Okkervil River

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C} All of the s ^G tage names ev ^Am aporate
And it's just a bl ^F ood-flushed and he ^C art-rushing r ^G ace
Either to k ^F ick off too so ^C on or st ^Am ick around too late, to be fa ^F r too
dear or too cut-r ^G ate
Hold my h ^Am and again
Like at the l ^G ake
Hold that mi ^Am rror, babe
Up to my f ^G ace
Hear the wh ^Am ippoorwill?
Am I br ^F eathing still?
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C} A Hollywood B ^G abylon bi ^Am ke-a-thon for breakdancers
^F All broken ^C down in their ^G beds
^F Now intrav ^C enously f ^G ed
^F From a bag hanging ^C over their h ^G eads
Can I put you d ^Am own for some miles?
What do you s ^G ay?
Cause don't you kn ^Am ow, it's going to be a long, long w ^G ay
But if you've g ^Am ot the cash
I'm ready to b ^F ust my ass
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So, t ^C ake this thin br ^G oken down c ^Am ircus clown reject and
G ^F ive her the n ^C ame of a q ^G ueen
Don't I k ^F now her from t ^C he mezzan ^G ine?
She didn't l ^F ook like n ^C o princess to ^G me
But with the proper w ^Am ords
Best ^G owed
And with her m ^Am orning shoot
Her evening cl ^G othes
Don't call her a pr ^Am ostitute
Well, she ain't one of th ^G ose
Just call her a pr ^Am oper little statue
Come unfr ^F oze
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