The Weakerthans – A New Name For Everything (Ukulele)

         G                                            Em
When the bus-shelter windows and napkin-dispensers surprise

        D                                                 C
with distorted reflections, it's never the someone you're hoping to recognize.

         G                                               Em
When the rent is too high living here between reasons to live,

        D                                                   C
and you can't sleep alone, and your memories groan, and the borders of night start to give.

C    D   G     C
When you can't save

C                          D
cash or conviction; you're broke and you're breaking-a

G                   C
tired shoelace or a wave.

   C                      D                       G
So long past, past-due. A new name for everything.

         G                                               Em
When the one-ways collude with the map that you folded wrong,

        D                                               C
and the route you abandoned is always the path that you probably should be upon.

         G                                               Em
When the bottle-cap ashtrays and intimate's ears are all full

       D                                                        C
with results of your breath, and the threads of your fear are unfurled with the tiniest pull.

C   D    G     C
One more time, try.

C                             D
Stand with your hands in your pockets and stare at the

G                     C
smudge on a newspaper sky,

    C                D                       G
and ask it to rain a new name for everything.

Em   D     C                  A7                   C
Fire every phrase. They don't want to work for us anymore.

Em      D        C               A7                    C
Dot and Dash our days. Make your face the flag of a semaphore.

C   D   G     C
All you won't show.

    C                          D
The boxes you brought here and never unpacked are still

G                    C
patiently waiting to go.

   C                        D
So put on those clothes you never grew into, and

G                          C
smile like you mean it for once.

   C                      D                 G
If you come back, bring a new name for everything.