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[G] Lucius sang a song[G] And we all sang along[G] We sang, [C] "Saturday All Week" [G]Nothing rhymes with these wordsNothing grows in this lightIt's all fluorescent bulbsChorus: [D] Ooooooh, who saw it [C] coming? [D] Aaaaaah, who coulda [C] known? We'd have... [G] Saturday all [D] week [D] Saturday all [G] week [G] Saturday all [D] week [D] Saturday all [G] weekBecause the sun was

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[G] I can't believe he doesn't [C] notice[G] The look that hides behind my [C] eyes[G] All the nights I go out [C] dancingWith [G] all the [D] other [G] guysChorus: He must be [C] blind and deaf and [G] stupid [D] Maybe he [C] just don't [G] care I can't [C] believe he doesn't [G] notice All the [D] cheatin [C] that I [G] doI can't believe he didn't noticeI changed the color of my hairLate at

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[G] Sometimes I feel like [C] anything is [G] possible[G] Other time it's like I'm [D] dyin[G] These times have gone and [C] changed [G][G] Maybe it's [C] time to get [D] awayCh: This [C] day is but a [G] dreamBaby [C] went and made a [G] sceneNothing [G] left but you and [D] meThis is [C] where I wanna [G] beNot alone [C] just to be [D] freeThis is [C] where I wanna [G] berepeat verserepeat

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Words: Boughey/DayA-5th string, G, F, EmA-5, G, F, FCapo on 5Listenin' all day to Mercury RevStretched out late like taffy in the afternoonThinkin' all day 'bout this state of stasisIn my mirror sideways eyes of shameCh: A, G, F, EmCooler than CaliforniaCooler than Echo BeachCooler than Frank SinatraCooler than AngelyneListenin' all day to Sonic YouthSpillin' out like coffee beans on the

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A DIt's a major chordIn a major keyBut it's so sadYeah it's so sadAnd I'm coming backFrom another landI found my wayAnd lost it again again again again again again again(Verse inst)Tattooed starOn your bellyIt makes you famousIt makes a scarAnd it's too late (yeah it's too late)To make a better planTo find your wayAnd lose it again again again again again again again(Verse inst)And it's so

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Em F|~A|Small John went down by the riverSmall John went down by the seaSmall John went down to fetch some waterSmall John - Small Johnturnaround: G F Em x2Small John wished that he was tallerSmall John wished that he was braveSmall John wept beside the oceanSmall John - Small JohnBridge: Em F|~C|~A| / Em F|~C|~E| (12th fret)turnaround: G F| Em x2Small John climbed the tallest boulderSmall John

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G Em D DAre you having a good time?Do you need another drink?Are you here alone?GG EmEm DDDDC'mon.... let's make a sceneWe'll watch a Mamet filmWe'll drink our coffee strongWe'll bitch about the weatherC'mon (c'mo-o-o-n) ... let's make a sceneC'mon (c'mo-o-o-n) ... let's make a sceneHey what's that you're reading?Would you put in that CD?I'll meet you at the carC'mon (c'mo-o-o-n) ... let's make a

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E DWhat if we just disappeared?E DIt wouldn't be so bad...C DWhat if we just let it slip away?Forget responsibility and respectJust remember why we're hereIf I could just rememberCh:D Something's got myC tongueC Comewhere there's anG answerG Hope it's happy there... (once)I remember how to rockI remember how to rollI remember how to disappearForget about

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(Capo 3?)G D Am Am or D C G GorD Am GD C GC GV1:Walked all night down the center laneSnow had stopped the trainsYou always smile when it rainsJust like thatV2:Stayed too long in that shipping yardDried out weeds and broken carsI had a dream about the oceanJust like yoursCh: C GYou know, the one about the oceanThe ocean wasn't meHad a dream about the oceanThe ocean wasn't meV3: (D Am G)Walked all

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G - D - C - GV1:(G)You... got a wishing (D)well(C)I've... got this tele(G)phone(G)We shoulda stayed in California(D)Where the (C)wine is (G)free(G)There upon that big rock-candy (D)mountainAs the (C) sun went down behind your (G) hairRepeat V1I'm gonna climb right up that sunbeamOut of your wishin' well

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C D GGDon't tell me about your rock n' rollC D GGYou ain't got nothin' on thisC D G F# EmI don't care about your long black hairC D GGBut there was something about your kissD C GGAnd your pain ain't nothing like thisDon't tell me about your breakin' heartDon't tell me true love existsY'know I don't care about your jade green stareBut there was something about your kissAnd your pain ain't nothing

