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Calling And Not Calling My Ex

Okkervil River
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Strum
D-DU-UDU
 (little riff)  x2
 She was once mine
  /
 That smile that shines from the glossy magazine that stuck inside the Sunday Times
 She was so sweet  on Christmas Eve
 With the snow set deep, when we went walking through the pines
 I had just been fired  and her first offer had arrived
 And the new year would see her flying  far away from me
?(002223)
 Though I didn't know it at the time
 With outstretched hands
 
 Now she commands
 A famous figure  for every picture
 
 And she stands up strong and she demands
 And they deliver
 Yeah, she's a fixture
 And it's a mixture  of dumb jealousy and fear  that I might feel, should she appear
 Just like it hasn't been three years
 And there's a distance  to her voice over the phone  and that's because she stands D/F
 alone
 While I'm still sitting here
 Girl, you see me here  on another quiet night
 I will wait until another  indistinguishable day  arrives
 I'll decide  where the light's even and bright
 Where my life's sweet as it's slightly,  disappointedly, just gliding  softly by
 And you won't wait for  me in some secluded stand  of trees some Christmas Eve some
god  was kind enough to set aside
 Although I'd love  you to, I'm proud of you
 God knows  I'm feeling really stupid now
 
 For having ever said goodbye
 During the fight
 
 I said, "Yeah right"
 
 When you insisted that I visit, that you'd write
 
 Now, I know you're working hard so I never hear from you, and that's fine
 
 You look the same on TV as when you were mine
 I walk  in from the kitchen and I finger  the remote  control
 I watch  you from the distance, you go walking  through the terminal
 I remember  ever instance, when you stung  me
 Oh, you're so lovely
 Oh, you're so smart
  /Fx2
 So, go turn their heads, go knock them dead, go break their hearts
 
 Go break their hearts
 Baby, break their hearts
 And I know you will

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Readable chord sheet for Calling And Not Calling My Ex by Okkervil River

[D] [D] (little riff) [G] [G/f#] x2

She was once [D]mine
                [G]      [G/f#]                [D]                                 [G] [G]/[F#]
That smile that shines from the glossy magazine that stuck inside the Sunday Times
She was so [D]sweet on Christmas [G]Eve  [G/F#]
With the snow set deep, when we went walking through the pines
I had just been [Em]fired and her first offer had [G]arrived
And the new year would see her [D/F#]flying far away from me
[A]               [A]?(002223)     [D]     [G] [G/f#]
Though I didn't know it at the time
With outstretched [D]hands
        [G]         [G/f#]
Now she commands
A famous [D]figure for every [A]picture
        [D]                        [G]        [G/f#]
And she stands up strong and she demands
And they [D]deliver
Yeah, she's a [A]fixture
And it's a [Em]mixture of dumb jealousy and [G]fear that I might feel, should she [D/F#]appear
Just like it hasn't been three [A]years
And there's a [Em]distance to her voice over the [G]phone and that's because she stands D/F
alone
While I'm still sitting [A]here   [A]
Girl, you see me [Em]here on another quiet [Bm]night
I will wait until an[D/F#]other indistinguishable [A]day arrives
I'll de[Em]cide where the light's even and [Bm]bright
Where my life's sweet as it's [D/F#]slightly, disappointedly, just [A]gliding softly [Em]by
And you won't wait [Bm]for me in some secluded [D/F#]stand of trees some Christmas Eve some
[A]god was kind enough to set a[Em]side
Although I'd [Bm]love you to, I'm proud of you
God [D/F#]knows I'm feeling really stupid [A]now
                         [D]    [G]  [G/f#]
For having ever said goodbye
During the [D]fight
              [G]       [G/f#]
I said, "Yeah right"
         [D]                                 [G]        [G/f#]
When you insisted that I visit, that you'd write
                           [D]                                         [G]     [G/f#]
Now, I know you're working hard so I never hear from you, and that's fine
             [D]                           [G]       [G/f#]
You look the same on TV as when you were mine
I [Em]walk in from the kitchen and I [Bm]finger the re[A]mote control
I [Em]watch you from the distance, you go [Bm]walking through the [A]terminal
I [Em]remember ever instance, when you [D/F#]stung me
Oh, you're so [A]lovely
Oh, you're so [Em]smart
                  [G]                    [A]                    [D]      [G]   [G]/F
So, go turn their heads, go knock them dead, go break their hearts
               [D]      [G] [G/f#]
Go break their hearts
Baby, break their hearts
And I know you will

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