cavetown – Snail (Guitar)

Capo 1
Key
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Versions (2)

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Chords

F#m7 242222 [Intro] A E F#m7 x2 [Verse 1]
A          E         F#m7
I was just born like this

A                 E      F#m7
Wish that I could change it

A              E         F#m7
Four peculiar limbs and a head that doesn't fit

A                E       F#m7 D7
I wish that I was still a kid
[Verse 2]
A          E         F#m7
I was just born like this

A            E        F#m7
Doctors knew before I did

A               E     F#m7
There's another snail living with me in my shell

A                  E          F#m7 D7
It's fair to say I don't like it
A D7 A D7 F#m7 E x4 [Chorus]
A           D7           A             D7
I'm hanging out with the bullets in my mouth

F#m7                        E
And when you look away I'll spit them out

A           D7           A             D7
I'm hanging out with the foxes and the hounds

F#m7                         E
And when I fit in I'll break back out
A D7 A D7 F#m7 E x2 G F# F A D7 A D7 G F# F [Verse 3]
A                    E          F#m7
I really hope you've found something

A E      F#m7
  Entertaining

A                 E                      F#m7 D7
Honestly I've had enough of looking at a dead man
A E F#m7 E [Bridge]
A            E
I just wanna scrape my knees

F#m7         D7
Cry until my mommy sees

A           E
Popsicle to make a mess

F#m7        D7
All over my Sunday best

A           E      F#m7           D7
Learn everything

A       E          F#m7           D7
For the first time again
[Outro]
       G
I just wanna be a kid

       A
I just wanna be a kid

      C#7               D          Dm                   A
But I don't wanna be a kid who was born like this

The little chorus riff played on violin (without capo):
e|--6-6-5-3--3-5-6-8-6-5-3--3-1-3-10-10-3-1-3-3-1-3-------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|6-6-5-3--3-5-6-8-6-5-3--3-1-3-10-10-8-10-10-10-8-10-8-8----6---5-6-|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

The little chorus riff played on violin (with capo):
e|--5-5-4-2--2-4-5-7-5-4-2--2-2-2-9-9-9-9-9-9-7------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|