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Ohio
04:53
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G C G
I’m coming back from Ohio, hope I’m not too soon
C G
Getting tired of the rain, no sun at noon
D Am C—
Tired of searching through my girlfriend’s purse when she leaves the room…
G C G C G-G#
Am D
I hope they ask me how I’m doing
G C
I hope they ask me how I’ve been
Am D G
I hope they see the light shine through my paper skin
Am D
It’s written on my skin, my skin
G C Am D G C — G
They don’t want to see me again, not again, not again
I’m coming back from Ohio, hope to be received
Got some friends left in Denver, they were thick as thieves
We would check each others pulses, before we hit the street
If they ask too many questions, i’ll lay low again
I got a friend left somewhere, someone will let me in
I know they’ll let me in, in
They don’t want to see me again, not again, not again
If they don’t buy my memories I’ll go for broke this fall
Cause I’ve been lying through my teeth now
I got my back against the wall
Maybe I’ll end it all
I’m coming back from Ohio and I’ve got what I need
Got a friend whos gonna put me up, got a bit of weed
Maybe this time I’ll stay put, till I wake up from this dream
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2. |
Cave Diving
04:09
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Capo 2
E F#m E F#m B A E
She wrote me all the letter, it was love at first sight unseen
Talking bout boomy weather, I could barely guess what that means
Soon comes the day she’ll fly alone across the sea
Oh joy can you believe she’ll be free from cave diving
Like sand in an oyster shell, i’ve got these memories inside of me
Pearls made of agony, a fake license plate keychain from a truckstop
But they don’t have your name, cause we dont make those sounds here
You’ll have to come and see, but you better bring your flashlight if you’ll be
Cave diving
G A D Bm
All she ever wanted was a chance like any one of us
A chance to live another life, knowing what she’s learned from this one
Never dive alone at night, and don’t leave home without a knife
So i purchase her a one way ticket, Manila to Chicago O’hare
I’ll be on the road six days a week, when she’s here I’ll be barely there
Still she’s coming home, with hopes to be wed before she’s twenty three,
Before she grows up and finds out that she’ll be cave diving.
She’ll be free from cave diving
She’ll be missing cave diving
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3. |
Fire Weather
05:00
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Bm E
There's been an accident Or maybe a mistake
A F#m A F#m A
I could have sworn I unsubscribed From reincarnating in 88
Bm E
Last thing I remember I was waiting in the lobby
A F#m A
And I'd been there for a while At a desk the size of Iowa
F#m A F#m A
No faces had a smile on, But at least they had snacks
And the lines were growing longer And the lights were all fluorescent
And the lines were growing longer And the lights were all leds
May the glare never cease to be Still kind of seems like a waste to me
The news up on the TV Was listing all the reasons
That we should keep on eating To ignore the fear the food is feeding
And guiding all the convos That the anchors were retweeting
And the policies were awful but It's easier to listen
To ideas that aren't worth reading While the tornadoes were increasing
Did we only start to notice?
It's looking like…
A. E. D
Fire weather. Relax, the end is near
We've got temporary problems, Growing shorter every year
E
So Saddle up and fight it if you want to
A
Come up with a comeback if you want to
D. F#m
Hold a Picket sign, and tell your friends and
E. - a
family they're probably (on a spectrum) autistic if you want to
Order one more round if you want to
Burn down another target if you want to
Plant some fucking (little) trees, or cure a rare disease, or go adopt an orphan if you want to
Spray glyphosate on bees if you want to
Add z’s to lgbt’s if you want to (meditate in jeans)
Go and seek your peace in a tax exempt church, or just roll in the dirt if you want to
E
God is user friendly and she's got you
A
Meet us in the lobby when you're done
D. F#m
And get back in the line behind a desk the
E
size of Iowa
E
And we'll watch the big red ending of the sun
F#m. A. D.
Explode into the way this thing begun
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4. |
Little Less
03:52
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D
Had a couple good days
G D
This too shall pass
G
Gotta get to work but I’m running out of gas
D G D
Why’s it called a freeway, doesn’t seem that free to me
G D Em
Its the rope around the places that we eat and fuck and sleep
Bm A G
I’d like a little less from life now if you please
When I’m driving, i keep the radio off, i ask a lot of nothing and wait for a response
And in the silence, i wonder why i’m here, and the meaning comes from wondering as much as anywhere
And I feel sorry, not for what i’ve done, but the distance in the eyes of almost everyone
It’s more than i can bear
I’d like a little less from life, i changed my mind
Thought I wanted to get better, thought i wanted to be kind
But all i wanted, was to seem like someone that
A stranger couldn’t help themselves but to ask
What the hell did you just take? I want to feel like that.
I prayed for wisdom. Now I want to take it back
I need another good idea like i need a heart attack
I want the mind to understand before the body acts
But there’s no service here and no one carries paper maps
What the hell did we just take? I want to feel like that.
Vocal break
Now when I’m driving I keep the radio off
And I ask a lot of nothing, sometimes I’m getting a response
It’s not all silence, there’s a little something else
It’s not much but it helps when i don’t know how to act.
What the hell did I just take? It kind of feels like that.
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5. |
Forest Kitten
05:12
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Some people want to stare into the eyes
Of an actual fucking leopard, lounging on a cheap divan
In their living room in Alabama.
