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Exiles Among You

Weakerthans

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     Exiles Among You
     Written by: The Weakerthans (Left and Leaving, 2001)

Intro 1
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G:|-9~--9-8-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2~-|
D:|-9~--9-9-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2~-|
A:|-7~--7-7-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0~-|
E:|-0~-----------------------------|

Intro 2
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B:|-0-----------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0~-|
G:|-9-9-8-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2~-|
D:|-9-9-9-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2~-|
A:|-7-7-7-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0~-|
E:|-0----------------------------|

Verse 1 (Use palm muting throughout, play three times)
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G:|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D:|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-2-2-2-2---2-4-6-4-2-2-2-2-4h6p4-|
A:|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E:|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
   Her body's a difficult sister, and she loves her
   And hides her somewhere in herself safe from harm
   She's barely coasting into a paycheque, stuck on empty
   Her blue eyes frozen green in the low-lit ATM

Bridge 1
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B:|-------------------------------------------------|
G:|-------------------------------------------------|
D:|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A:|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E:|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
   I need a way to measure the distance
   I need a way to say "Why,

Bridge 2
e:|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--------------------|
B:|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------|
G:|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2~~~-|
D:|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2~~~-|
A:|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0~~~-|
E:|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
   Out-of-breath or out-of-key
   Her voice resonated in me?"

Chorus 1 (Play three times)
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B:|-0-----------0~-|
G:|-9-9-8-4-4-4-2~-|
D:|-9-9-9-4-4-4-2~-|
A:|-7-7-7-2-2-2-0~-|
E:|-0--------------|
   Wish on everything
   Pray that she remains
   Proud and strange and so hopelessly hopeful

Verse 2 (Use palm muting throughout, play three times)
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B:|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G:|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D:|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-2-2-2-2---2-4-6-4-2-2-2-2-4h6p4-|
A:|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E:|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
   Her body's a difficult sister, and she loves her
   And hides her somewhere in herself safe from harm
   Her night shift is over, she's writing you a post card
   To say that she's okay and it's raining there again

Bridge 3
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B:|-------------------------------------------------|
G:|-------------------------------------------------|
D:|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A:|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E:|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
   My fury's rising faster than bus fares
   Could someone clarify why

Bridge 4
e:|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--------------------|
B:|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------|
G:|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2~~~-|
D:|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2~~~-|
A:|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0~~~-|
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   There's no structured narrative?
   No neat storyline to explain?

Chorus 2 (Play three times)
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B:|-0-----------0~-|
G:|-9-9-8-4-4-4-2~-|
D:|-9-9-9-4-4-4-2~-|
A:|-7-7-7-2-2-2-0~-|
E:|-0--------------|
   Wish on everything
   Pray that she remains
   Proud and strange and so hopelessly hopeful

Chorus 3 (Play three times)
e:|-0-----------0~-|
B:|-0-----------0~-|
G:|-9-9-8-4-4-4-2~-|
D:|-9-9-9-4-4-4-2~-|
A:|-7-7-7-2-2-2-0~-|
E:|-0--------------|
   (Wishes and prayers are the way) Wish on everything
   (That we keep the lonely alone) Pray that she remains
   (And push the wounded away) Proud and strange and so hopelessly hopeful

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