Big Parade chords by The Lumineers (Official Version)
Intro 1
Lovely girl won't you stay,
won't you stay, stay with me
All my life I was blind,
I was blind, now I see
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Lovely girl won't you stay,
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won't you stay, stay with me
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All my life I was blind,
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I was blind, now I
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see
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Verse 1
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Fleet of black, fleet of black limousines
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Oh tinted machines,
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here comes the cavalcade
With the armored cars,
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armored cars like Barettas
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Flags on antennas
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designed to keep me safe, keep me safe
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Chorus 1
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And oh my my, oh hey hey
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Here he comes, the candidate
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Blue- eyed boy, United States
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Vote for him, the candidate
Verse 2
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Diamonds cut, diamonds cut for the carats
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Plaster of Paris, the floats fill up the street
And the beauty queens,
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beauty queens with the white gloves
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All sick from the night clubs,
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they wave with pageantry,
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pageantry
Chorus 2
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And oh my my, oh hey hey
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Here it comes, the big parade
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Marching bands and barricades
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Make way, for the big parade
Interlude 1
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Ooo...
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Verse 3
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Canvas covered, canvas covered in resin
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The violent men who dance the blood ballet
And the bookies say,
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bookies say it's the third round
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Oh when Louie will go down
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if he don't there's hell to pay,
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and hell to raise
Chorus 3
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And oh my my, oh hey hey
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Here he comes, the welterweight
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Take a dive, for goodness sake
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Or say goodbye to the welterweight
Verse 4
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Catholic priest, Catholic priest in a crisis
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Torn between romance and Jesus,
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who will win the civil war
And he says
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I'm in love, I'm in love with a woman
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Yeah this is my confession,
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I'm leaving, I can't be a priest anymore,
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anymore
Chorus 4
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And oh my my, oh hey hey
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There he goes, the man of faith
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Left the church for a fiancee
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Let him love, a man of faith
Interlude 2
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Ooo...
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Verse 5
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T.V. cameras,
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T.V. cameras and stage hands
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American Bandstand,
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electric guitars
And he's
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singin' songs, singin' songs for the lonely
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Well the girls with the room keys
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They know all his words by heart,
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by heart
(and they all sing)
Chorus 5
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Lovely girl won't you stay,
won't you stay, stay with me
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All my life I was blind,
Chorus 6
I was blind, now I see
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Lovely girl won't you stay,
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won't you stay, stay with me
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All my life I was blind,
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I was blind, now I see
Bridge 1
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Lovely girl won't you stay
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Oh oh oh oh
Chorus 7
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Oh my my, oh hey hey
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Here she comes, my saving grace
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Burn the car and save the plates
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She's arrived, my saving grace
Big Parade
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