Anaïs Mitchell – Cosmic American (Ukulele)

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Chords

Capo in the second fret You'll have to play with the picking pattern, and there are a few hammer-ons on the 5th string in the Bm. And before the lyric "Do you blame me" on the E string you'll walk up from the E to the A/G (VERSE 1)
Bm		 		A/G 	A	Bm
im a live wire, im a shortwave radio, do you copy?

Bm		 		A/G 	A	Bm
im a flash of light from the radar tower to the runway

Bm		 		A/G 	A	E
if i leave you im gonna do it semi-automatically

A/G
do you blame me?
(VERSE 2)
Bm		 			A/G 		A	Bm
you are so far out there in the static, hey, baby, am i coming through?

Bm		 					A/G 	A	Bm
i am up above the buildings, i can see forever out the window of a hotel room

Bm		 			A/G 	A	E
i spent a long night with a stranger i give my body to

A/G
still i miss you
(BRIDGE)
Bm		A	A/G
still i never knew a love so tender

Bm		A	E
were out behind your astro van

Bm		A	A/G
and youve got me up against the fender

Bm		A	E
you are the cosmic american man
(REPEAT VERSE 1)
Bm		 		A/G 	A	Bm
im a live wire, im a shortwave radio, do you copy?

Bm		 		A/G 	A	Bm
im a flash of light from the radar tower to the runway

Bm		 		A/G 	A	E
if i leave you im gonna do it semi-automatically

A/G
do you blame me?