Tuning: E A D G B E

[Riff] G Em C G e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-0-----------------------1-------1---0-----------| G|-0-----------------------0-------0---0-----------| D|-0-------------------0---2-------2---0-----------| A|-2---------------2-----2-3-------3---2-----------| E|-3-----------0-3---3-----------------3-----------| [Intro] [Riff] G Em7 C G G Em7 C G [Verse 1] G [Riff] Em7 C G You were the mother of three girls so sweet G [Riff] Em7 C G That stormed through your turnstile and climbed to the street G [Riff] Em7 C G But after conception, your body lay cold G [Riff] Em7 C G And withered through autumn and you found yourself old

Can you tell me ^Dwhy you have been ^B7so sad? G [Riff] Em7 C G He took a lover on a faraway beach G [Riff] Em7 C G While you arranged flowers and chose color schemes Can you tell me ^Dwhy you have been ^B7so ^Gsaa^Cad? Can you tell me ^Dwhy you have been ^B7so s^Gad?

[Riff] G Em7 C G G Em7 C G [Verse 2]

^GThe girls were all ^Amthere, they ^Emtraded their ^Dvows ^GThe youngest one g^Amlared with f^Currowed br^Dows They t^Genderly k^Amissed, then c^Emut the c^Dake The ^Gbride then tr^Amipped and b^Croke the v^Dase ^GThe one you ^Amthought would ^Emspan the ye^Dars So ^Gperfectly pl^Amaced bel^Cow the m^Dirror Ar^Griving ^Amlate, you ^Emcleaned the ^Ddebris And ^Gwalked in^Amto the a^Cngry sc^Dene

It ^Amfelt just like ^Emfalling in ^Dlove ^Eagain And it ^Amfelt just like ^Emfalling in ^Dlove ^Cagain

[Riff] G Em7 C G G Em7 C G

Can you tell me ^Dwhy you have been ^B7so ^Gsaa^Cad? Can you tell me ^Dwhy you have been ^B7so... ^G

Death Cab For Cutie - Death of an interior decorator