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Dead Faces

Okkervil River
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D-DU-UDU
 and we have fun – we go laughing  and running
 down to the water,  there by the sea
 where the body  just floats  like a rowboat
 and the moon’s  like a harbor light lit  in this  sky
 and this picture’s  got a woman who looks  like you
 and a guy  who looks just like someone  I’ve seen
 when it turns  out - I hope  that it turns  out
 I hope that it turns  out the way  that you dreamed
 embarcadero train  station’s empty
 and I just  cannot believe  how long  it takes
all  the way home  through the city
 and everyone’s looking  - least, it’s nice to believe  everyone’s looking
 this picture’s  got a woman who looks  like you
 and a guy  who looks just like someone  I’ve seen
 when it turns  out, I hope  that it turns  out
 I hope that it turns  out the way  that you dreamed
 ghostly faces at my living-room window
 they are not scared  of me 'cause they know  I can’t hurt  them
 they press  up and see,  in the lamp-glow
 all of the hurt  and the love inside  of me
 it’s their final  duty
 to see  right through me
 twelve hours  'til the dawn
 but we’ve got  to hold on,  hold on to me...
 because we’ll be running
down  to the water  this morning
 well, nobody waits  for you to believe
 in ghosts,  lit by moonlight  or dawning
 or in this picture  of you  and me

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Readable chord sheet for Dead Faces by Okkervil River

[G]
and we have fun – we go l[C]aughing and r[G]unning
down to the [D]water, there by the [Am]sea [C]
where the [G]body just [C]floats like a [G]rowboat
and the m[D]oon’s like a harbor light [Am]lit in this[C] sky

and this p[Em]icture’s got a woman who l[G]ooks like you
and a [D]guy who looks just like [Am]someone I’ve [C]seen
when it [G]turns out - I [C]hope that it [G]turns out
I hope that it [D]turns out the [C]way that you [G]dreamed

[C] [G]
embarcadero [C]train station’s [G]empty
and I [D]just cannot bel[Am]ieve how l[C]ong it takes
[G]all the way [C]home through the [G]city
and everyone’s [D]looking - least, it’s nice to be[Am]lieve everyone’s [C]looking

this [Em]picture’s got a woman who [G]looks like you
and a [D]guy who looks just like [Am]someone I’ve [C]seen
when it [G]turns out, I h[C]ope that it t[G]urns out
I hope that it [D]turns out the [C]way that you [G]dreamed

[C] [G]
ghostly faces at my l[C]iving-room [G]window
they are not [D]scared of me 'cause they [Am]know I can’t [C]hurt them
they [G]press up and [C]see, in the [G]lamp-glow
all of the [D]hurt and the love in[Am]side of [C]me

it’s their [Em]final dut[C]y
to [Em]see right through [C]me
twelve [Em]hours 'til the [D]dawn
but we’ve [Am]got to hold [D]on, hold on to me...
because we’ll be [G]running

[C] [G] [D] [Am] [C]
[G] [C] [G] [D] [Am] [C]

[G]down to the [C]water this [G]morning
well, nobody [D]waits for you to bel[Am]ieve [C]
in [G]ghosts, lit by [C]moonlight or [G]dawning
or in this [D]picture of [C]you and [G]me

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