Neko Case – Oracle Of The Maritimes (Guitar)

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[Intro] Dm Bb 2x [Verse 1]
  Dm
I planned a dream inside a dream

          Bb
With your uncle

                Dm
A fisherman who died

                  Bb
The oracle of the maritimes

    Dm
Too cloudy to see fireworks

         Bb
We would ride

                       Dm
A chest of drawers into the waves

                      Bb     Dm
His granite hand held mi-i-i-ine
[Transition 1]
   Bb
I asked him how to tell you

Gm
How much I could love you

            Bb
'Cause I've never been so sure of anything
Dm Bb Dm Bb [Verse 2]
    Dm
Sometimes I feel so beautiful

     Bb                      Dm
It's strange for a tomboy

               Bb
Bruises up her legs

                       Dm       Bb
Your big hand holds my fa-ay-ay-ayce

     Dm
Sometimes I feel so ugly

       Bb                 Dm
I'm afraid, worry nesting in my hair

                Bb
Shedding like a Christmas tree

                 Gm                     Bb  Dm
Surely there's a real woman coming to erase me
[Transition 2]
        Bb
There's no way I could tell you

Gm
How much I could love you

            Bb
'Cause I've never been so scared of anything
Dm [Transition 3]
    Gm                          Dm
And I'm not even wearing underwear

   Bb             Gm
In no way exotic, I just forgot to

    Bb                              Dm
And I'm too much for people, so I gauge

    Bb                   Gm
And shout my thoughts at you from a distance
[Transition 4]
Bb
That's no way to tell you

Gm
How much I could love you

            Bb                         Dm
Though I've never been so sure of anything
[Break] Dm Dm Dm Gm Bb Dm Dm [Outro]
   Dm
He let go of my hand

    Bb                 Dm
And passed me an oar

                  Bb
The oracle of the maritimes

         Gm                                             Bb
He said "Come on, sweet girl, let's find you an ocean

                    Dm       Bb
That goes with your ey-ey-ey-eyes"

         Gm                                           Bb
He said "Come on, sweet girl, let's find you an ocean

                    Dm       Bb
That goes with your ey-ey-ey-eyes"
Gm Bb (single strums): Dm Bb Dm Bb Dm Bb Dm