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Verse: D C G G V1: She [D]told him 'bout [C]life on the [G]river How nothin' seems to move at all He talked about what he had forsaken Rivers never crossed Chorus: G D C G [G] Watch me fall ten thousand miles [D] Finger flames of sunset cloud [C] Watch me make this line across the [G] sky [G] Fold me in your quiet arms [D] Underwater midnight dream [C] Whisper words that call us to [G]

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Capo at the 3rd fret. The first chord is a G shape with the top (high) string left out, plus a finger on the 3rd fret of the B string. This finger stays in place throughout the chord changes. 2nd chord is a regular D, then the 3rd chord is like the first modified G chord but also has the 3rd fret on the low E string left off. I think it's some kind of a B. Fourth chord is back to the D. And

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Capo 5 v: G E C D x4 ch: C D C D... G-> She's listenin to the radio And drivin with the windows down Smokin her last cigarette Cryin in the dashboard glow ch1: She's goin down to Mexico Maybe to Seattle I dunno Callin from the Interstate Listening to your heart break Had to run away again To show you just how much she really cares ch2: She's goin to Michigan Got a friend there with

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Capo 5G Cno5 DWhen the [G]indians cameTo take you a[C]wayI turned to [G]glassTurned to [D]glassYou were woodI watched the skyWaiting hereI waited hereHow many timesDid you drive byI waited hereI watched the sky

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G E Come back come back come back we still care D E You shoulda stuck around to see it all turn out G D They still say your name from time to time D E They remember you back in Radiotown You wandered off too sad too lost to ever last On a mission to find truth or love or something Well did you find it at the record store? Did you find it back in Radiotown? We remember everything you forget We

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V1: [G] I have fallen [G] Oh I have fallen Into [C] darkness into [G] fear [G] Maybe it's only Global [C] warming But it's [G] gettin mighty [D] hot down [G] here Chorus: So bring me [C] up (oh bring me up) Direct to [G] heaven To that [D] party [C] in the [G] sky My eyes are [C] achin My heart so [G] weary The [D] end is [C] surely [G] nigh Said bring me [C] up Right up to [G] heaven Tired of [

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Capo 4 G D Please close the window C G It's getting towards morning G D Make me a promise and C G I'll tell you my dream Confetti had fallen All over my brainchild Thoughts all unfettered Had stumbled away Chorus: C I'd buy you a river G If you'd fall on my doorstep D Call you a taxi Em If you'd pick up the

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Capo 3 G F# E Thought I knew about this town Thought I knew the way back home Looks like they tore it down Looks like the they tore it down Days like these I think of you Eyes of green, scars of blue Kissed me there beside the stairs Kissed me there, kissed me there Looks like they tore it down Looks like they tore it down Looks like they tore it down Looks like they tore it down

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A minus bottom stringD minus bottom string[D]Paris souvenir[A][D]Snapshot of an ear[A]Photobooth in Rome4 pictures in a rowBox of precious thingsRadio airforce wingsTicket stubs and cardsKeys to your old carNow I know it's much too lateYou've gone too far awayForgive me if you canAnother lonely manWith a box of precious thingsLousy poems and ringsPocketknives and changeMiniature plastic

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[Capo on 2 ] 3/4 time C         F       G I've been leaving clues     C            F          G But nothing gets through to you C         F    G I've been so alone    C         F         G My heart has turned to stone Now you've gone away Left so much to say I'll just stay right here 'Cause leaving never makes it clear Chorus: F                 G Can't you see the truth F

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Em        G       D         Em Joe was a man who loved the land A-5         Em    C-5             Em Learned to fight before he could stand Em            G    D       Em Nothing could make old Joe cry A-5          Em            C-5        Em Nothing, aw nothing but a red velvet sky Met a buffalo girl named Adeline She couldn't cook but she sure looked fine She tried so hard

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[Capo on 5] [The chords are picked slowly repeating through the song] Say goodbye to your Daydream Nation Say goodbye to your bag o' weed Say goodbye to your rusted Rambler Say goodbye to your punk rock dream Say goodbye to your empty vessel Say goodbye to your Summer Babe Say goodbye to your broken angel Say goodbye to your punk rock dream Say goodbye to your Daydream Nation Say

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(aka: Beautiful Song)[Capo on 2] [I just wrote the root of the chord - see above for fingering]Intro: F C G (same chords as chorus) C B F CIs she thinking of you and smoking in her grey cityDoes she still wear the coat that you bought – the one in the windowIs she drowning or swimming – is she making the most of the dayJust because she don’t

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It's a major chordIn a major keyBut it's so sadYeah it's so sadI'm coming backFrom another landI found my wayAnd lost it again again againAgain again again again again againTattooed starOn your bellyIt makes you famousIt makes a scarAnd it's too lateTo make a better planTo find your wayAnd lose it again again againAgain again againAgain again again...Repeat 1st verse, then keep repeating repeat "

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