Only takes a few chords by The Mountain Goats
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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"Almost missed this one," he said
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I stared at the honky
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tonk piano
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Sure beats living in town
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The beaches are half a mile away
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"Not much of the cat", I said
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He stared down underneath
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the couch
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It doesn't matter much to me
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Not gonna beat it, anyway
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Verse 2
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It only takes a few cents
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more to go first class
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First class only takes a few
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It only takes a few cents
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more to go first class
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First class only takes a
Interlude 1
few
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Verse 3
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"It's called quintessence," I said
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She stared at an Oreo cookie
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in black and white
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After water, earth, air and fire
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The fifth and highest play
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"Lobster okay?", She said
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I stared at her refrigerator door
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There'll be enough for the
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guy in the attic
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What's his name?
Verse 4
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It only takes a few cents
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more to go first class
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First class only takes a few
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It only takes a few cents
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more to go first class
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First class only takes a few
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Verse 5
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Shared a floor with Nashville
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The burger queen bought herself a pearl
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A bloke named Boob
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McNutt bounced in
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With art and a very pretty Cali girl
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Downstairs,
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two Spanish lovers were singing along
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With some domestic dang horn
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I had to pinch myself,
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what a hell of a house I'd stumbled on
Verse 6
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"June, July, Au gust," she said
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They stared at the summer
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about to fade away
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Damn good three months of my life
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I remember now what living is
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"The cat's now a cat", I say
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You stare at the honky
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tonk piano man
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Watch your step
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I just met Oliver, the lobster's his
Verse 7
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It only takes a few good
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friends to be first class
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First class only takes a few
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friends to be first class
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First class only takes a few
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Verse 8
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First class only takes a few
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It only takes a few
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It only takes a few
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It only takes a few
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Long live the island
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Long live the island
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Long live the island
Outro 1
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Only takes a few
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