Pissing With The Flashlight On
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Intro
D Asus D Asus A
[Verso 1]
D Asus
It was 10:03 on a Tuesday
D Asus
I was tired pulling into Karhkiv
D Asus
Tomorrow I'm recording with some friends in town
D Asus A
I got a hotel and I tried to sleep
[Pré-Refrão]
Cm
But then I heard the Russian Federation
A
drones above me
Bm E7
And I admit I felt a little naive
Cm A
They hit the power distribution center
[Refrão]
D Asus
And now I'm pissing with the flashlight on
D Asus
'Cause I can't see without my flashlight on
Cm A
When the power's out
[Verso 2]
D Asus
I plugged in my mics to the battery recorder
D Asus
Played a show and got some dinner with friends
D Asus
Then took a train to a small town a few hours south
D Asus A
To track some singers Yaroslav reccomends
[Pré-Refrão]
Cm
But then I heard the Russian Federation
A
drones above me again
Bm E7
In a location that was hard to defend
Cm A
They hit the Zaporizhzhia generator
[Refrão]
D Asus
And now I'm pissing with the flashlight on again
D Asus A
We're pissing with the flashlight on
D Asus
Everybody's pissing with the flashlight on
D Asus A
We're pissing with the flashlight on
[Ponte]
Am7 G7
I know what they say
D
I know what they'll tell you
Am7 G7 A
"It can't happen here. What are the odds?"
A
THEY'RE NON-ZERO!
D Asus D Asus
D Asus D Asus A
Cm A Bm E7
Cm A Cm A
[Verso 3]
D Asus
A few days later I'm back in the States
D Asus
Just in time for Christmas Eve
D Asus
And everybody's watching the playoffs
D Asus A
On a Huawei smart TV
[Pré-Refrão]
Cm A
And usually at Christmas time the skies are quiet
Bm E7
But everybody's phone said "BEEEP!"
Cm
We heard the buzz of drones accelerating
E7
(BEEEEEEEEEEPPP)
[Refrão]
D Asus
And now were pissing with the flashlight on
D Asus
We're pissing with the flashlight on
D Asus
Everybody's pissing with the flashlight on
D Asus
We're pissing with the flashlight on
A
Because the Russians bombed the power grid
D
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