Okkervil River - John allyn smith sails
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Tuning: E A D G B E
[Chords]
A: 577655 (before "I hear my father fall" part) / 002220 (after "I hear my father fall" part)
Asus4: 002240
B: 113331 (when after E) / 799877 (when after A)
C#m: 446654
E: 022100
Esus4: 022200
E5/B: 022400
F#m: 244222
Chords in parentheses are Palm Muted, e.g., "(E)"
[Intro]
E|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|---------1------|
A|---2--4-----2---|
E|----------------|
[Verse]
EBy the second Bverse, dear friends
My C#mhead will burst, my Alife will end
So I'd Blike to start this one off by saying "ELive and love"
I was Eyoung and at Bhome in bed
And I was C#mhanging on the words some Apoem said in 'B31
I was Eimpressionable, I was F#mupsettable
I tried to C#mmake my breathing Astop
Or my heartbeat Bslow
So when my C#mmom and John came Ain I would be Bcold
[Riff]
E|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|----------------|
A|---------6------|
E|---7--9-----7---|
From a Ebridge on Washington BAvenue
The C#myear of 19A72, broke my Bbones and skull
And it was Ememorable
It was Ehalf a second in, I was Bhalfway down
Do you C#mthink I wanted to Aturn back around and Bteach a class
Where you Ekiss the ass that I've F#mexposed to you?
And at the C#mfuneral, the AuniversitBy
Cried at three C#mpoems they'd preAsent
In place of a Bbroken me
[Riff]
E|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|----------------|
A|---------6------|
E|---7--9-----7---|
I was Ebreaking in a Bcase of suds at the C#mBrass Rail
A Afall-down drunk with his Btongue torn out
And his Eballs removed
And I Eknew that my last Blines were gone
While, C#mstupidly, I Alingered on
Oh, but Bwise men know when it's Etime to go
And so F#mI should, too
And so I C#mfly into the Abrightest winter Bsun
Of this C#mfrozen town, I'm Astripped down to Bmove on
My friends, F#mI'm gone
[Transition]
F#m G A
Well, EI hear my Esus4father Efall
And EI hear my Esus4mother Ecall
And EI hear the othEsus4ers alE5/Bl whisEsus4pering, "ECome Bhome"
I'm sorry to Ego Esus4 E
I loved you all Aso
(E) (B) E Esus4 E
But this is the worst trip I've ever been on
So Ehoist up the JohnEsus4 B. saiEl
SeeE how the mainEsus4sail sEets
I'm Efull in my heart andEsus4 my heE5/Bad
And I want Esus4to go EhoBme
With a book in my Ehand Esus4 E
In the way I had Aplanned
Well, Ethis is the worst tripB I've ever been oEn Esus4 E
HoiEst up the John B.Esus4 sail E
SeeE how the mainEsus4sail sEets
I'm Efull in my heart andEsus4 my heE5/Bad
And I want Esus4to go EhoBme
With a book in each Ehand Esus4 E
In the way I had Aplanned
Well, EI feel so broke up,B I want to go Ehome