Old 97's – Book Of Poems (Guitar)

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[INTRO]
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F# G [VERSE]
D         A           D
Rowboat... lightning... 

              G                      F#
I kissed her, yeah, it didn't mean a thing

                            G
Seems like years ago it was yesterday
[VERSE]
D            A             D
Fire drill... yell freeze... 

            G                 F#
Don't hang around long face disease

                                           G
I got a book of poems that's gonna set you free
[CHORUS]
          D
Well it's bad luck 

           A
And it's a hard luck story

        Bm                      G
And I'm sorry I ain't sticking around

        D                       A                    G
I got a real bad feeling that a book of poems ain't enough

            D
Well it's a sick world 

    A
And sixteen days

      Bm               G
I got nightmares every night

        D                       A                    G
I got a real bad feeling that a book of poems ain't enough
[VERSE]
D         A        D
Hardcore.. uptown... 

                G                      F#
Not the kind of place you wanna settle down

                                         G
I only walked her home but that was bad enough
[VERSE]
D            A             D
Two trains... yell freeze... 

                 G                      F#
It was a head-on cold now it's a love disease

                                         G
I got a book of poems you gotta see to believe
[CHORUS]
          D
Well it's bad luck 

           A
And it's a hard luck story

        Bm                      G
And I'm sorry I ain't sticking around

        D                       A                    G
I got a real bad feeling that a book of poems ain't enough

            D
Well it's a sick world 

    A
And sixteen days

      Bm               G
I got nightmares every night

        D                       A                    G
I got a real bad feeling that a book of poems ain't enough

        D                       A                    G
I got a real bad feeling that a book of poems ain't enough
[SOLO] D A D G F# G D A D G F# G [CHORUS]
          D
Well it's bad luck 

           A
And it's a hard luck story

        Bm                      G
And I'm sorry I ain't sticking around

        D                       A                    G
I got a real bad feeling that a book of poems ain't enough

            D
Well it's a sick world 

    A
And sixteen days

      Bm               G
I got nightmares every night

        D                       A                    G
I got a real bad feeling that a book of poems ain't enough

        D                       A                    G
I got a real bad feeling that a book of poems ain't enough

        D                       A                    G
I got a real bad feeling that a book of poems ain't enough

        D                       A                   
I got a real bad feeling that a book of poems ain't-

        Bm                      G                   
I got a real bad feeling that a book of poems ain't-

        D                       A                    G
I got a real bad feeling that a book of poems ain't enough-oh-oh-ohh
[SOLO] D A D G F# G D A D G F# G D