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Lightness

Death Cab For Cutie

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fun song to play and sing to.  enjoy

Capo 5th fret.


verse 1


 C                      D                       Em
there's a tear in the fabric of your favorite dress


                     G
and i'm sneaking glances.


C                             D
looking for the patterns in static


                     Em                 G
they start to make sense the longer i'm at it.


chorus 1


C       D
ivory lines lead


       Em         G
oo wha-ho, oo wha-ho


riff


e------------------|
b------------------|
g----0-----0-------|
d--5--5--5--5------|
a-2-2---3-3--------|
e------------3-----|


chord played at the beginning of each line in the 2nd verse


e---
b---
g-0-
d-2-
a-3-
e---


verse 2 (same as verse 1)


your heart is a river that flows from your chest
through every organ
your brain is the dam
and i am the fish who can't reach the cord.


chorus 2


e----------------|
b------0----3----|
g--0-2-----0--0--|
d---------4------|
a-3---3--5-------|
e----------------|


bridge (riff)


oh, instincts are misleading
you shouldn't think what you're feeling


e------------------|
b------------------|
g----0-----0-------|
d--5--5--5--5------|
a-2-2---3-3--------|
e------------3-----|


they don't tell you what you know you should want


e----------------------------|
b----------------------------|
g----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
d--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----|
a-2-2---3-3---5-5---7-7------|
e----------------------------|

C  D     Em  G
ivory lines lead


        C  D Em G
oo wha-ho,


end with Em

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Lightness

Death Cab For Cutie