Untitled 1
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Intro
N.C.
(screeching sounds)
A X4
[Verso 1]
A A
I'll hold the glass filled up with water
Bm
You taste the ash and find your daughter
Bm
When trouble changes but it will face
A
Just decorate, you're wasting lace
A
I sat in dunes from 8 'til 4
A
Don't need to hold you anymore
A
One hand is pending on your arms
Bm
Two hands will surely cause you harm
Bm
What could be taking you so long?
Bm
It's just a Nile River song
Bm
You play the harp, I'll play conductor
A
If no one fights, who will protect her?
A
[Refrão]
F#m
But sometimes when we're in grief
A
And you won't be there to hold my hand
F#m
Sometimes my covers reek
A
Of old nostalgia left from lovers years ago
A X4
[Verso 2]
A A
Remember Jeremy from here
Bm
Looked down on all his fellas singing
Bm
He probably won't last a year
A
He'll die on welfare, disappear
A
My neighbor's dogs destroy my kitten
A
Sudden springs the blood she's spittin'
A
All over Abby's winter clothes
Bm
The bile and the bloody nose
Bm
What foreign man will kill my dog?
Bm
I've searched for hunters in the bog
Bm
The other day a kettle steamed
A
My lover backed off and she screamed
[Refrão]
F#m
That sometimes the world's in place
A
And you won't be there to hold my hand
F#m
Sometimes my covers reek
A
Of old nostalgia left from lovers years ago
A X4
[Verso 3]
A A
That shepherd's stew was good and tasty
Bm
I will be back, you'll tie my waist in
Bm
In hours, you will call me friend
A
Six centuries, the worst to say
A
Into the air my pocket hollers
A
I bought a cup for fifteen dollars
A
I'm giving lessons in the yard
Bm
You said the mutes won't listen to it
Bm
I call her liar and I leave
A
At night in bed my lover grieves
[Refrão]
F#m
And she said, "Sometimes you're just like me
A
But you won't be there to hold my hand"
F#m
Sometimes my covers reek
A
Of old nostalgia left from lovers years ago
F#m
Sometimes you're just like me
A
But you won't be there to hold my hand
F#m
Sometimes my covers reek
A
Of old nostalgia left from lovers years ago
{Instrumental Outro}
A X4
N.C.
(screeching sounds)
How to play Untitled 1
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.