Jonathan Coulton – A Talk With George (Ukulele)

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Chords Dadd4 x5403x G5/D x5503x D xx0232 G 320003 Cadd9 x32030 Em 022000 D/F# 2x023x G/B x2003x C x32010 Cadd9 x32030 C/G 3x2010 Em/maj7 021000 Em7 020000 A7 x02020 ***Capo 5th*** Verse 1

          Dadd4                         G5/D
There's a tall thin man standing in the shadows

        Dadd4                                   G5/D
When he calls your name his voice is strong and clear

       Dadd4                        G5/D 
It's a dark and smoky place, so you can't quite see his face

   Dadd4                                G5/D
He pulls you close and whispers in your ear

Verse 2

       D                               G
And he tells you he was born into some money

       D                              G
But it didn't mean he had to sit around

       D                              G
And he knows a thing or two about the things that you should do

   D                                 G
If you don't want to take life lying down

Refrain

D                 Cadd9          Em D/F# G
First of all hang out a lot with Hemingway

C               D                 Em
Spend some time fighting bulls in Spain

           D                    Cadd9            Em D/F# G
You should go three rounds with Archie Moore and Sugar Ray

C          D                     Cadd9  
So damn scary you won't mind the pain

Verse 3

   D                             G
Be ringside at the Rumble in the Jungle

     D                                 G
Make friends with Hunter S. and Jackie O.

              D                                  G
And when they shoot poor Bobby down, you wrestle Sirhan to the ground

D                                         G
Love your friends and miss them when they go

Refrain

           D               Cadd9           Em D/F# G
You should write a book or two and start a magazine

C           D             Em
 Even if it never makes a dime

           D                 Cadd9          Em D/F#   G
You should swing out by your feet above the circus ring

       C                D               Cadd9
At the very least throw parties all the time

|G |G D/F#| Bridge

Em                 Em/maj7
Time and tide will never care

Em7             A7
Not so far from here to there

        |Cadd9 G/B|Am  |Cadd9 G/B|Am|Cadd9 G/B|Am D/F#|G C/G G|
We just go

Verse 4

     D                                G
So enjoy yourself, do the things that matter

            D                             G
Cause there isn't time and space to do it all

D                                G
Love the things you try, drink a cocktail wear a tie

D                                  G
 Show a little grace if you should fall

Refrain

      D            Cadd9          Em  D/F# G
Don't live another day unless you make it count

        C                 D                  Em
There's someone else that you're supposed to be

D                Cadd9            Em  D/F#    G       
Something deep inside of you that still wants out

    C               D                Cadd9
And shame on you if you don't set it free