The Avett Brothers – Smithsonian (Guitar)

Capo 3
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Chords

[Intro] G C G C G C D G [Chorus]
G                      C       G
Call the Smithsonian I made a discovery

G                                  D
Life ain't forever and lunch isn't free

G               B7                C           G
Loved ones will break your heart with or without you

C            G            D         G
Turns out we don't get to know everything
[Break] G C G C G C D G [Verse 1]
D                         C
Get the young scientists, tell them "come quick"

  G                            D          
I must be the first man that's ever seen this

D                    C
Lines on my face, my teeth are not white

   G                       D
My eyes do not work and my legs don't move right
[Chorus]
G                      C       G
Call the Smithsonian I made a discovery

G                                  D
Life ain't forever and lunch isn't free

G               B7                C           G
Loved ones will break your heart with or without you

C            G            D         G
Turns out we don't get to know everything
[Break] G C G C G C D G [Verse 2]
D                 C
I wonder if Romeo ever got scared

G                 D
Taken but shaken, unprepared

D                  C                 
Under the balcony, under the trees

G                  D
Fully unknowing of where this would lead

D                   C
What if we marry or give up the ghost?

G             D
Or we abandon those we love most?

D                 C
What if you carry me and lay me down

G                       D
Once you get used to me being around?
[Chorus]
G                      C       G
Call the Smithsonian I made a discovery

G                                  D
Life ain't forever and lunch isn't free

G               B7                C           G
Loved ones will break your heart with or without you

C            G            D         G
Turns out we don't get to know everything
[Break] G C G C G C D G [Verse 3]
D                       C
My bedroom's an office, my kitchen's a car

G                  D
My life is a joke, my bathroom's a bar

D                 C
I go there a lot, more than I should

G                           D
I know I should stop but it feels too damn good
[Chorus]
G                      C       G
Call the Smithsonian I made a discovery

G                                  D
Life ain't forever and lunch isn't free

G               B7                C           G
Loved ones will break your heart with or without you

C            G            D         G
Turns out we don't get to know everything

C            G            D         G
Turns out we don't get to know everything
[Outro] G C G C G C G C G C G C G C D G