Kimya Dawson - Walk like thunder

I ^Dhave this new t^Fattoo of which the ^Cstory must be ^Dtold Ab^Dout the night I ^Falmost overd^Cosed ten years ^Dago I ^Dwoke up in the ^Fhospital with ^Cskin clammy and ^Dcold And ^Dtubes in my ur^Fethra, down my ^Cthroat, and up my ^Dnose My ^Dfriends and the ^Fdoctors were all ^Cshocked I wasn’t ^Ddead That’s^D when Katrina ^Flooked at me and ^Cthis is what she ^Dsaid

Walk like th^Dunder^{F C D} Walk like th^Dunder^{F C D} Walk like th^Dunder^{F C D} Walk like th^Dunder^{F C D}

So I ^Dwalked to the re^Fbel spot, I w^Calked all over up^Dtown I ^Dwalked right side ^Fup and I ^Cwalked upside ^Ddown I ^Dwalked to Chetze^Fmoka with my ^Ceyes fixed on the ^Dground yeah We ^Dwalked all over ^FChetze Beach and k^Cept the rocks we f^Dound

Then I ^Dwalked back to my ^Fparents’ house, I walked b^Cack to my old b^Ded yeah I walked b^Dack and I walked fast^F past all the^C voices in my h^Dead I ^Dwalked with the ^Fsweats and I ^Cwalked with the ^Dchills I walked^D in New York Cit^Fy and I ^Cwalked in Bedford ^DHills

I walked ^Dinto open mi^Fc nights and I ^Cwalked into the r^Dooms I walked ^Dfeeling optimist^Fic and I w^Calked feeling d^Doomed I ^Dwalked with some m^Fama’s boys and I ^Cwalked with some ^Dpunks I walked d^Dressed up like a r^Fabbit, I walked ^Cdressed up like a s^Dkunk

I ^Dwalked with some g^Fivers and I ^Cwalked with some l^Deeches I walked^D all by mysel^Ff and I walked ^Cwith the Moldy ^DPeaches I walked ^Dall over the wor^Fld so I could ^Csing my songs to ^Dyou And to ^Dyour most desperate ^Femails I said, “^CThis is what I ^Ddo.”

I Walk like ^Dthund^Fer ^{C D} Walk like th^Dunder^{F C D} Walk like th^Dunder^{F C D} Walk like th^Dunder^{F C D}

But at ^Dsome point I ^Fgot so com^Cfortable ^D That I ^Ddidn’t even re^Falize that I^C’d started to c^Drawl Then my ^Dold friend Ammi ^Fdied at 37^C of a heart attac^Dk And I c^Dracked cause people my ^Fage are not su^Cpposed to die like t^Dhat No no no ^Dno people my a^Fge are not sup^Cposed to die like ^Dthat

He was the ^Dold manage^Fr of the s^Cidewalk café ^D That ^Dplace was a second ^Fhome to me, it’s ^Cwhere I learned to ^Dplay And his p^Dersonalit^Fy really he^Clped create a s^Dpace Where a ^Dbunch of honest mis^Ffits could all g^Cather and feel ^Dsafe

He was a ^Dcynic, a supp^Forter, he was c^Crazy, he was qu^Deer He’d either y^Dell out, “Cut the b^Fullshit” or he’d ^Csay, “I’m glad you’re ^Dhere.” And it was ^Dalways such an h^Fonour to have A^Cmmi on my sid^De That’s why i^Dt hit me like a ^FMack truck when ^CI found out that he^D died Yeah, it ^Dhit me like a Mac^Fk truck when I^C found that he ^Ddied

Then enter A^Dlex, 33 ^Fyears old and s^Co sick with th^De cancer And ^Dtrapped inside a ^Fbody that b^Cetrayed his real g^Dender We ^Dall hoped and pr^Fayed that he would ^Cgo into remissi^Don At least ^Dlong enough, just l^Fong enough to comp^Clete his trans^Dition He said, “^DKimya, did you k^Fnow Elevent^Ceen’s my favourite s^Dong?” I said, “Then^D get your ass on s^Ftage right now and ^Cyou can sing al^Dong.”

That’s the ^Dvery first so^Fng I ever wr^Cote all by myse^Dlf It’s about a^Dngels and reco^Fvery and fri^Cends and hope and h^Dealth By the ^Dtime we finished s^Finging he was p^Cissed off, he was s^Dcared He said, “I ^Dlost my home, my l^Fover, my insu^Crance, and my h^Dair. And ^Dnow I’m abo^Fut to lose you t^Coo, my new frie^Dnd.” I l^Dooked into those ^Fbig blue eyes and s^Caid we’ll meet ^Dagain Yeah ^DI looked into his s^Fad blue eyes and sa^Cid we’ll meet a^Dgain

Then I got the ^Dphone call from ^FAlyssa and she ^Ctold me he was ^Ddying By the ^Dtime I got to his bed^Fside we were ^Cboth already fl^Dying We held ^Dhands and we sang s^Fongs, tried to be ^Cstrong floated ^Daround While I c^Dursed the skin that ^Fhe was in for all the w^Cays it had let him ^Ddown Yeah I c^Dursed the skin that h^Fe was in for all the wa^Cys it had let him d^Down

But at the ^Dsame time I was ^Ftaking my ow^Cn body for gran^Dted F^Dirst I lost sigh^Ft of my feet ^Cthen they became unp^Dlanted And I ^Dnever felt so s^Ftupid or so ^Cselfish or so s^Dad yeah My ^Dbody had been g^Food to me and I ^Ctreated it so b^Dad yeah My^D body had been g^Food to me and I ^Ctreated it so b^Dad

Then he said, “^DMama, I don’t w^Fant my f^Criends to watch me ^Ddie.” So I ^Dkissed his cheek, made him a ^Fshirt, and t^Chen I said good^Dbye And they ^Dcremated ^Fhim in the s^Chirt that I dre^Dw Of the t^Dwo of us that sa^Fid they’re flying ^Cover you t^Doo Now the ^Dsilver pink po^Fnies have my ^Chomie in their ^Dcrew So I ^Dtightened up my l^Faces and knew ^Cwhat I had to d^Do

I started ^Dwalking ^Fagain^{C D} I started ^Dwalking ^Fagain,^C I miss my f^Driends I started ^Dwalking ^Fagain^{C D} I started ^Dwalking ^Fagain,^C I miss my f^Driends Walk like ^Dthunder ^{F C D}