Smokestack chords by The Walkabouts

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Intro 1

Verse 1
Am 
Swept
the floor of dreams
Live ones in the cracks
Crawling from the woodwork
G 
Just to break your mother's back

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Verse 2

Hail the future king

No surprises left

Formula is widely know by chemists

Verse 3

And the minds they've blown

Smokestack

Interlude 1

Verse 4
Am 
Count 'em 1 in 10
Can't hold on to those threats
Not- so- distant cousins
G 
Of the nails on which you slept
D 
Ama

Verse 5

teur contortionist

With pyrotechnic skill

This is not a mob you rule

It's just the family barbecue

Verse 6

Smokestack

Interlude 2

Verse 7

Smokestack

Interlude 3

Verse 8
Am 
A 
Standing on my head
Am 
A 
And just in time to see
Am 
A promise in each pocket
G 
And a liar in each sleeve
D 
Am 
A 
The spoils have been crudely cut
Am 
In out of balance halves
G 
Nothing left to peace or calm
D 
A 
Am 
A 
Am 
A 
That explosions couldn't bring
G 
Dm 
A 
Am 
A 
G 
Am 
A 
Am 
G 
Dm 
along