Okkervil River - Where the spirit left us

Through the ^Dwall in a soft spring ^Arustle Street-side ^Dselling some summer ^Ahustle Across the Maple Street ^DBridge in a bristling ^Afall Just whistling ^Dall's a balled up ^Ariddle Just a high ^Dsnowball on a curve-and-^Afall Through a parking ^Dlot at C^Ahristmas I heard her ^Emwhisper I heard him ^Bmcall Here's what the ^Agist was:

^DOnly ^F#mwary in our ^Bmlives Open-^Aeyed and half-ash^Gamed That is to ^Dsa^{A G A} y ^DAfloat on a ^F#mferry Freezing, ^Bmtired, fully ^Awired, a total ^Gwaste That's where the spirit ^Aleft us

Underneath the ^Dhouse just like a flameout ^Ateen Who smells like ^Dsweat and gaso^Aline

And when you get ^Dhard and your eyes get ^Amean Cause you're on the ^Dmarch Well, I could almost ^Akiss you Don't let them ^Emtwist you Here, have this ^Bmsong You can take it ^Awith you

^DStay ^F#mlonely, open ^Bmwide Your eyes all ^Afire, your mind a^Gflame Don't be dis^Dgr^Aa ^{G A} ced ^DLoose of ^F#mlimb, unlion^Bmized While all ^Aliars fade to ^Ggray I know you feel de^Atested

Did a silence ^Emdrop? Did your Walkman stop? Did the air turn ^Bmcold? Was the message just so close? But did you ^Achoke it? Oh, kid, I ^Gknow I know where this is ^Agoing Because we always ^Ablow it

^DOnly ^F#mwary in our ^Bmlives Open-^Aeyed and half-ash^Gamed It's just that w^Da ^{A G A} y ^DAfloat down that ^F#mriver Freezing, ^Bmtired, fully ^Awired, a total ^Gwaste That's where the spirit ^Aleft us

^DOnly w^F#mary in our ^Bmlives Your eyes all ^Afire, your mind a^Gflame Don't be dis^Dma^{A G A} yed ^DAs this sobbing ^F#mworld goes screaming ^Bmby I swear that ^Aif I had my ^Gway You know I would have ^Ablessed it