Michael Penn - I can tell
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Note: this was posted on a defunct site with the note of "As perceived by Paul Furedi". I am adding it
here so that it is not lost. As far as I can tell, this is very accurate.
[Intro]
C G7
[Verse 1]
CWhatever news you had
EWhatever shoes you had
AmWhatever made you mad enough
C7On the promenade you can
FGive it a rest
DmGive it a seat
BbOr in the glass you can G7cut your feet
[Verse 2]
CPop a knee
EFlesh torn
AmAnd everything else seems
C7A little worse for worn
FA simple thing, I admitFm
C/GOut I never did G7figure it
[Chorus]
I can Amtell that I'm abE7out to
I can Dmtell when FI'm witC/Ghout Gyou
[Verse 3]
CI've seen you juggle
E7I've seen your best
AmI've seen you running out of C7luck you pressed
FI've seen the scores on F/Ehow far Dmup you fessed
Until a Bb7thinner air is G7what you're breathing now
[Verse 4]
C
E7So catch your breath
AmDon't just stand there holding it
I've C7seen you die a little death
FI'm pretty sure you were Fmhere
But C/Glately things tend to Gdisappear
Like the Amdays I never got E7around to
[Chorus]
I can Dmtell when FI'm witC/Ghout Gyou
I can Dmtell when FI'm witC/Ghout Gyou
[Bridge]
C(spoken->) Psychic on the corner
E7'Palms and Runes, Tarot and Tea'
AmThe proprietor gives matches to the girls in line
C7For Club Diplomacy (