Courtney Barnett - History Eraser Intro A C [followed by a bar of silence] Verse 1

^AI got drunk ^Cand fell asleep ^AAtop the she^Cets but luckily ^AI left the h^Ceater on

^AAnd in my dr^Ceams I wrote the best ^ASong that I'^Cve ever written ^ACan’t reme^Cmber how it goes D C

^AI stayed dru^Cnk and fell awake ^AI was cyclin^Cg on a plane ^AAnd far away^C I heard you say ^Dyou liked me ^C

^AWe drifted to ^Ca party, cool ^AThe people wen^Ct to arty school ^AThey made thei^Cr paints by mix^Ding acid was^Ch and lemonade

Chorus A (Allow to sustain) In my brain I re-arrange The letters on the page To spell your name Verse 2

^AI found an Ezr^Ca Pound ^AAnd made a bet^C that if I found ^AA cigarette, I^C'd drop it all^D and marry yo^Cu

^AJust then a so^Cng comes on: ^A"You can't a^Clways get what you want" ^AThe Rolling St^Cones, oh woe i^Ds we, the i^Crony

^AThe stones bec^Came the moss ^AAnd once all i^Cnhibition's lost ^AThe hipsters m^Cade a mission^D to the fa^Crm

^AWe drove by tr^Cactor there ^AThe yellow str^Caw replaced our hair ^AWe laced the d^Cairy river with^D the cream o^Cf sweet vermouth

Chorus

^AIn my brai^Cn ^AI re-arran^Cge ^AThe letter^Cs on the page ^DTo spell y^Cour name

Verse 3

^AYou said, &quo^Ct;We only live once" ^ASo we touched ^Ca little tongue ^AAnd instantly ^CI wanted to D C

^AI lost my trai^Cn of thought ^AAnd jumped abo^Card the Epping as ^AThe doors were^C slowly closing on the world D C

^AI touched on a^Cnd off ^AAnd rubbed my ^Carm up against yours ^AAnd still the ^Cinspector inspected me D C

^AThe lady in th^Ce roof ^AWas living pro^Cof that nothing ^AReally ever is^C exactly as it seems

[Chorus] Verse 4

^AWe caught the ^Criver boat downstream ^AAnd ended up b^Ceside a team ^AOf angry footb^Callers D C

^AI fed the duck^Cs some krill ^AThen we were s^Cucked against our will ^AInto the welco^Cme doors of the casino D C

^AWe drank green^C margaritas ^ADanced with sw^Ceet señoritas ^AAnd we all wen^Ct home as winners of a kind D C

A [Allow to sustain] You said "I guarantee we'll have more fun Drink till the moon becomes the sun

And in the taxi home I'^Dll sing you a Tr^Ciffids song" [Chorus]

Outro A [Until fade out] by OllietheRocker, UK 9/01/14 http://courtneybarnett.com.au/

Courtney Barnett - History eraser