Danny Carlisle chords by Vic Chesnutt

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Verse 1
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 (C major) He wanted a tree fort  (F major) more than  (C major) anything
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Yes, he  (A minor) wanted to build and
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 (E minor) defend  (G major) one on his  (F major) own
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But  (A minor) the  (C major) neighbor boys  (F major) BB siege
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was overwhelm (C major) ing  (E minor)  (A minor) 
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So  (F major) he  (E minor) won't  (G major) be building his dream  (F major) 
tree fort anymore
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 (C major) 

Verse 2
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He received a  (F major) five- speed
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 (C major) Schwinn for Christmas
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So  (A minor) he  built a ramp out of
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the ply (G major) wood and a stump  (F major) 
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And  (E minor) at  nights  (C major) he  (A minor) dreamed
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 (F major)  (C major) Evil  (A minor) Knievel
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And  (G major) a canyon to jump  (F major) in his
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backyard.  (C major) 
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Verse 3

Danny Carlisle,

he don't give a shit about the contras

Danny Carlisle, he's barely grown and he's

used up most of his options

And still he would rather dream, dream,

dream still he would rather dream than fuck

Verse 4
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Once he used a  (F major) pocket knife
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to kill a garden  (C major) snake
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Yes he chopped  (A minor) that evil
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ser (G major) pent into four  (F major) 
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And when he raised  (C major) his eyes to
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 (F major) heaven as a soldier  (C major)  (A minor) 
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He  (G major) wiped the blood of bad  (F major) snake
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on his shirt  (C major) 
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 (G major)  (E minor) 

Verse 5
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Yeah, Danny  (G major) Carl (A minor) isle he don't give
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a shit  (G major) about the  (F major) contras
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Yeah Danny  (G major) Carlisle  (A minor) he's barely grown
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and he's used up  (G major) most of his  (F major) options
And still he would rather dream
dream dream than fuck
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Still he would rather dream than  (C major) fuck