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Have One On Me

Joanna Newsom
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D-DU-UDU
/:  x04220
/:  200232
From  the courtyard, I floated in
 and watched  it go down.
Heard  the cup drop;
 thought, "Well,
 that's why they keep  them around."
 The blackguard  sat hard, down,
 with no head  on him now,
 and I  felt so bad,
 cause I didn't  know how
 to feel  bad enough
   (, ,  Daug7)
 to make him proud.
By  the time you read this,
 I will be so far  away.
Daddy  longlegs, how in the world
 am I to be expected  to stay?
In  the night—
 in the night,  you may  hear me call
Pa,  stay your hand
and  steel your resolve.
Stay  where you are,
 so long and tall.
Here's  Lola--ta da!--to  do
 her famous  Spider Dance  for you!
Lighten  up your pockets!
Shake  her skirts and scatter,  there,
 a shrieking,  six-legged millionaire
 with a blight  in his sockets.
Miss  Montez,
 the Countess  of Lansfeld,
appealed  to the King  of Bavaria,
 saying, "Pretty  papa,
 if you are  my friend—
 mister daddy  longlegs, they are at  it again!—
 Can I see  ya?"
Poor  Lola! A tarantula  mounting
Countess  Lansfeld's
handsome  brassiere,
 while they all cheer.
 And the old  king fell from grace,
 while Lola fled,
 To save face  and her career
You  caught a fly,  floating by,
Wait  for him to drown  in the dust;
drown  in the dust of other flies,
whereby  the machine is run,
and  the deed is done.
Heaven  has no word
 for the way you  and your friends
 have treated  poor Louis.
 (, )
 May god save your poor soul, Lo-la!
 (But there  is  nothing  I adore,
apart  from that whore's black heart.)
 Well, doesn't  that just beat all!
 Miss Gilbert,
called  to Castlemaine
 by the silver dollar  and the gold glitter!
 Well, I've  seen lots,
 but never,  in a million  years,
 would think  to see you, here.
 Though the long  road
 begins and ends  with you,
 I cannot seem  to make amends
 with  you, Louis.
 When we  go out,
 they're bound  to see you  with  me.
 At night,  I walk in the park,
 with a whip,
 between the lines
 of the whispering Jesuits,
 who are poisoning  you against  me.
 There's a big  black spider
 hanging over  my door.
 Can't go anywhere,  anymore.
 Tell me, are  you with me?
 I called  to you, several times,
 while the change  took place
 and then  arrived, all night,
 and I died.
 But all  these songs,
 when you  and I are long gone,
 will carry on.
 Mud in your eye.
You  asked my hand,
hired  a band.
 "In  your heart is all that  you need;
ask  and you will receive,"  it is said.
 I threw  my bouquet,
 and I knocked 'em dead.
 Bottle of white,  bottle of red.
Helpless  as a child,
 when you held me  in your arms,
 and I knew  that no other
 could ever love  me as you loved.
 Love me as you loved,
 But help  me! I'm leaving!
I  remember everything,
down  to the sound of you shaving--
 the scrape of your razor,
 the dully-abrading  black hair
 that remained
 when you  clutched at me,
 that  night I came upstairs,  half-dead,
and,  in your kindness,
 you put me  straightaway
 in the cupboard,
 with a bottle  of champagne,
 and then, later, on a train.
 It was dark  out, I was half-dead.
I  saw a star fall into the sky,
 like a chunk  of thrown coal,
 as if god  himself spat
 like a cornered rat.
 I really  want you to do this for me,
 will you have  one on me?
It  was dark; I was drunk  and half-dead,
and  we slept, knocking heads,
 sitting up  in the star-smoking air,
 knocking heads  like buoys.
 Don't you worry for  me!
 Will you have  one on me!
Meanwhile,  I will raise my own glass
to  how you made me fast
 and expendable,
 and I will drink to your excellent  health,
 and your cruelty.
 Will you have  one on me?
 --helpless  as a child,
 when you held me  in your arms,
 and I knew  that no other
 could ever love me--
 Oooh oooh ooh part : (, , , )
From  the courtyard, I floated in
 and watched  it go down.
Heard  the cup drop;
 thought, "Well,
 that's why they keep  them around."
 The blackguard  sat hard, down,
 with no head  on him now,
 and I  felt so bad,
 cause I didn't  know how
 to feel  bad enough
 to make him proud.
 Well daddy  longlegs, are you?
Daddy  longlegs, are you?
Daddy  longlegs, are you proud?

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Readable chord sheet for Have One On Me by Joanna Newsom

[A]/[F#m]: x04220
[F#]/[D]: 200232

[Gmaj7]From the courtyard, I floated i[A]n
and w[Bm]atched it go down.
[A]He[F#m]ard the cup drop;
thought, "Well,
that's why they [F#m]keep them around."
The b[C#m7]lackguard sat hard, dow[B]n,
with no [A]head on him now,
and [Dmaj7]I felt so bad,
cause I [Gmaj7]didn't know how
to f[F#]eel[D] bad [Em]enough
             [D] ([Dmaj7], [D7], Daug7)
to make him proud.

[Gmaj7]By the time you read this,
I will be so [Bm]far away.
[A]Da[F#m]ddy longlegs, how in the world
am I to be [F#m]expected to stay?
[C#m7]In the night—
in the nigh[B]t, you may[A] hear me call
[Dmaj7]Pa, stay your hand
[Gmaj7]and steel your resolve.
[F#]Sta[D]y where you [Em]are,
so long and [D]tall.

