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Chancellor

Gordon Downie
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Seconds  from pajamas  I must  first open all the doors
 and the windows
 and invite the vampire  in to be one  of us.
Then,  in the guise  of cool air, in  the softer hours,
 he's there, sitting, talking
 in the voice  of your mother
about  leaving one good party  for another
 and the night of a thousand  missteps
and  the loss that made  him dogged
 or it could have been the doggedness
 that caused  the loss in the first  place, I guess.
 I'm discovering uses  for you I thought I'd never find.
I  could've made chancellor  without you on my mind.
 Crazy daisies and wooden stars,
 the threat of oxygen on Mars,
 marching armies in the night
 smiling strangers riding by on bikes.
 Children smoking, sloganeers on mics,
 just a few things most vampires don't like.
 I'm discovering uses for you I thought I'd never find.
 I could've made chancellor without you on my mind.
 Before the dawning's first light
 I must first close up all the doors and the windows
 and try to trap that cool air to be one with us.
 I'm discovering uses for you I thought I'd never find.
 I could've made chancellor without you on my mind.

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Readable chord sheet for Chancellor by Gordon Downie

[F]Seconds from pa[G]jamas I mus[C]t first open all the [F]doors
and the windows
and invite the [G]vampire in to be [C]one of us.
[F]Then, in the [G]guise of cool air, [C]in the softer [F]hours,
he's there, sitting, talking
in the [G]voice of your mother
[C]about leaving one good [F]party for another
and the night of a [G]thousand missteps
[C]and the loss that [F]made him dogged
or it could have been the [G]doggedness
that [C]caused the loss in the [F]first place, I guess.
I'm discovering [G]uses for you I thought I'd never [Am]find.       [C]
[F]I could've made [G]chancellor without you on my [Am]mind.       [C]

[F]    [G]    [C]    [F]

Crazy daisies and wooden stars,
the threat of oxygen on Mars,
marching armies in the night
smiling strangers riding by on bikes.
Children smoking, sloganeers on mics,
just a few things most vampires don't like.
I'm discovering uses for you I thought I'd never find.
I could've made chancellor without you on my mind.
Before the dawning's first light
I must first close up all the doors and the windows
and try to trap that cool air to be one with us.

I'm discovering uses for you I thought I'd never find.
I could've made chancellor without you on my mind.

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