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Brand New Colony

Ben Gibbard
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 I'll be the grapes fermented
bottled  and served with the table  set in my finest  suit
 like a perfect gentlemen
 I'll be the fire escape that's
bolted  to the  ancient brick
 where you  will sit and contemplate your day
 Repeat intro)
 I'll be the waterwings that
save  you if you start  drowning
 in an open  tab when your judgement's on the brink
 I'll be the phonograph that
plays  your favorite albums  back
 as your lying  there drifting off to sleep
 I'll be the platform shoes and
 undo  what heredity's done  to you
 You won't have  to strain to look into my eyes
 I'll be your winter coat
buttoned  and zipped straight  to the throat With the collar  up so
 you won't catch a cold
 I want to take you far  from the cynics in this town
 And kiss you on the mouth
 We'll cut out bodies free  from the tethers of this scene,
 Start a brand new colony
 Where everything will change,  We'll give ourselves new names
 identities erased
 The sun will heat the grounds  under our bare feet  in this
 brand new colony,  this brand new colony
Everything  will change...
Everything  will change...
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Readable chord sheet for Brand New Colony by Ben Gibbard

[G]        [D]   [Em]
[C]        [Am]
[G]        [D]   [Em]
[C]        [Am]  [C]

[G]    I'll be the grapes fermented
[D]bottled and served with the [Em]table set in my f[C]inest suit

like a perfect gentlemen

[G]    I'll be the fire escape that's
[D]bolted to the[Em] ancient brick
where [C]you will sit and contemplate your day

Repeat intro)

[G]    I'll be the waterwings that
[D]save you if you start[Em] drowning
in an [C]open tab when your judgement's on the brink

[G]    I'll be the phonograph that
[D]plays your favorite [Em]albums back
as your [C]lying there drifting off to sleep  [Am]

[G]    I'll be the platform shoes and
u[D]ndo what heredity's [Em]done to you
You won't ha[C]ve to strain to look into my eyes

[G]    I'll be your winter coat
[D]buttoned and zipped straight[Em] to the throat With the collar[C] up so

you won't catch a cold

[Em]    I want to take you f[G]ar from the cynics in this t[C]own
And kiss you on the [Em]mouth
We'll cut out bodies f[C]ree from the tethers of this s[G]cene,
Start a brand new colo[Em]ny
Where everything will ch[C]ange, We'll give ourselves new na[G]mes
identities e[Em]rased
The sun will heat the gr[C]ounds under our bare f[G]eet in this
brand new colony,[D]  this brand new co[Em]lony   [C]         [G]               [D]

[Em]Everyth[C]ing will cha[G]nge...                   [D]

[Em]     [C]           [G]                        [D]

[Em]Everyth[C]ing will cha[G]nge...                   [D]

[Em]     [C]           [G]                        [D]

[end on  [Em]]

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