[D7]   [Daug7]

[D]Here's Lola--ta [C]da!--to do
her f[Bb]amous Spider [F]Dance for you!
[G]Lighten up your [A]pockets!
[F]Shake her skirts and [Eb]scatter, there,
a [Bb]shrieking, six-legged [Gm]millionaire
with a [C]blight in his sockets.

[D]Miss Montez,
the [C]Countess of La[Bb]nsfeld,
[F]appealed to the [G]King of [A]Bavaria,
saying, "[F]Pretty papa,
if you a[Eb]re my friend—
mister [Bb]daddy longlegs, they are [Gm]at it again!—
Can I s[C]ee ya?"

[D]Poor Lola! A t[C]arantula mounting
[Bb]Countess Lansfeld's

[F]handsome brass[G]iere,
while they all c[A]heer.
And the o[F]ld king fell from [Eb]grace,
while Lola fl[Bb]ed,
To save [Gm]face and her [C]career

[Am]You caught a [Em]fly, f[B7]loating [C]by,
[D]Wait for him to [F]drown in the dust;
[E7]drown in the dust of other flies,  [C]
[Am]whereby the machine is [Em]run,
[B7]and the deed is [C]done.
[D]Heaven has no w[F]ord
for the way [E7]you and your friends
have [C]treated poor Louis.[D]
[C]         [Bb]        [F]          [D]  [A]   ([D], [A])
May god save your poor soul, Lo-la!
(But t[G]here is[F] nothi[Eb]ng I adore[Bb],
[Cm]apart from that [G]whore's [F]black [C]heart.)

Well, [D]doesn't that just beat [C]all!
Miss Gilbert,
[Bb]called to Castle[F]maine
by the silver [G]dollar and the gold g[A]litter!
Well, [F]I've seen lots,
but [Eb]never, in a [Bb]million years,
would t[Gm]hink to see you, [C]here.
Though the l[D]ong road
begins and [C]ends with you,
I cannot s[Bb]eem to make am[F]ends
with[G] you, L[A]ouis.
When [F]we go out,
they're [Eb]bound to see [Bb]you with[Gm] me.

At [D]night, I walk in the p[C]ark,
with a whip,
between the l[Bb]ines
of the whispering [F]Jesuits,
who are [G]poisoning you [A]against me.
There's a [F]big black spider
hanging o[Eb]ver my door.
Can't go [Bb]anywhere, any[Gm]more.
Tell me, a[C]re you with me?

I c[D]alled to you, several [C]times,
while the [Bb]change took place
and t[F]hen arrived, all n[G]ight,
and I [A]died.
But [F]all these songs,
when [Eb]you and I are long g[Bb]one,
will carry [Gm]on.
Mud in your [C]eye.

[Am]You asked my [Em]hand,
[B7]hired a b[C]and.
"[D]In your heart is all th[F]at you need;
[E]ask and you will [C]receive," it is said.
I [B/C]threw my bou[Am]quet,
and I knocked 'em [Em]dead.
Bottle of [B7]white, bottle of [C]red.
[D]Helpless as a c[F]hild,
when you held [E]me in your arms,
and I kn[C]ew that no other
could ever love[B/C] me as you [Am]loved.
Love me as you [Em]loved,
But [B7]help me! I'm [C]leaving!
[D]I remember ev[F]erything,
[E]down to the sound of you [C]shaving--
the scrape of your razor,
the [B/C]dully-[Am]abrading black hair
that r[Em]emained
when you[B7] clutched at [C]me,
t[D]hat night I came u[F]pstairs, half-dead,
[E]and, in your kindness,
you put [C]me straightaway

in the cupboard,
with a [B/C]bottle of [Am]champagne,
and then, later, on a [Em]train.

It was [B7]dark out, I was h[C]alf-dead.
[D]I saw a star fall into the [F]sky,
like a [E]chunk of thrown coal,
as if [C]god himself spat
like a cornered [B/C]rat.
I real[Am]ly want you to do this for [Em]me,
will you [B7]have one on me[C]?
[D]It was dark; I was [F]drunk and half-dead,
[E]and we slept, knocking heads,
sitting [C]up in the star-smoking air,
knocking h[B/C]eads like bu[Am]oys.
Don't you worry for[Em] me!
Will you h[B7]ave one on m[C]e!
[D]Meanwhile, I will raise my own glass    [F]
[E]to how you made me fast
and e[C]xpendable,
and I will drink to your [B/C]excellent h[Am]ealth,
and your c[Em]ruelty.
Will you h[B7]ave one on [C]me?
-[D]-helpless as a [F]child,
when you held [E]me in your arms,
and I k[C]new that no other
could ever love [B]me-- [D]      [A]           [B]

Oooh oooh ooh part : ([B], [D], [A], [B])

[Gmaj7]From the courtyard, I floated [A]in
and w[Bm]atched it go down.
[A]He[F#m]ard the cup drop;
thought, "Well,
that's why they [F#m]keep them around."
The b[C#m7]lackguard sat hard, do[B]wn,
with no [A]head on him now,
and [Dmaj7]I felt so bad,
cause I [Gmaj7]didn't know how
to f[F#]eel[D] bad [Em]enough
to make him p[D]roud.

Well d[D7]addy longlegs, are y[D]ou?
[D7]Daddy longlegs, are [D]you?
[D7]Daddy longlegs, are you [Gmaj7]proud?

[F#] [D]  [Em]
[D]

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