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To All The Lights In The Windows

Conor Oberst And The Mystic Valley Band
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D-DU-UDU
 INTRO
Moses  up on the mountainside
What  a place to meet
He  brought his pad and his pencil
 Poured himself  some gypsum tea
All  the world's multiplicity
 Turned his brain  and his soul to stone
He  drew his face on a tablet
And  carried it back home
Jesus  off in the water
Standing  on his feet
Yeah,  that's the thing about charisma
 It makes everyone  believe
That  there is nothing impossible
 When I'm with you  and when you're with me
I  got a sad sinking feeling
That  that can never be
But  I'm going to do what I can  for you
I  will make a plea
To  all the lights in the windows
The  puddles in the streets
And  all the lovers that you've  been teasing
From  your balcony
 May they carry  you far  from my memory
Solomon  heard a protest
From  the lower court
Reached  in his ear for a silver dollar
Just  like he'd done before
He  tossed it high said that wisdom's  fickle
 And chance  is God's retort
And  handed down the sentence
 It was death  by Trojan horse
Pharaoh  woke from a bad dream
 Splashed some water  on his face
When  it's a matter of nightmares you had
Better  ask a slave
And  he may tell you a famine's  coming
Or  he may look away
If  he's kind then return  it
Let  him lick your plate
But  I'm going to do what I can  for you
I  will make a plea
To  all the birds in the chimneys
The  whales up on the beach
And  all the footsteps that you've  been hearing
Like  a timpani
 May they carry  you far  from your enemies
 BRIDGE , , ,
But  I'm going to do what I can  for you
I  will make a plea
To  all the lights in the windows
The  puddles in the streets
And  all the hours that you've  been sitting
At  your vanity
 May they carry  you far  from your misery
 May they carry  you far
Jesus  off in the water
Standing  on his feet
Yeah,  that's the thing about charisma
 It makes everyone  believe
That  there is nothing impossible
 When I'm with you  and when you're with me
I  got a sad sinking feeling
I  got a sad sinking feeling
I  got a sad sinking feeling  that will never be
 OUTRO , , ,  (Repeat as necessary)

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Readable chord sheet for To All The Lights In The Windows by Conor Oberst And The Mystic Valley Band

INTRO [Em]

[Em]Moses up on the mountainside
[D]What a place to meet
[Em]He brought his pad and his pencil
Poured him[D]self some gypsum tea
[Am]All the world's multiplici[D]ty
Turned his [G]brain and his soul to [Em]stone
[F]He drew his face on a [Am]tablet
[F]And carried it back home [G]

[Em]Jesus off in the water
[D]Standing on his feet
[Em]Yeah, that's the thing about charisma
It makes [D]everyone believe
[Am]That there is nothing im[D]possible
When I'm with [G]you and when you're with [Em]me
[F]I got a sad sinking [Am]feeling
[F]That that can never be [G]

[Am]But I'm going to do what I [D]can for you
[G]I will make a plea
[Am]To all the lights in the [D]windows
[Em]The puddles in the streets
[C]And all the lovers that [D]you've been teasing
[G]From your bal[C]cony
May they [Am]carry you [D]far from my memory [G]

[Em]Solomon heard a protest
[D]From the lower court
[Em]Reached in his ear for a silver dollar
[D]Just like he'd done before
[Am]He tossed it high said that [D]wisdom's fickle
And [G]chance is God's re[Em]tort
[F]And handed down the sentence [Am]
It was [F]death by Trojan horse [G]

[Em]Pharaoh woke from a bad dream
Splashed some [D]water on his face
[Em]When it's a matter of nightmares you had
[D]Better ask a slave
[Am]And he may tell you a [D]famine's coming
[G]Or he may look away [Em]
[F]If he's kind then re[Am]turn it
[F]Let him lick your plate [G]

[Am]But I'm going to do what I [D]can for you
[G]I will make a plea
[Am]To all the birds in the [D]chimneys
[Em]The whales up on the beach
[C]And all the footsteps that [D]you've been hearing
[G]Like a timpa[C]ni
May they [Am]carry you [D]far from your enemies [G]

BRIDGE [Em], [D], [Em], [D]

[Am]But I'm going to do what I [D]can for you
[G]I will make a plea
[Am]To all the lights in the [D]windows
[Em]The puddles in the streets
[C]And all the hours that [D]you've been sitting
[G]At your vani[C]ty
May they [Am]carry you [D]far from your misery [Em]
May they [Am]carry you [D]far

[Em]Jesus off in the water
[D]Standing on his feet
[Em]Yeah, that's the thing about charisma
It makes [D]everyone believe
[Am]That there is nothing im[D]possible
When I'm with [G]you and when you're with [Em]me
[F]I got a sad sinking [Am]feeling
[F]I got a sad sinking [Am]feeling
[F]I got a sad sinking [Am]feeling that will never be [G]

OUTRO [Em], [D], [Em], [D] (Repeat as necessary)

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