Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band - Cape canaveral

^GOh, oh, oh brother totem pole ^GI saw your legends lined up And I never felt more natural ^D A^Empart, I just cam^De ^Emapart

^GPlease, please, please sister Socrates ^GYou always answer with a question Show some kindness to a petty thief ^D For^Emgive, you di^Dd fo^Emrgive

Watch the ^Cmigrants smoke in the ^Dold orange grove And the ^Gred rocket blaze over ^CCape Canaveral You’ve been ^Ca father to me I^Dn 1960’s speak In the ^Gcomatose joy that ^Cwe’re on TV While the m^Amountain’s side was shining Wild colors of my destiny ^G

I watched your ^Amface age backwards Changing shape in my memory ^G You taught me ^Amvictory’s sweet Even deep in the cheap seats ^G

^GHey, hey, hey mother interstate ^GCan you deliver me from evil Make me honest make me wedding cake ^D A^Emtone, I wil^Dl at^Emone

^GWait, wait, wait mighty outer-space ^GAll that flying saucer terror Made me lazy drinking lemonade ^D A ^Emwaste, it just wen^Dt to^Em waste

Like the ^CFreon cold out the ^Dhotel door Or the ^Gwhite rocket fade over ^CCape Canaveral You’ve been ^Ca daughter to me you^Dr buried shoe-box grief I felt your ^Gpoltergeist love like ^Csavannah heat While the ^Amwaterfall was pouring Crazy symbols of my destiny ^G I watched your ^Amface die backwards Little baby in my memory ^G You told me ^Amvictory's sweet Even deep in the cheap seats ^G

^CAnd you don’t judge^Em me ^C That’s not you^Dr style^C But I won’t see y^Emou for a ^Bmlittle while^C And there’s n^Emo worries, oh lo^Crd Whose got ^Dtime ^C All these ^Emchanges are going t^Do fill your mind

Like the ^Ccitrus glow off the ^Dold orange grove Or the ^Gred rocket blaze over ^CCape Canaveral It’s been ^Ca nightmare to me Some ^D1980’s grief Gives me ^Gparachute dreams Like ^Cold war movies While the ^Amuniverse was drawn Perfect circles form infinity ^G

I watched the ^Amstars get smaller Tiny diamonds in my memory ^G I know that ^Amvictory is sweet Even deep in the cheap seats ^G