Hippo Campus – Poems (Guitar)

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[Intro] Emaj7 [Verse 1]
Emaj7           F#m                               Emaj7
Mary packed her bags and left home on a Christmas      Eve

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For sea soaked skies and dashing lads with cars

   Emaj7            F#m                             Emaj7
An actress orphaned by the social constructs of her      art school

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A victim of their esoteric rule

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So pretentious that she almost thought it cool
But all you'd hear is [Chorus]
E
La, la la la la

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La la la la la, la la

E
La, la la la la

            F#m
La la la la la, la la
[Verse 2]
Emaj7         F#m                               Emaj7
Purpose was a vague ideal that she would always      talk on

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Till she fell in love with the salesman from TV

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Yeah, she fell in love with a salesman from TV
While all of Hollywood sang [Chorus]
E
La, la la la la

            F#m
La la la la la, la la

E
La, la la la la

            F#m
La la la la la, la la
[Bridge]
Emaj7
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Emaj7
Pearly, pretty prize, and a ribbon box of sighs

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In a collared shirt
She thought it wouldn't hurt
Emaj7
Certain love of mine with the palest blue eyes

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In a collared shirt
I thought it couldn't hurt
Emaj7
Wood flavored kiss taste the concrete of this

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It really fucked with me, it really fucked with me

Emaj7
California eyes are a death witch from design

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You really fucked with me
[Outro]
E
La, la la la la

            F#m
La la la la la, la la

E
La, la la la la

            F#m
La la la la la, la la

E
La, la la la la

            F#m
La la la la la, la la

E
La, la la la la

            A            E       Emaj7
La la la la la, la la