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Girl Anacronism
Dresden Dolls
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T| Artist Name: Dresden Dolls
A| Song Name : Girl Anachronism
B| ==========================================================
N| Tabbed By : Anonymous
A|
B| CHORD DEFINITIONS:
B|
E| Am Bb C C/F C5/G# Db D Eb E F
R| 3|----|-A#-|----|----|-G#-|----|----|----|----|----|
.| 3|----|-g--|----|----|-d--|-D#-|----|-f--|-e--|-f--|
C| 3|----|-D#-|-d--|-d--|-c--|-C#-|----|-D#-|-C#-|-d--|
O| 2|-b--|-a--|-a--|-A#-|-g--|-G#-|-g--|-A#-|-a--|-A#-|
M| 2|-a--|-D#-|-d--|-g--|----|-D#-|-e--|-f--|-D#-|-e--|
| 2|-e--|----|----|----|----|----|-c--|----|----|----|
T| 1|-A#-|-A#-|-A#-|----|----|----|-F#-|----|-a--|-A#-|
A| 1|-e--|----|-e--|----|----|----|----|----|-e--|-f--|
B|
N|
A|
B| INTRO:
B| 4|-------c-| (Repeat several times)
E| 3|-c-F-a---|
R|
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C| "One Two Three Four!"
O| C/F C5/G#
M|
| AH!
T|
A| C/F C5/G#
B|
N|
A|
B| VERSE 1:
B| -------
E|
R| You can tell
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C| C/F
O| from the stars on my arms
M|
| and the cracks in my hips
T|
A| C5/G#
B| and the dents in my car
N|
A| and the blisters on my lips
B|
B| D F
E| that I'm not the carefullest of girls
R|
.| you can tell
C|
O| C/F
M| from the glass on the floor
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T| and the strings that're breaking
A|
B| C5/G#
N| and I keep on breaking more
A|
B| and it looks like I am shaking
B|
E| but it's
R|
.| D
C| just the temperature
O|
M| F
| and then again
T|
A| C F
B| if it were any colder I could disengage
N|
A| D
B| if I were any older I would act my age
B|
E| F
R| but I don't think that you'd believe me
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C| C C F
O| it's not the way I'm meant to be
M|
| D
T| it's just the way the operation made me
A|
B|
N| C/F C5/G#
A|
B|
B|
E| VERSE 2:
R| -------
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C| And you can tell
O|
M| C/F
| from the state of my room
T|
A| that they let me out to soon
B|
N| C5/G#
A| and the pills that I ate
B|
B| came a couple years too late.
E|
R| D F
.| And I've got some issues to break through
C|
O| there I go again,
M|
| C F
T| pretending to be you
A|
B| make-believing that I
N|
A| Am
B| have a soul beneath the surface,
B|
E| E F
R| trying to convince you it was accidentally on purpose.
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C| C/F C5/G#
O|
M|
| 3|-f---f---f---G#--|
T| 3|-c---c---c---e---|
A| 2|-G#--f---G#--b---|
B| 2|-------------G#--|
N| 1|-G#--G#--G#--G#--|
A|
B|
B|
E|
R| BRIDGE:
.| -----
C|
O| Db
M| I am not so serious
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T| Eb
A| this passion is a plagiarism,
B|
N| Bb
A| I might join your century,
B|
B| Db
E| but only on a rare occassion.
R|
.| Db
C| I was taken out
O|
M| Eb
| before the labour pains set in
T|
A| Bb
B| and now I am the world's worst accident
N|
A| F
B| I am the girl anachronism!
B|
E| C/F C5/G# (2 x)
R|
.|
C|
O| VERSE 3:
M| -------
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T| And you can tell by the
A|
B| C/F
N| red in my eyes
A|
B| and the bruises on my thighs,
B|
E| C5/G#
R| and the knots in my hair
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C| and the bathtub full of flies,
O|
M| D F
| that I'm not right now at all,
T|
A| there I go again,
B|
N| C
A| pretending that I'll fall
B|
B| F
E| don't call the doctors,
R|
.| D F
C| 'cause they've seen it all before,
O|
M| they'll say:
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T| C F
A| "Just let her crash and burn, she'll learn"
B|
N| D
A| "the attention just encourages her."
B|
B| C/F C5/G#
E|
R|
.|
C| VERSE 4:
O| -------
M|
| And you can tell
T|
A| C/F
B| from the full-body cast
N|
A| that you're sorry that you asked,
B|
B| C5/G#
E| though you did everything you could,
R|
.| like any decent person would.
C|
O| D F
M| But I might be catching, so don't touch,
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T| you'll start believing
A|
B| C F
N| you're immune to gravity and stuff,
A|
B| don't get me wet because
B|
E| D F
R| the bandages will all come off.
.|
C| And you can tell
O|
M|
| VERSE 5:
T| -------
A|
B| C/F
N| from the smoke at the stake
A|
B| that the current state is critical.
B|
E| C5/G#
R| Well it is the little things, for instance:
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C| C/F
O| in the time it takes to break it,
M|
| she can make up ten excuses:
T|
A| C5/G#
B| "please excuse her for the day,
N|
A| it's just the way the medication makes her".
B|
B| AH!
E|
R| C/F C5/G#
.|
C|
O| 3|-f---f---f---G#--|
M| 3|-c---c---c---e---|
| 2|-G#--f---G#--b---|
T| 2|-------------G#--|
A| 1|-G#--G#--G#--G#--|
B|
N|
A| BRIDGE:
B| -----
B|
E| Db Eb
R| I don't necessarily believe there is a cure for this,
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C| Bb
O| so I might join your century,
M|
| Db
T| but only as a doubtful guest.
A|
B| Db Eb
N| I was too precarious, removed as a caesarian,
A|
B| Bb
B| behold the world's worst accident:
E|
R| OUTRO:
.| ------
C|
O| F
M| I am the girl anachronism!
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T| Bb
A| I am the girl anachronism!
B|
N| F
A| I am the girl anachronism!
B|
B| Bb
E| I am the girl anachronism!
R|
.| F
C| I am the girl
O| I am the girl