Milk Thistle chords by
Conor Oberst

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Key: B major•

Intro 1

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Verse 1

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Milk Thistle,

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milk Thistle

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Let me down slow

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Help me go slow

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I've been carrying on

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I'm not

Verse 2

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scared of nothing

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I'll go pound for pound

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I keep death on my mind

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Like a heavy crown

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If I go

Verse 3

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to heaven I'll be bored as hell

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Am

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Like a little baby at the bottom of a well

Interlude 1

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Verse 4

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Fair child, fair child

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How are you man?

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Did you fix that store front?

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Did you start that band?

Verse 5

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Don't be scared of nothing

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You go pound for pound

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You bring peace to midnight

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Like a spotted owl

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I'll be

Verse 6

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rooting for you like my favorite team

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If somebody sweats you,

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you just point them out to me

Interlude 2

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Verse 7

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B

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All the sights and sounds

This little world's too

crowded now

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And there's only one way

Interlude 3

out

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Am

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Verse 8

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An elevator ride,

Through the tunnel, towards the light

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And I'm nowhere bound

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Keep going up and down

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Up and down

Verse 9

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Newspaper, newspaper

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Can't take no more

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Em

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You're here every morning

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Waiting at my door

Verse 10

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I'm just trying to kiss you

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And you stab my eyes

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Make me blue forever

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Like an island sky

Verse 11

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And I'm not pretending that it's all OK

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Just let me have my coffee

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before you take away the day

Interlude 4

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Verse 12

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Lazarus, Laz arus

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Why all the tears?

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Em

Em

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Did your faithful chauffeur

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Just disappear?

Verse 13

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What a lonesome feeling

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To be waiting round

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Like some washed up actress

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In a tinsel town

Verse 14

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Before the record I'd come

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pick you up

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We'll head for the ocean

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Just say when you've

Interlude 5

had enough

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Verse 15

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All the light and sound

This little world's too fragile

now

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And there's only one way

Interlude 6

out

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Am

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Verse 16

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But if you let me slide

I'll do my best to make things right

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Bm

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And I'm nowhere bound

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Just going up and down

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Up and down

Verse 17

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Milk Thistle, milk Thistle

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Let me down slow

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Em

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Just help me go slow

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I've been hurrying on

Verse 18

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I was poised for greatness

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I was down and out

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I keep death at my heels

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Like a Bassett hound

Verse 19

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If I go to heaven I'll be bored as hell

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Like a crying baby at the

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bottom of a well

Outro 1

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Chords

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Em
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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Milk Thistle by Conor Oberst is B major.

The primary chords used in Milk Thistle are B, E, D#m, F#, G#m, C#m.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 4 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like B, E, D#m, F#, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Milk Thistle is approximately 87 beats per minute.

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