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Masterfade

Andrew Bird
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
E--------------------------------|
B--------------3------------3----|
G------2--0/2-------2--0/2-------|
D---0----------------------------|
A--------------------------------| Repeat
E--------------------------------|
 Well you sure  didn't look like you were having  any fun
 with that heavy-metal  gaze they'll have to measure  in tons
 and when you look  up at the sky
all  you see are zeros  / all  you see are zeros  and ones
you  took my hand and lead me down  to watch a kewpie  doll parade
we  let the kittens lick our hair  and drank our chalky  lemonade
it's  not that I just didn't care  I must admit  I was afraid
and  I'm awfully glad my finger's resting  gently on  the masterfade
 the masterfade  / I coulda played  along
 the masterfade  / I coulda played  Mah Jongg  / but it just takes  too long
 and I  just can't remember  / which way the east  wind blows
 does it matter?  / If we're all matter/  what's it matter  does it matter
 if we're all matter when we're done?
 when the sky  is full of zeros and ones
Faug
E--0--| E--1--| E--1--|
B--0--| B--2--| B--2--|
G--4--| G--2--| G--2--|
D--2--| D--0--| D--3--|
A--0--| A-----| A-----|
E-----| E-----| E-----|
I  saw you standing all alone  in the electrostatic  rain
I  thought at last I'd found a situation  you can't explain
with  GPS you know it's all  just a matter  of degrees
your  happiness won't find you underneath  that canopy  of trees
 if the green  grass is 6 the soybeans  are 7
 the junebugs  are 8 the weeds and thistles  are 11
 and if the 1s  just hold thier place  the 0s  a smiley  face
 when they  come floating down  from the heavens
you  took my hand and lead me down  to watch a papillon  parade
we  let the kittens lick our hair  and drank our chalky  lemonade
you  squeezed my hand and told me softly  that I shouldn't  be afraid
'cause  all the while your finger's resting  gently on the masterfade
 the masterfade  I coulda played  along  / the masterfade
 I coulda played  Mah Jongg  but it just  takes too long
 and who  the hell can remember  which way the east  wind blows
 when your lying  on the ground  staring up  at an inverted compass
 I mean Christ who Knows?

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Readable chord sheet for Masterfade by Andrew Bird

[D]

E--------------------------------|
B--------------3------------3----|
G------2--0/2-------2--0/2-------|
D---0----------------------------|
A--------------------------------| Repeat
E--------------------------------|

Well you s[F#m]ure didn't look like you were ha[G]ving any fu[D]n
with that he[F#m]avy-metal gaze they'll have to me[G]asure in to[D]ns
and when you l[G]ook up at the s[D]ky
[G]all you see are z[D]eros / a[G]ll you see are ze[D]ros and on[A]es   [A7]
[D]you took my hand and lead me d[G]own to watch a k[A]ewpie doll p[D]arade
[D]we let the kittens lick our ha[G]ir and drank our c[A]halky lemon[D]ade
[D]it's not that I just didn't c[G]are I must ad[A]mit I was afrai[D]d
[D]and I'm awfully glad my finger's r[G]esting gently o[A7]n the masterfade[D]

the ma[F#m]sterfade / I coulda pla[G]yed along [D]
the ma[F#m]sterfade / I coulda pla[G]yed Mah Jo[D]ngg / but it just [G]takes too lo[D]ng
and I[G] just can't re[D]member / which way the ea[G]st wind bl[D]ows
does it ma[A]tter? / If we're all m[Em]atter/ what's it mat[A]ter does it ma[Em]tter
if we're all matter when we're do[A]ne?
when the s[Em]ky is full of zeros and o[A]ne[Em]s  [F#m]      [A7]

[D] [Asus2] [A] [D]   [D] [Asus2] [A] [D]   [D] [Dmaj7] [A] [D]   [D] [Faug] [Em] [A]

 [Asus2]    [Dmaj7]     [Faug]
E--0--|  E--1--|  E--1--|
B--0--|  B--2--|  B--2--|
G--4--|  G--2--|  G--2--|
D--2--|  D--0--|  D--3--|
A--0--|  A-----|  A-----|
E-----|  E-----|  E-----|

[D]I saw you standing all alon[G]e in the elec[A]trostatic rai[D]n
[D]I thought at last I'd found a s[G]ituation[A] you can't exp[D]lain
[D]with GPS you know it's a[G]ll just a matte[A]r of degree[D]s
[D]your happiness won't find you u[G]nderneath that c[A]anopy of tre[D]es
if the gr[F#m]een grass is 6 the soybe[G]ans are 7 [D]
the juneb[F#m]ugs are 8 the weeds and th[G]istles are 11[D]
and if the [G]1s just hold thier pl[D]ace the 0[G]s a sm[D]iley face
when th[G]ey come floating d[D]own from the he[A]avens  [A7]
[D]you took my hand and lead me d[G]own to watch a pa[A]pillon p[D]arade
[D]we let the kittens lick our ha[G]ir and drank our c[A]halky lemona[D]de
[D]you squeezed my hand and told me [G]softly that I s[A]houldn't be afra[D]id
[D]'cause all the while your finger's [G]resti[D]ng [A]  gently on the masterfa[D]de
the mast[F#m]erfade I coulda pl[G]ayed along[D] / the maste[F#m]rfade
I coulda pl[G]ayed Mah Jon[D]gg but it j[G]ust takes too lo[D]ng
and w[G]ho the hell can rem[D]ember which way the e[G]ast wind b[D]lows
when your lyi[A]ng on the gr[Asus4]ound staring u[A]p at an inverted comp[A7]ass
I mean Christ who Kno[D]ws?

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