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Part Of The Whole

Kevin Devine
Version1
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
/ pulls off the g string. Does this other parts of the song
/ -->e|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3 You have to listen for it.
b|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1
g|2-2-2-2-0-0-2-2
d|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3
 x2 more times
 Back of your mind
  You're counting it down
  You want what you want
  You're not worrying now
  Taunt the TVs
  Left, right, left
  Hear the lights change
  And hide in your head
  You slide off the side
  And curse in your sleep
  You kiss your clay lips
  And kill the canteen
  So now its all gone
  It's all leaving or left
  The bees will die out
  And you'll wonder who's next
 And so  as part  of the whole
  You try'n let go  of
  All  that you  can't control
 (same as verse 1, sometimes he plays the chords an octave higher)
 Cause you spent all your spin
 2004, but nothing much changed,
 And nothing felt sure.
 Except maybe one thing
 One ominous fact
 So you checked yourself out
 With the crowd that's rolled back
 While you're waving goodbye
 Clouds grouped in white flags
 Prospectors line up
 Cuffed jeans and messenger bags
 Seeing memories sold
 Grave plots in the glow
 Cafes and condos
 Watch'em go watch'em go, oh
 watch'em go, watch'em go
 (same as first until noted)
 And so as part of the whole
 You try'n let go of
 All that you can't control
 So most of you stay
 You settle in waves
 Complacently asleep
 Or a quarter awake
 Keep down the dertif' in your brain
You  can't  take
Truth you  can't  face
Truth you  can't  fake
 You gotta face it, oh
  You gotta face it, oh
  You gotta face it

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Readable chord sheet for Part Of The Whole by Kevin Devine

[Am] [A7] [Bm7] [F]/[G]      pulls off the g string. Does this other parts of the song
[Am] [A7] [Bm7] [F]/[G] -->e|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3         You have to listen for it.
                 b|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1
                 g|2-2-2-2-0-0-2-2
                 d|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3
[Am] [A7] [Bm7] [F/G] x2 more times

[Am]  Back of your m[A7]ind
  You're counting it [Bm7]down
  You want what you w[F/G]ant
  You're not worrying no[Am]w
  Taunt the [A7]TVs
  Left, right, l[Bm7]eft
  Hear the lights ch[F/G]ange
  And hide in your he[Am]ad
  You slide off the s[A7]ide
  And curse in your sl[Bm7]eep
  You kiss your clay l[F/G]ips
  And kill the cant[Am]een
  So now its all go[A7]ne
  It's all leaving or l[Bm7]eft
  The bees will die [F/G]out

  And you'll wonder who's next

[C/G]      And s[G]o as part[F] of the w[D/A]hole
  You try'n let g[C/G]o of
  A[G]ll that yo[F]u can't co[D/A]ntrol[Am]   [E]     [F]       [F]         [G]

(same as verse 1, sometimes he plays the chords an octave higher)
Cause you spent all your spin
2004, but nothing much changed,
And nothing felt sure.
Except maybe one thing
One ominous fact
So you checked yourself out
With the crowd that's rolled back
While you're waving goodbye
Clouds grouped in white flags
Prospectors line up
Cuffed jeans and messenger bags
Seeing memories sold
Grave plots in the glow
Cafes and condos
Watch'em go watch'em go, oh
watch'em go, watch'em go

(same as first until noted)

And so as part of the whole
You try'n let go of
All that you can't control
So most of you stay
You settle in waves
Complacently asleep
Or a quarter awake
Keep down the dertif' in your [D/A]brain
[Am]You c[E]an't ta[F]ke
[D/A]Truth [Am]you ca[E]n't fa[F]ce
[D/A]Truth [Am]you ca[E]n't fa[F]ke  [F/G]

[Ending]
[Am] You gotta face it, [A7]oh
 You gotta face it, [Bm7]oh
 You gotta face it[F/G]

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