Lightning Rod chords by Jenny Owen Youngs

SimplifiedG · C · Cm · Gm · Eb …

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G
C
Cm
Gm
Eb
Fsus4
Bb
F

Intro 1

Verse 1
G 
Heart attack
Junk in the box
I've been here so long
I'm starting to rot
C 
And you're taking my fear
G 
Selling it in jugs

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Interlude 1

Verse 2
G 
Back on the playground,
My knee socks are bloody
I need someone to toss the confetti
C 
At the ticker tape parade
Cm 
G 
I'm falling for myself
Gm 

Verse 3
Eb 
Fsus4 
Look to the flower
Bb 
F 
She used to be pretty
Eb 
Fsus4 
Don't say a word,
Bb 
F 
But she's drying out slowly
Eb 
F 
You have the answers
C 
I  have the car keys
G 

Interlude 2

Verse 4
G 
Lightning rod
Straps on my shoulders
I'm searching through windows
For rain & for thunder
C 
That could bring to merciful
Gm 
G 
And this overdrawn way

Verse 5
G 
Carpet burns
Up to my elbows
It's time that you learn
I guess I should tell you
C 
That the things you know about me
G 
Never were true

Verse 6
G 
Eb 
F 
Look to the flower
Bb 
F 
I used to be pretty
Eb 
Bb 
Don't say a word,
F 
Bb 
F 
But I'm drying out quickly
Eb 
F 
You have the answers
C 
I  have the car keys