Bury Me in My Shades chords by Shel Silverstein
Verse 1
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In a pad with no heat,
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up on Sullivan Street
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The last of the hipsters lay dyin'
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Wearin' his shades,
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so like no one could tell
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Like whether or not he was cryin'
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All the junkies and loners
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An'coffee shop owners
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Were all gathered 'round his bed
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He took one last puff
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Of some imported stuff
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And this are the last words he said
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Verse 2
He said, "Send my sandals
home to Mom,
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Hang my T-shirt away
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away
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Burn my guitar
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In Washington Squar'
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'Cause I never learned how to play
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Give my pad
To some needy lad
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And tell him the rent is all paid
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Keep my cash
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An' my stash
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An' my hash
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But bury me in my shades
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Verse 3
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Bury me in my shades, boys
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Bury me in my shades
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Burn my guitar
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In Washington Squar'
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But bury me in my shades."
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Verse 4
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He said, "Give my Brooklyn chicks away
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To anyone who needs 'em
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Give all of my poems away
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To anyone who'll read 'em
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Dig me a grave 'neath the coffeeshop
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And let a sad folksong be played
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Get everyone high
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On the moment I die
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Bury me in my shades
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Verse 5
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Bury me in my shades, boys
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Bury me in my shades
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Burn my guitar
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In Washington Squar'
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But bury me in my shades."
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Verse 6
We threw his sandals out in the hall
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We left his T-shirt lay
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lay
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We sold his guitar
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At the corner bar
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To someone who knew how to play
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We smoked all his stash
And spent all his cash
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And threw all his poems away
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And Bob got his records
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And Ed got his books
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And I got the poor beat
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nik shades
Verse 7
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"Bury me in my shades,
boys," he said
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"Bury me in my shades
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Burn my guitar
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In Washington Squar',
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But bury me in my shades."
Bury Me in My Shades
Shel Silverstein
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