Steam Powered Giraffe - Fancy shoes

^EmThere's a thundercloud behind those eyes ^AmA storms a’brewin, in your ^Bmmind-thoughts^{C Em}A static electric discharge will ^Amemanate from your swollen^Em heart ^AmWell, the doctor prescribes ^BmRubber ^Csouls

^CYou can ^Gteach ^Ba rob^Emot, ^Chow ^Gto ^Bdance ^CYou can't ^Gteach a pair ^Bof sho^Emrts, ^Chow ^Gto ^Bpants

^BStand between two ^Emirrors, and ^Clook into the dis^Gtance ^BYou'll see you ^Emtimes infinite, still ^Gyou'r e ^Conly hu^Bman

^CIt's a suit and tie af^Bfair and you're only ^Emwearing shoes

^CAlthough they're pretty ^Dslick, no one ^Bwill ^Emlet you through

^CWell, it doesn't matter those ^Dfancy shoes, ^Bit's all about the ^Emwords you choose ^CIt doesn't matter those ^Dfancy shoes, ^Bit's all about the ^Gfriends you’ll ^Emlose ^CIt doesn't matter those ^Dfancy shoes, so ^Bwh y would, why would ^Emyou?

^EmI can see where there may be some confusio n, ^AmI was once ^Bmjust like ^Cyou ^EmLet me tell you a story to clarify the mat ter, ^Amonce upon a time a ^Bmouse put on some ^Fshoes

^CHey friend, where'd you get those fancy shoes, ^EmAre you wearing them, or are they wearing you ^GI've seen you walking down the boulevard, You ^Emmust've come pretty far, you make it look real hard ^CThose shoes, sparkle ^Bgold and blue, alwaysEm seem brand new, Must've ^Bset you back a few ^COh my, fancy ^Bshoes distract me, I’m in theEm path of a bus in the Middle of a busy street

^CYo^Gu can fix a ^Brob^Emot, ^Cbuff ^Gout the ^Bdents ^GStrap him into a ^Bpair of fancy ^Emshoes and, ^Cflip the ^Gswitch to com^Bmence

^BBut when all's said and ^Emdone^G, ^Care the shoe s built ^Gfor fun? ^BOr to protect from broken ^Emglass or toe ^Cbit ers in tall ^Bgrass?

^CWhen everyones in ^Bred, you wear ^Emblue Em F

^CIt's just like you ^Dto ig^Bnore simple ^Emtruths Em F#m G

^CWell, it doesn't matter those ^Dfancy shoes, ^Bit's all about the ^Emwords you choose ^CIt doesn't matter those ^Dfancy shoes, ^Bit's all about the ^Cfriends you’ll ^Emlose ^CIt doesn't matter those ^Dfancy shoes, ^Bit's all about the ^Gtoes you'll ^Emlose ^CIt doesn't matter those ^Dfancy shoes, so ^Bwh y would, why would ^Emyou?