Okkervil River – Your Past Life As A Blast (Guitar)

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[Intro] D Em [Verse 1]
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Your life, back in a banner year

                                   Em
A blast of light, a brace of cheers

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A house of wild accolades

                      Em
Evaporating on an August night
[Interlude]
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I'm looking out into the sound

                                      Em
I'm breathing deep, I'm turning 'round
[Verse 2] (I'm saying)
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"Do you, do you want to swim out to that island?"
(I'm thinking)
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Touch my wrist. It's shaking just like someday

                     Em
Baby when we're older
(I'm wishing)
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Cash will be inside our kisses, someday

                     Em
Maybe, baby when I'm gold
[Verse 3]
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Your hair is thin and light

                               Em
As a white forest fire in summertime

     D
Your throat, where it's exposed
Looks like a crime
                        Em
I'll sneak-up slow and whisper quiet
[Verse 4]
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Your pretty face looks like an island

                               Em
Rising from a sea that's slowly drying
(When I'm saying)
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"Do you, do you want to sail out in the silence?"
(I'm asking)
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"Will you, will you come over here and do me violence?"
[Verse 5]
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Press your ear up to my wrist

                                    Em
The blood is racing some way, going wherever
(I'm saying)
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"Will you, will you stand up tall and be my shelter?"
D Em [Verse 6]
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How will we go? What do you think?

                              Em
Into the dust? Into the drink?

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You slipped your fears into my head

                            Em
Some midnight freeway ride along with Jennifer
[Verse 7]
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Hotels, jails, hospital details

                     Em
The highway hugs the water

  D
I had to cross a field of seething fire

                            Em
To see the moonlight on the river
[Verse 8] (I'm saying)
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"Do you, do you want to come and make me shiver?"
(I'm thinking)
D
Squeeze my arm and feel it pull away like someday

             Em
Baby, when we differ
D Em x2 [Verse 9]
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I'll tell you what I didn't say

                                     Em
I'll tell you about the way I really miss him

    D
You tell them what you want to tell them

                                   Em
Tell them 'bout the way you really loved her
[Outro]
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Shake it, shake it, shake it off

          Em
And take another

       D
'Cause no one, no one is going to stop me

            Em
From loving my brother

       D
'Cause no one, no one is going to stop me

            Em
From loving my brother

D
No one, no one is going to stop me

            Em
From loving my brother

D
No one, no one is going to stop me

            Em
From loving my brother

D
No one, no one is going to stop me

            Em
From loving my brother

            D      Em
Not even my brother
D Em x2