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A Girl In Port

Okkervil River
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Strum
D-DU-UDU
Let  fall your
soft  and swaying skirt;  let fall your
shoes;  let fall your shirt.  I'm not the
lady-killing  sort.  Enough to
hurt  a girl in port.
Marie's  gone
blonde,  and lost a stone.  She lay on her
lawn,  spun and alone.  And when the
morning  sun, it rose  upon
Marie,  and her lacy clothes.  It lit her
up,  and she walked around  the winding
streets  of Camden town.  She don't know
who  she wants to be,  but if I
knew,  I’d tell Marie.
 And Cindy tells me she's had fun,
 Sitting back stage,someone's plus one.
 Up in her room,the records spin
 a needle in the grooves that she's worn thin.
 Well, she lifts her sleeve and she sees a name.
 And she's got a smile on her face
 And she's got a story you can't see
 Well, that's just between that name and Cindy.
 And before Holly made her way
 Over the sea and far away,
 She's telling me inside her car
 driving us back from the Crystal Corner bar.
 I lost her there; I fell from hell
 Cut some fresh pieces from myself
 Then for a second something in me
 Said leave today, it's time, Holly.
 Oh, I'm a weak and lonely sort,
 Though I'm not sailing just for sport.
 I've come to feel out on the sea
 These urgent lives press against me.
 I'm just aghast; I'm not a part
 My tender head with my easy heart.
 These several years out on the sea
 Made me empty, cold, and clear pour yourself into me.

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Readable chord sheet for A Girl In Port by Okkervil River

[A]Let fall your
[G]soft and swaying s[D]kirt; let fall your
[A]shoes; let fall your s[Em]hirt. I'm not the
[G]lady-killing s[D]ort. Enough to
[A]hurt [G]  a girl in por[D]t.

[A]Marie's gone
[G]blonde, and lost a s[D]tone. She lay on her
[A]lawn, spun and al[Em]one. And when the
[G]morning sun, it r[D]ose upon
[A]Marie, and her lacy c[Em]lothes. It lit her
[G]up, and she walked ar[D]ound the winding
[A]streets of Camden t[Em]own. She don't know
[G]who she wants to [D]be, but if I
[A]knew, [G]  I’d tell Ma[D]rie.

And Cindy tells me she's had fun,
Sitting back stage,someone's plus one.
Up in her room,the records spin
a needle in the grooves that she's worn thin.
Well, she lifts her sleeve and she sees a name.
And she's got a smile on her face
And she's got a story you can't see
Well, that's just between that name and Cindy.

[A] [Asus4] [A]

And before Holly made her way
Over the sea and far away,
She's telling me inside her car
driving us back from the Crystal Corner bar.
I lost her there; I fell from hell
Cut some fresh pieces from myself
Then for a second something in me
Said leave today, it's time, Holly.

Oh, I'm a weak and lonely sort,
Though I'm not sailing just for sport.
I've come to feel out on the sea
These urgent lives press against me.
I'm just aghast; I'm not a part
My tender head with my easy heart.
These several years out on the sea
Made me empty, cold, and clear pour yourself into me.

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