Some people want to feed pigs to a snake
The length of a schoolbus in a section of basement intended for dry storage
While avoiding the attention of the authorities
All I want to do is tame a forest kitten
Leaving out cream, and dangling a line
We can just play for a time
I don't even want it if I won't get bitten
The blood on the line is a salve to my mind
We can just lay for a time
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6. |
The Check
03:30
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7. |
All I Wanted
04:44
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Im a man of culture im a man of greed
Think you can satisfy, test me and see
The truth is what it is, not what you seek
Theres nothing in this world for me
Take yourself a pretty wife
Spend yourself a bit of cold cash
Eat your heart out on the beach
Theres nothing in this world for me
Win yourself a silly game
Indulge in pageantry and skill
Send your coworkers a christmas card
Sounds like im already in hell
F C G
Freedom hallelujah, shave my head
Am G C
Take all of me and scatter, leave what’s left for dead
Give away the final item, and leave God on read
Open my mouth for the last word, light comes out instead
The camera lens is closed before you hear the sound
The suns already set, when last light hits the ground
I cant remember birth, it feels like being found
Awake and undecided, does this keep going round?
Waiting for a moment, that near or passed
Savoring the absence, even that won’t last
I’m struggling in the current, and its pulling fast
All I wanted was to have you but i know better than to ask
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8. |
Soul's View
05:05
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CM7 D Em
There’s a stranger in the bedroom and i don’t know what she wants
It’s the opposite of love if worried about what you got
D G C
This show is over rated, and far too long
Em D G
Somewhere in the fall i think we lost the plot
I underestimate the souls view
Doesn’t have to be easy
It just has to be true
I am a stranger in my own home, and she can’t know what I want
It’s the opposite of love if were just grabbing at what we’ve lost
This show is over rated and far too long
Somewhere in the hall i think we lost the plot
I underestimated the Soul’s view
I was looking for big sky
she was searching for glue
No use speaking about
What words will never do
Someday i might land
But it won’t be with you
Doesn’t have to be easy
It just has to be true
G D C Em
I’ve only got time to be lonely for 8 minutes
C D G C
Cause somebodies always waiting outside
The phone only rings to remind me you’re still in it
Googling reasons you need to come by
C Em G
Why write a melody if you cant sing it
I wish I had the range, but a wish isnt
C Em G
There’s no better torture than asking me why
D G C
If I had all the answers I’d still be your guy
C
If I only want something reliable
C
If I only was somebody different
D Em G C
Its hard living when you only clean up for a guest
D Em G C
I must be a grown up, at least I can make my own mess
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9. |
Holy Ground
04:50
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10. |
Sucks to be Right
04:30
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A CMaj7
We weave a winding road, knowing not where it goes
But when we seek to find the exit sign it glows
Warm and welcoming a carpet made of coals
Or take another path and waste another day
Ive never been so free as when i lose my way
Bb G F
When i lose my way
F G G# Em
Something rattling inside Reminds me of a time
G C (high)F C G
When i stayed all night, Thought i could call you mine
Trying as i might
I’ve been consumed with fright
That they’ll always bite
Sucks to be right
C Bb F
I always knew you could
So i knew you would
No theres no way to save face
Nature abhors a vacuum, thats why i rarely clean my place
Chorus
They say stick to what you know, but try to chat insomnia and suicide.
They tell me write what you know, so i start a thank you note to hookers and blow.
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11. |
Nice Girls
03:46
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E
It's a mess but it's mine
It's a mess but it's ours
D A E
Nice girls don't hang around in bars
Don't come covered up in ink and scars
Don't take pictures next to strangers cars
Dont attempt to become YouTube stars
Don't call dogs their kids on Christmas cards
Holes in the roof roof so we can see the stars
Creaks in the floor provide a cheap alarm
I'll make a baby here but you can bury me on Mars
There's nowhere left to Run you won't go far
The eye is watching as you start your car
The ear can hear your thoughts before they start
The arm can reach within your heart of hearts
The mind will not forget your favorite part
You'll meet your master in the shopping cart
I'm a modern man, I order what I can
2 day shipping from the promised land
5 star reviews suggest a foreign scam
A bag in a box in a box for a pair of socks
Can't bother to drive to the shop for a pair of pants
Can't accept that I'm less than a grain of sand
My desires can't be found within the plan
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12. |
The Marble
03:24
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13. |
Traveling Light
03:25
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I’ll bet theyre laughing at me
As Im looking to find myself
In a world where character is something you buy and sell
But I’ll barter my dreams for a fresh sound
Im traveling light now
My first love spoke a curse to me
She said you’re gonna go far, but you’ll get there on empty
My engine chokes out a familiar sound and Im traveling light now
Knapsack’s packed, boots on my feet
And all I want to find out there is anything but me
My debts arent paid but my spirit is sound
Im traveling light now
Its hard to say when I might come around
Stopped asking why and Im settling for how
When I arrive ill be singing this sound
Im traveling light now
when all i know is how to start a losing streak
Like im trying to touch the brakes but i need a phone book to reach
As I crash, the lights flash, the horn sounds,
And Im traveling light now
Given up the whole buffet of what I want,
The band, the girls, the bottle of gutrot
All to be a servant to the sound
Im traveling light now
My first love…
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