Amanda Palmer – The Point Of It All (Ukulele)

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Intro Chords: D A G
D         A     G
Oh what a noble distinguished collection

   D           A                G
of fine little friends you have made

D           A      G
hitting the tables without you again,

          D          A             G
"no we'll wait no we promise we'll wait"

     D                A         G
well June makes these excellent sewing machines

       D      A          G
out of common industrial waste

    D            A           G
she spends a few months at a time on the couch

          D              A                G
but she's safe she wears shades she wears shades

       Em                      A               D        A  G
oh but no one can stare at the wall as good as you my baby doll

           Em              A
and you're aces for coming along

              D         A  G
you’re almost human, after all

           Em                             A
and you’re learning that just ‘cause they call themselves friends

        D    A       G
doesn’t mean they’ll call...

Em                       (A)
they made the comment in jest

Em
but you’ve got the needle

Em                             A
I guess that’s the point of it all
Intro
D       A           G
maybe a week in the tropics would help

   D              A             G
to remind you how nice life can be

   D                 A       G
we propped you right up in a chair on a deck

       D         A           G
with a beautiful view of the sea

      D            A        G
but a couple weeks later we came back

                D          A             G
and you and the chair were nowhere to be seen

        D         A            G
you had magically moved to the closet

                  D               A         G
eyes fixed to the place where the dryer had been

        Em                      A               D         A G
oh, but no one can stare at the wall as good as you, my babydoll

           Em              A
and you’re aces for coming along

              D         A  G
you’re almost human, after all

       Em                             A
why on earth would I keep you propped up in here

             D   A
when you so love the

G
fall...?

Em                            (A)
the pattern’s laid out on the bed

Em                       (A)
with dozens of colors of thread

Em
but you’ve got the needle

Em                 A
I guess that’s the point in the end
Intro
         D         A              G
but it’s better to waste your day watching the scenery

D           A        G
change at a comatose rate

        D            A         G
than to put yourself in it and turn into one of those

D         A            G
cigarette ads that you hate

    D              A             G
but while you were sleeping some men came around

          D        A             G
said they had some dimensions to take

D            A              G
I’m not sure what they were talking about

         D           A            G
but they sure made a mess of your face

           Em                      A               D         A G
but still, no one can stare at the wall as good as you, my babydoll

           Em               A
and you’re aces for playing along

              D        A  G
you’re almost human, even now

    Em                               A
and just ‘cause they call themselves experts

                D     A    G
it doesn’t mean sweet fuck all...

Em                        (A)
they’ve got the permanent press

        Em                  (A)
and the homes with a stable address
(always sounds awesome spoken without any background music) and they’ve got excitement and life by the fistful but you’ve got the needle I guess that’s the point of it all Intro