Big Thief – Mythological Beauty (Guitar)
Capo 5
Key
-
Versions
(3)
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
[Verse 1]
C F G F You have a mythological beauty C F G F You have the eye of someone I have seen C F G F Outside of ordinary situations C F G F Even outside of dreams C F C F C F G You lie in bed at night and watch the lines of headlights through your screen C F G F C F G F There is a child inside you who’s trying to raise a child in me
[Chorus]
F C IF you wanna leave F C You just have to say C F C F You’re all caught up inside C F C F But you know the way
[Verse 2]
C F G F You cut the flesh of your left thumb C F G F Using your boyfriend’s knife C F G F Seventeen, you took his cum C F G F And you gave birth to your first life C F C F C F G You gave Andrew a family who you thought would love and take better care C F G F C F G F I have an older brother I don’t know, he could be anywhere
[Chorus]
F C If you wanna leave F C You just have to say C F C F You’re all caught up inside C F C F But you know the way
[Verse 3]
C F G F Rented a house in Niswah, Minnesota C F G F Shrapnel and oil cans, rhubarb in the yard C F G F I built a ladder out of metal pieces C F G F Father was working hard C F C F C F G Standing beneath the oak tree by the front door, you were inside baking bread C F G F C F G F Sister came out and put her arms around me, blood gushing from my head C F C F C F G You held me in the backseat with a dishrag, soaking up blood with your eyes C F G F C F G F I was just five and you were twenty-seven, praying “don’t let my baby die”
[Chorus]
F C If you wanna leave F C You just have to say C F C F You’re all caught up inside C F C F But you know the way C F C F You’re all caught up inside C F C F But you know the way