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Self-Ignition

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[Verse]
GOh self igEmnition,
CI can feel her Dsuitcase sensing mine
GShe was her own perEmmission,
Miss Cnineteen ninety ninety ninety Dnine nine nine nine
GCharles James Emsofa, and a Ghousehold Emtruce
And there Cevery wednesday night beneath the Dcounter booth
[Chorus]
AmI woke up in a Chouse I could underGstandEm  
AmThe descendants of deCfendants were making deGmands.D  
[Verse]
GGently thinking Embackwards
On the Cpsychedelic promises god Dmade to me in the dark
GSome of these kids don't Emhave words
They're as Chelpless as Dparakeets in a park
I Gcouldn't beEmlieve it, when I Gsaw that you Emwrote
That a Cburning passenger shouldn't Druin the boat
[Chorus]
AmIf dreams are your Cbody telling you it's conGfusedEm  
AmThen I've got a Cdream I think you can GuseD  
[Solo]
G   Em   C   D
G   Em   C   D
[Verse]
GAll lace and Emfiction
In the Clawless rooms where you Dfinally lost your health
GI read the evening edEmition
And the Cpumpkin on the porch is Dtrying to heal itself
GI don't like Emmagic, and I Gdon't like Emtricks
Havin' a Chell of a time believing Dwe exist
[Chorus]
AmThe mailman Cdreams he's Paul ReGvereEm  
AmHe wants the Cwhole town to buy him a FbeerD  
[Outro]
AmAnd I have to remember that Cyour not wanting me
GDoesn't make me any less Emhere

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Self-Ignition

by Silver Jews

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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[Verse]

G Em

Oh self ignition,

C D

I can feel her suitcase sensing mine

G Em

She was her own permission,

C D

Miss nineteen ninety ninety ninety nine nine nine nine

G Em G Em

Charles James sofa, and a household truce

C D

And there every wednesday night beneath the counter booth

[Chorus]

Am C G Em

I woke up in a house I could understand

Am C G D

The descendants of defendants were making demands.

[Verse]

G Em

Gently thinking backwards

C D

On the psychedelic promises god made to me in the dark

G Em

Some of these kids don't have words

C D

They're as helpless as parakeets in a park

G Em G Em

I couldn't believe it, when I saw that you wrote

C D

That a burning passenger shouldn't ruin the boat

[Chorus]

Am C G Em

If dreams are your body telling you it's confused

Am C G D

Then I've got a dream I think you can use

[Solo]

G Em C D

[Verse]

G Em

All lace and fiction

C D

In the lawless rooms where you finally lost your health

G Em

I read the evening edition

C D

And the pumpkin on the porch is trying to heal itself

G Em G Em

I don't like magic, and I don't like tricks

C D

Havin' a hell of a time believing we exist

[Chorus]

Am C G Em

The mailman dreams he's Paul Revere

Am C F D

He wants the whole town to buy him a beer

[Outro]

Am C

And I have to remember that your not wanting me

G Em

Doesn't make me any less here

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