Private Language

From The Album "Secret Thinking" (2011)

Intro
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Verse 1
"There's Only One GWay Out Of AmTown
You Say This CMavis GBeacon CTeaches GTyping
Well, AmI Teach EmThinking Out DLoud
And I Think We Should Quit GPlaying AAmround
Cut SCtraight To The GClimax, Where The CPlanets AGlign
And It's AmTime To Get EmGod Or Get DDown"
AlCright, AGlright, ODkay, OGkay
Faith CIsn't A GOne Way SDtreet, No EmWay
All CNight, All GNight, All DDay, All GDay
You Don't CHave To Be AmCrazy To DCreep People COut, But It Helps

Verse 2
"GHey Now, You're Toeing The AmLine!Am/B      C​
Not All Of Us Are GWigged Out On Weed And WittgensAmtein Am/B      C​
We Just Let Our GWord Games Play Out Like Living LichtensAmteinsAm/B      C​
So You Best Be On Your GWay Now, Let's Hear That Engine Grind!"

Instrumental
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Verse 3
Now The Rush GDies AmDown
When CThey're All SGpeakin', CI Start GFreakin' AmOut
I Should EmProbably Get DClean This CWeekDend Or GLie AmDown
I Should Probably CEnd It GAll, Or Give My CFriends A GCall
Or Simply AmBurn This Fucking EmPlace To The DGround
Or CNot, Or GNo, Or SDtay, Or GGo
I Could CLearn To AGccept The DPain... Yeah, EmNo
Yeah CRight—Yeah, GRight!—Yeah DYeah, No, GYeah
Listen, CI Gotta AmCatch A DTrain

Verse 4
Or Could I CCrash DownGstairs On The Couch Just Another AmNightAm/B?     C​
My Girlfriend GFlaked The Fuck Out When I Pawned Her Brother's AmBike Am/B      C​
Oh, You Got Nothin' To GSay Now? Fine, Alright

Instrumental
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| Em          | Am    G/B  | Em          | Am    G/B  |

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| C           | G           | D           | Amadd9      |

Verse 5
I've Never Had A GBreakAmdown
I Just Don't CKnow What To GDo So I Leave CIt Up To GYou
"Oh, Who AmCares? We'll Just EmThrow Up A Few DFlares
And Maybe CFinally DLet The GSnakes Out Of Our HAmair"
Oh, That CSickening GCrunch, "Do You Think CHe Can See GUs?
Because AmI Can't Do EmNothing But SDtare"
At How He's GWeighed Down, Snaking Through The SAmnow
It's Been GDays Now, He Breaks Through Your WinAmdow  Am/B      C​
The Tide Is GWay Out, I'm Raring To AmGo   Am/B      C​
GFade Out, Oh

Outro
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| Am       Am/B | C     D     | Am       Am/B | C           | Cmaj7       |