Songs: Ohia – The Big Game Is Every Night (Guitar)

Capo 4
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[Intro] Am F Dm F 4x [Verse]
Am          F         Dm                    F
  It'll get so quiet when this record ends 

Am        F                   Dm            F
  You can hear the first hour of the world 

Am        F                       Dm          F
  You can hear the willow branches touch the wave 

Am          F            Dm                  F
  Write our names beside our Darlings' hearts 
[Instrumental] Am F Dm F [Verse]
Am        F                       Dm          F
  You can hear the willow branches touch the wave 

Am          F         Dm         F
  Write our names beside nothing

Am   F             Dm   F
  Rise moon on the shores of the seas 

Am    F                 Dm          F
  Shine on the distance between me 

Am        F             Dm   F
  and the last thing I see 
[Refrain]
          Am            F
Let it be me helping 

          Dm  F
Let it be me honestly 

          Am         F
Let it be me working 

           Dm          F
On being a better me
[Instrumental] Am F Dm F 4x [Verse]
Am     F           Dm                 F   
  Now light the field for the big game tonight 

Am           F                Dm F
  Mark twain to Thomas Jefferson  strike 

Am         F                   Dm    F
  Luke the Drifter to Zimmerman line drive 

            Am                     F            Dm  F
to keep the team alive to keep the team alive

Am   F             Dm   F
  Rise moon on the shores of the seas 

Am    F                 Dm          F
  Shine on the distance between me 

Am        F             Dm   F
  and the last thing I see 
[Refrain]
          Am            F
Let it be me helping 

          Dm  F
Let it be me honestly 

          Am         F
Let it be me working 

     Dm              F
On being a better me
[Verse]
Am               F              Dm           F
  Unitas to Berry Unitas to Berry so good at scaring

Am     F                                Dm  F
  With everything against you sweetness

Am             F                  Dm  F
   You get the first down again 

Am         F                      Dm             F
  See it's ones like this you can always trust 

                  Am  F  Dm  F
Not to disappoint us 
[Instrumental] Am F Dm F [Verse]
Am     F         Dm           F   
  Moon shine that white lightning light 

Am        F                  Dm        F
  Down on the Possums' stage tonight 

Am          F  
  Maybe I'm the Man in Black 

Dm                        F
   You could hold a little something back 

Am        F          Dm              F
  Let his eyes adjust to the light 
[Instrumental] Am F Dm F 4x [Verse]
Am    F          Dm         F
  Rise Moon right above me

Am    F          Dm         F
  Rise moon right above me

Am    F          Dm         F      
  Rise moon right above me

Am       F                    Dm    F
  Show an American if really 

Am         F                Dm        F
  I am the snake they're all saying 

                Am               F                 Dm           F
If they look up here do they see just my black tail swaying? 

           Am            F           Dm         F
If I'm all fangs and all lies and all poison 

                           Am          F   Dm   F
If I'm really what they're saying 

                     Am            F   Dm   F
I don't want to disappoint them.
[Outro] Am F Dm F 10x