Big Parade

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Big Parade - The Lumineers
Capo 2
[Intro]
C G C F C G C
Lovely girl won't you stay, won't you stay, stay with me
C G C F C G C
All my life I was blind, I was blind, now I see
C G C F C G C
Lovely girl won't you stay, won't you stay, stay with me
C G C F C G C
All my life I was blind, I was blind, now I see
[Verse 1]
C G
Fleet of black, fleet of black limousines
F C
These tinted machines, here comes the cavalcade
G
With the armored cars, armored cars like barettas
F C G
Flags on antennas designed to keep me safe, keep me safe
[Chorus]
C G C
And oh my my oh hey hey
F C G C
Here he comes, the candidate
C G C
Blue eyed boy, united states
F C G C
Vote for him, the candidate
[Verse 2]
C G
Diamonds cut, diamonds cut for the karats
F C
Plaster of paris, the floats fill up the street
G
And the beauty queens, beauty queens with the white gloves
F C G
All sick from the night clubs, they wave with pageantry, pageantry
[Chorus]
C G C
And oh my my oh hey hey
F C G C
Here it comes, the big parade
C G C
Marching bands and barricades
F C G C
Make way, for the big parade
[Interlude]
Am G F
Hooo Hooo Hooo
C G C F C G C
[Verse 3]
C G
Canvas covered, canvas covered in resin
F C
The violent men ----- who dance the blood ballet
G
And the bookies say, bookies say it's the 3rd round
F C G
Oh when louie will go down, if he don't there's hell to pay, and hell to raise
[Chorus]
C G C
And oh my my oh hey hey
F C G C
Here he comes, the welterweight
C G C
Take a dive, for goodness sake
F C G C
Or say goodbye to the welterweight
C
[Verse 4]
C G
Catholic priest, catholic priest in a crisis
F C
between romance and jesus, who will win the civil war
G
(And he says) I'm in love, I'm in love with a woman
F C G
Yea this is my confession, (I'm leavin) I can't a priest anymore, anymore
[Chorus]
C G C
And oh my my oh hey hey
F C G C
There he goes, the man of faith
C G C
Left the church for a fiance
F C G C
Let him love, the man of faith
[Interlude]
Am G F
Hooo Hooo Hooo
C G C F C G C
[Verse 5]
C G
T.V. cameras, T.V. cameras and stage hands
F C
American bandstand, electric guitars
G
And he's singin songs, singin songs for the lonely
F C G
All the girls with the room keys, they know all his words by heart, by heart (and they all sing)
[Bridge]
C G C F C G C
Lovely girl won't you stay, won't you stay, stay with me
C G C F C G C
All my life I was blind, I was blind, now I see
C G C F C G C
Lovely girl won't you stay, won't you stay, stay with me
C G C F C G C
All my life I was blind, I was blind, now I see
Am G F
Lovely girl won't you stay, oh oh ohoh!
[Chorus]
C G C
And oh my my oh hey hey
F C G C
Here she comes by saving grace
C G C
Burn the car and save the plates
F C G C
She's arrived, my saving grace

Big Parade chords and lyrics

Free chords for Big Parade by The Lumineers. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Big Parade - The Lumineers
Capo 2
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
[Chorus]
[Verse 2]
[Chorus]
[Interlude]
C     G  C     F  C     G   C
[Verse 3]
[Chorus]
C
[Verse 4]
[Chorus]
[Interlude]
C     G  C     F  C     G   C
[Verse 5]
[Bridge]
[Chorus]

Big Parade Chords by The Lumineers

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