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I Was A Lid

Manchester Orchestra
Version1
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 x2
I  was a lid on a house  we barely speak of
Folded  again I could see  myself inside
 And I  was amazed how a God  could know my first name
 And you  were amazed at the difference  in my speech 2, 3, 4
 So what  of your words, did I know  you would deceive me?
 And one  better in for a calmness  in my side
 So I  made a way from a top  east fractioned godspeed
 And  what a debate do you  still know my full name
 And I  was the one that decided to light you on fire
 And you  were a tree with a root that was wrapped in my brain
 So build  me a sign make me know that you speak of a light
 How dirty  you plead, dirty you plead, dirty you plead, please
You  know how you thought I ditched your house,  I'm faking causes
And  I needn't a word I am the saddest  version yet
So  what is the price I pay to be  this wrong and stop  one?
I  was the man that claimed to see  but now I'm not
 x2
I  am afraid of the good  and bad beneath me
 So give  me a sign for the angels  on my feet
I  was a man yeah I swear  I was a man
 So keep  me alive for the angels  in my feet
 Cause I  am a way for a man  to rid his skin clean
 So send  me a sign for the ones  who need my seed
And  I had a  dream I killed our families
And  you were the one  I hoped you'd blame
And  I felt a baby  in your stomach
I  knew who he was  but he had no name
(Acoustic or not, you can end it like this):
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Readable chord sheet for I Was A Lid by Manchester Orchestra

[Bm] [D] x2

[Bm]I was a lid on a [D]house we barely speak of
[Bm]Folded again I could [D]see myself inside
And [Bm]I was amazed how a [D]God could know my first name
And [Bm]you were amazed at the [D]difference in my speech 2, 3, 4

[Bm] [D]

So [Bm]what of your words, did I [D]know you would deceive me?
And [Bm]one better in for a [D]calmness in my side
So [Bm]I made a way from a [D]top east fractioned godspeed
And[Bm] what a debate do you[D] still know my full name

[Em] [G] [Bm]
[Em] [G] [D]

And [Bm]I was the one that decided to light you on fire[D]
And [Bm]you were a tree with a root that was wrapped in my brain[D]
So [Bm]build me a sign make me know that you speak of a light[D]
How [Bm]dirty you plead, dirty you plead, dirty you plead, please[D]

[Em]You know how you thought I ditched your [G]house, I'm faking ca[Bm]uses
[Em]And I needn't a word I am the s[G]addest version yet[D]
[Em]So what is the price I pay to [G]be this wrong and [Bm]stop one?
[Em]I was the man that claimed to [G]see but now I'm [D]not

[Bm] [D] x2

[Bm]I am afraid of the [D]good and bad beneath me
So [Bm]give me a sign for the [D]angels on my feet
[Bm]I was a man yeah I [D]swear I was a man
So [Bm]keep me alive for the [D]angels in my feet

Cause [Bm]I am a way for a [D]man to rid his skin clean
So [Bm]send me a sign for the [D]ones who need my seed

[Em] [G] [Bm]
[Em] [G] [D]

[Em]And I had a[G] dream I killed our f[Bm]amilies
[Em]And you were the [G]one I hoped you'd blame[D]
[Em]And I felt a [G]baby in your sto[Bm]mach
[Em]I knew who he [G]was but he had no name[D]

(Acoustic or not, you can end it like this):
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|-7-9-10-10/9/7-5-2---7-9-10-10/9/7-5-|

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