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The Weakerthans
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Key: A major
Verse 1
G
G

D
D

I count to three and grin,
Em
Em

you smile and let me in
C
C

We sit and watch the wall you
G
G

painted purple
D
D

Speech will spill on space,
Em
Em

our little cups of grace
C
C

But pauses rattle on about the way
Verse 2
Em
Em

That you cut the snow-fence,
F#m
F#m

G
G

C
C

braved braved the blood, the metal of those hearts
Em
Em

F#m
F#m

That you al ways end up
D
D

G
G

C
C

pressing your tongue to
Em
Em

F#m
F#m

How your body still remem bers
G
G

C
C

things you told it to forget
Em
Em

How those furious affec
F#m
F#m

D
D

G
G

tions followed you
Interlude 1
G
G

C
C

G
G

D
D

I've got
Verse 3
this store-bought way
Em
Em

way of saying I'm okay
C
C

And you've learned how to cry
G
G

in total silence
D
D

We're talented and bright,
Em
Em

we're lonely and uptight
We've found some lovely
C
C

ways to disappoint
Verse 4
Em
Em

F#m
F#m

But the airport's always
G
G

C
C

almost empty this time of the year
Em
Em

So let's go play on a bag
F#m
F#m

G
G

C
C

gage carousel
Em
Em

F#m
F#m

And set our watches forward
G
G

C
C

like we're just arriving here
Em
Em

D
D

From a past we left in a place
F#m
F#m

G
G

we knew too well
Verse 5
G
G

C
C

We knew too well
G
G

Knew too well
Interlude 2
C
C

Verse 6
G
G

D
D

Hold on to the corners of today
Em
Em

And we'll fold it up to
C
C

save until it's needed
G
G

D
D

Stand still, let me scrub that brackish line
Em
Em

That you got when something
G
G

C
C

rose and then re ceded
Verse 7
C
C

D
D

C
C

Hold on
Outro 1
G
G

D
D

Em
Em

C
C

G
G

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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsG D Em C F#m

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