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Capo: 4 Tuning: E A D G B E
This version specifically abides by the Doveman remix from Stevens' "The Greatest Gift" album. In the outro, repeat the three chords as often as you feel like to obtain that dreamy finish. Silly chords: Csus2: x30010 Gadd11: 320013 Fmaj7: 133210 (use thumb for bass note) G*: 355433 Am*: 577555 C*: 32013 [Intro] C Am D7 F Em Em7 Em F G Csus2 [Verse 1]
CI'm a poor use frieAmnd Loneliness rides in my D7bed DMy misfortuFne Give Fmaj7everything you've Emgot Em7While the Emsun burns Fhot My adFdiction Gadd11Spoils my afGfection For everything Csus2good
[Verse 2]
CElephant in the roAmom Might as well shoot at the D7moon The Dmild ambitiFon Give Fmaj7everything you've Emgot Em7Jump the EmFosbury Fflop with intention PurGadd11sue your inGvention As something of Dm7worth
[Chorus]
The Dmthing I most reC/Egret Is having to reprG*ess what I'm feeling While exAm*pressing deG*light as a Fmyth EmFmaj7brace the epic Emfail Of Em7my exEmploding Fwhale hm hm G*hmmm Csus2
[Verse 3]
CPoison or powdered milk (Ampoison or powdered milk) Paralyzed as it D7took (paralyzed as it took) DPremonition (Fthat is what we are) Give Fmaj7everything you've goEmt BeEm7fore your Emlife is Fcaught in conditions Be the Gadd11first of its vicGtims The foot of a Csus2hare
[Verse 4]
CAction or consequence (Amaction or consequence) My unyielding deD7fense (my unyielding defense) DSuperstition (Fthat is what we are) Fmaj7My attempts to obEmscure The Em7wonders Emof this Fworld Be it forFtune Or Gadd11faith in distGortion The patron of Dm7/Aprayer
[Chorus]
Dm/AThe thing I most reC/Esent Is having to conG*sent to illusion While conAm*fessing disG*tress with my Ffist Will Fmaj7history preEmvail? Em7My exEmploding Fwhale G
[Instrumental] Dm7/A C/E G* Am* G* F Fmaj7 Em7 Em F Gadd11 G Csus2 [Chorus]
CWhat of a dream deferreAm/Cd My appeal in reD7/Cverse ApparitiF/Con EmFmaj7/Cbrace the epic Em/Cfail OfEm7/C my exEm/Cploding F/Cwhale G/C
[Outro] C* G/C Gsus4/C