gwinter in BDadd4/F#uffaloF  
[Bridge]
FDown in BuffCaloAm  
Play this to the end

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Buffalo

by The Church

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Em7

Dadd4/F#

[Intro]

G Em7 Dadd4/F# C2

[Verse 1]

G Em7 Dadd4/F# C2 G Em7

Snow came up Friday; I gotta go

Dadd4/F# C2 G Em7 Dadd4/F# C2

Spending winter up in Buffalo

G Em7 Dadd4/F# C2 G Em7

Someone I met there is calling me so

Dadd4/F# C2 G Em7 Dadd4/F# C2

Got to escape the blues man, don't you know

[Chorus]

Am G

Days of sinking summer packed up and gone

Em7 Dadd4/F# C2

Nothing helps me, there's nothing wrong

Am D C2

It was so pleasant, incandescent, it's over now

We should get going

[Verse 2]

G Em7 Dadd4/F# C2 G Em7

Lady I know there, name of Christina

Dadd4/F# C2 G Em7 Dadd4/F# C2

Six lonely lifetimes since I've seen her

[Verse 3]

G Em7 Dadd4/F# C2

She takes you places your heart cannot go

G Em7 Dadd4/F# C2

During the winter up in Buffalo

G Em7 Dadd4/F# C2

Days by her fire, dazed in the glow

G Em7 Dadd4/F# C2

Winter surrounds us up in Buffalo

[Chorus 2]

Am G

Days of drowsy pleasure in the afternoon dark

Em7 Dadd4/F# C2

We drift together, we drift apart

Am D C2

She's got the wherewithal, she's got the knowledge, It's wonderful

I should be going

[Verse 4]

G Em7 Dadd4/F# C2

Out there the Snow Queen is kidnapping boys

G Em7 Dadd4/F# C2

Her block-of-ice heart tunes out the noise

G Em7 Dadd4/F# C2

And soft in the bedroom her eyes indigo

Am G Dadd4/F# F

Sleeping in the winter in Buffalo

[Bridge]

F C Am

Down in Buffalo

Play this to the end

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