If Work Permits
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D-DU-UDU
So the wind that blows across your room,
Carried cheap perfume onto your dresser,
It rained for jewelery and for credit cards,
Two tickets to a film I don't remember,
One day you'll kiss your rabbit's nose, pick up the phone,
To find I've been turned over,
You grab that piece of gold,
Only to find that the smell has taken over,
And all the things you had,
They aren't the same
As what you hold
Now I'm standin' in a room,
That's filled with older folks,
They're pleading baby listen,
And I scream as loud as anyone,
But when asked to make a point,
I tend to whisper
Now highways turn to tidal waves,
And they're asking me to export all of your insecurities,
But that wind that blows across your room, it's gonna set the sails,
And send me back to you, ooh,
THE MELLOW ONE
Sometimes, when sailors are sailin', they,
Think twice, about where they're anchorin'
And I think, I could make better use,
Of my time on land,
I'll drink less,
Cause Lord knows I could use a,
Warm kiss instead of a cold goodbye
I'm writing the folks back home to tell them,
Hey I'm doing all right
THE BAMF BREAKDOWN / THE KING OF CARROT FLOWERS PT. 3
THE VERSE WHERE HE RECOUNTS A DARK CHILDHOOD MEMORY
It's a shame what your father did,
To your brothers head, he smashed it with the
Telephone
Your mother got scared and locked the door,
You were only four, but Lord, you remember it,
So now you're scared of love
I'm here to tell you love's not some fucking blood on the receiver
Love is speaking in code
It's an inside joke, love is coming home
THE NOT MELLOW ONE
Sometimes, when sailors are sailin', they,
Think twice, about where they're anchorin'
And I think, I could make better use,
Of my time on land,
I'll drink less,
Cause Lord knows I could use a,
Warm kiss, Instead of a cold goodbye
I'm writing the folks back home to tell them,
Hey I
THE VERSE WHERE HE'S OVER HER
Yeah I'm doing alright
Yeah I'm doin' just fine
An' if she seems as lonely as me, Let her sink
Yeah I'm doin' alright,
Yeah I'm doin' just fine,
An' if she seems as lonely as me, let her,
Sink, you let her, sink, well let her!
THE SECOND BAMF BREAKDOWN / THE KING OF CARROT FLOWERS PT. 3 AGAIN / OUTRO
Finish the album with loud grinding feedback
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Readable chord sheet for If Work Permits by Format
[E] So the w[E]ind that blows across your room, Ca[A]rried cheap perfume onto your dresser, It rained for je[E]welery and for credit cards, Two ti[A]ckets to a film I don't[E] remember, One da[A]y you'll kiss your rabbit's nose, pick up the phone, To find I've been turned[E] over, You g[A]rab that piece of gold, Only to find that the smell has taken o[E]ver, And all the things you[A] had, They aren't the sa[B7]me As what you ho[E]ld Now I'm st[E]andin' in a room, That's filled with ol[A]der folks, They're pleading baby[E] listen, And I scr[E]eam as loud as anyone, But when as[A]ked to make a point, I tend to w[E]hisper Now h[A]ighways turn to tidal waves, And they're asking me to export all of your [E]insecurities, But that wi[A]nd that blows across your room, it's gonna set the sails, And send me back to y[E]ou, o[B7]oh, THE MELLOW ONE [E] Sometimes, when sailors are sailin', they, [A] Think twice, about where they're anchorin' And[E] I think, I could make better use, [A] Of my time on land, I'll d[E]rink less, Cause Lord knows I could use a, [A] Warm kiss instead of a cold goodbye [F#] I'm writing the folks back home to tell them, [A] Hey I'm doing all right THE BAMF BREAKDOWN / THE KING OF CARROT FLOWERS PT. 3 [E] [A] [E] [A] [B] [E] [A] [E] [A] [B] THE VERSE WHERE HE RECOUNTS A DARK CHILDHOOD MEMORY It's a sh[E]ame what your father d[A]id, To your b[E]rothers head, he sma[A]shed it w[B]ith the T[E]elepho[A]ne [E] [A] [B] Your moth[E]er got scared and lo[A]cked the door, You were on[E]ly four, but Lo[A]rd, y[B]ou rem[E]ember it[A], [C#m] [B]So now you're sca[A]red of love I'm here to tell you love's not some fucking blood on the rec[E]eiver Love is spe[A]aking in code It's an inside joke, love is coming ho[E]me THE NOT MELLOW ONE [E] Sometimes, when sailors are sailin', they, [A] Think twice, about where they're anchorin' And[E] I think, I could make better use, [A] Of my time on land, I'll d[E]rink less, Cause Lord knows I could use a, [A] Warm kiss, Instead of a cold goodbye [F#] I'm writing the folks back home to tell them, [A] Hey I THE VERSE WHERE HE'S OVER HER Yeah I'm doing alr[E]ight Yeah I'm doin' just fi[A]ne An' if she se[F#]ems as lonely as me, Let her s[A]ink Yeah I'm doin' alr[E]ight, Yeah I'm doin' just f[A]ine, An' if she s[F#]eems as lonely as me, let her, Si[A]nk, you let her, sink, well let her! THE SECOND BAMF BREAKDOWN / THE KING OF CARROT FLOWERS PT. 3 AGAIN / OUTRO [E] [A] [E] [A] [B] [E] [A] [E] [A] [B] [E] [A] [E] [A] [B] [E] [A] [E] [B] [A] Finish the album with loud grinding feedback