Okkervil River - Frontman in heaven

I'm ^Dtrying to trans^Emmute tap ^Bmwater into ^Awine Out here, ^Dsomewhere in this Las ^EmCruces mo^Bmtel ^Aroom The ^Dfloor and ceiling ^Emvibrate so ^BmI can barely ^Astand Calm ^Ddown, says the Sky Man, you're ^Ainjured I ^Ddreamt last night I was ^Emhalfway up the ^Bmladder to ^Aheaven And I ^Dshot up this ^Emmorning with an ^Bmattitude ^A

I ^Gcharged through the city and I wandered the ^Bmstreets ^GTrying to get answers with just my irresistible ^F#msmile Shouting ^Gwho will provide the celestial blueprint we ^Aneed?

Echoing ^Dvoices zig^Emzag in the ^Bmnight ^A In and a^Dround ^Emforest-view a^Bmpartments ^A To ^Dcrack a bay ^Emwindow and ^Bmfeel the fair ^Awinds She ^Dthrows back her ^Emhead and she ^Bmlifts up her ^Ahands She drives her^Dself into an ^Emamphetamine madness She says ^DTell me, just ^Emtell me I was ^Bmright ^A And she's taken ^Dall the wrong ^Empills Her ^Bmvoice begins ^Acracking Her ^Deyes open, staring at ^Anothing

Do you ^Eget what I'm saying? [Chorus 2]

I ^Gfeel my heart beating. I wonder how I couldn't keep it from ^Bmcoming on I ^Gwant you so much in this wild desert heat that it's ^F#mscary But I ^Gknow I have done so much that could be construed as ^Adamage And there's ^Gsomething bad within me that makes me want to take ad^Avantage

When you're ^Dtripped up, ^Emslipped up Blonde ^Bmhair and black-^Alipped up With ^Dall those silk straps round your ^Aankles I ^Dfeel myself con^Emvinced we could ^Bmdo whatever all ^Anight It's ^Dhigh time we ^Embroke completely ^Bmfree of all con^Atrol

^EHi there! How are you? Well I feel like my brain just exploded

^GTell all your girlfriends I'm beautiful, I'm beautiful, I'm ^Bmsomeone ^GTell them it's breezy and warm down here in this strange ^F#mplace I will ^Gwake in the morning displaying the mark of a ^Anew man Whose ^Gwhole world has altered in front of his stupefied ^Aface

I re^Dcall when ^Emthings were way more ^Bmfun around ^Ahere But the ^DSky Man re^Emminds me I'm almost a ^Bmghost of my^Aself It ^Dseems to me ^Emeverything ^Bmfine fell a^Away I've ^Dseen the forests ^Emburn and learned you ^Bmhave to arm your^Aself It's gonna be a ^Dfunky fresh ^EmChristmas and I don't ^Bmthink I can ^Ahandle it When there's ^Dso little dignity in ^Aanything

Do you ^Efeel what I feel? [Chorus 4]

And ^GChrist, will you watch my back where I do ^Bmroam? To a ^Groom full of murderous boys with no songs of their ^Aown

I feel ^Dsick, I feel ^Emcompromised ^Bmall the way ^Adown Like an ^Deagle with ^Emall of its ^Bmfeathers plucked ^Aout

Can you ^Esee it in your mind? [Chorus 5]

I was incon^Gsiderate and cold But I can change if it's such a big ^Bmdeal to you I ^Gwatch the dying sun sink on those jerk-offs in their con^F#mvertibles I went a little ^Gout of control, oh, with the boys out in the ^Aparking lot Loneliness ^Gblinded me, down in the peanut-shell ^Abars

Wild ^Dwild nights,^Em heavy ^Bmromance ^A There was ^DPercodan ^Emspilled on the ^Bmdancefloor ^A There were ^Dcorpses in plain ^Emsight and they were just ^Bmwalking a^Around

And the ^Ggood old boys on their leatherette Want a woman who was ^Bmdown for whatever I ^Glearned to be compassionate by watching those working girls ^F#msmile Heaven was ^Glying 'neath my feet like some wall-to-wall ^Acarpeting And ^Gsometimes I believe that there's actually no such thing as ^Alove And ^Gone of these days I might not be so ^Agood to you

Can you ^Esee what I'm saying? [Verse 7]

Come and ^Dsit where I'm ^Emsitting, oh ^Bmdarling ^A Because ^Dnow I ^Emunderstand that it wasn't you who ^Bmheld me back ^A There were ^Dforces beyond my ^Emcontrol and maybe I ^Bmheld myself ^Adown All of that ^Dmoney it gets so ^Emhard to ^Bmstay yourself a^Around

But ^Ggirl, give me just one little chance Well, show me some ^Bmtrust again I will ^Gsing your soul far away, up to a sparkling ^Astar

Where ^Dall our old ^Emfrends will be ^Bmwaiting ^A Hold my ^Dhand and sigh ^Emin a soft ^Bmwhisper ^A That you don't just ^Dcare about ^Emgetting what you ^Bmpaid for ^A

And on the ^Gday that I finally die Well I just might start ^Bmscreaming In the ^Gone private instant I cross over that unseen l^Aine

The last remaining ^Dspecies of ^Embirds will be ^Bmsinging away ^A Singing ^Dgoodbye to my ^Emtastes, and my ^Bmface, and L^AA Good^Dbye to New ^EmMexico and T^Bmex ^Aas When I'm ^Dgone, I know ^Emthere will be ^Bmsome things I ^Amiss ^DHold me and help me re^Amember

Cause it's ^Ealmost time [Chorus 9]

We are ^Gborn wired-up and our heads are all flooded with ^Bmmessages That get ^Gharder to pick out, except at the start and the ^Aend

And ^Dyou,^Em my ^Bmweeping friend ^A I can't ^Dwait to des^Emcribe to you what I'll ^Bmsee up there ^A Though I'm ^Dsure it will be an ad^Ajustment There are ^Dvoices calling ^Emme from down the ^Bmhallway ^A There are ^Dvoices that filter ^Emup through the ^Bmsilence ^A And Calm ^Ddown, says the Sky Man, you're r^Aaving.

So ^Galright Nighty-^Bmnight Nighty-^F#mnight