Plus Ones
Okkervil RiverVersion1
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D-DU-UDU
No one wants to hear about your 97th tear,
so dry your eyes or let it go
uncried, my dear. I am all out of love to mouth into your ear, and not above
letting a love song disappear before it's written.
And no one wants a tune about the 100th luftballoon that was seen
shooting from the window of your room, to be a spot against the sky's
colossal gloom and land, deflated, in some neighbor state that's strewn with
99 others.
8 Chinese brothers; well, there's a reason why the last is smiling wide
and sitting higher than the others,
swinging his arms.
You would probably die before you shot up 9 miles high
Your eyes dilated as light played upon the sight
Of TVC16 as it sings you goodnight
Relaxed as hell and locked up in cell 45
I hope you're feeling better
51st way to leave your lover
Admittedly, it doesn't seem to be as gentle or as clean as all the others
Even a scars all in the after hours of some Greenpoint bar
I told you, I can't listen, baby, 'bout the 4th time you were a lady
and how your forthrightness betrayed a secret shyness
Stripped away by days of being hailed as "your highness"
And what's new pussycat, as you were once a lionness
They cut your claws out
Kitten, not everyone's keen on lighting candle 17,
the party's done, the cake's all gone, the plates are clean
The chauffeur's near and from the cheerless mezzanine
And in just one year, this straight world could pay to see
what they have been missing
You were caught kissing 8 chinese brothers
Well, there's a reason why the last is smiling wide and sitting higher than the others
Staking with charm
And he says, "Lets get lost, let them send out alarms
He says, "Let's get crossed out and come to harm"
"Lets make the world's stupidest stand and truly mean it
Lets hit the limit of loss over lover's arms
No, lets exceed it"
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Readable chord sheet for Plus Ones by Okkervil River
[D]
[D]No one wants to h[G]ear about your [Em]97th t[G]ear,
so dry your e[Em]yes or let it g[G]o
uncried, my[A] dear. I am all o[Em]ut of love to m[G]outh into you[A]r ear, and not ab[Em]ove
letting a l[G]ove song d[A]isappear before it[Em]'s written. [Em] [G] [A]
And no[D] one wants a tu[G]ne about the [Em]100th luft[G]balloon that was seen
[Em]shooting from the wi[G]ndow of your r[A]oom, to be a s[Em]pot against the sk[G]y's
colossal[A] gloom and land, def[Em]lated, in some ne[G]ighbor state that's[A] strewn with
99 [Em]others. [Em] [G] [A]
[Em] 8 Chinese brot[A]hers; well, there's a r[D]eason why the l[A]ast is smiling wi[Em]de
and sitting h[G]igher than the [A]others,
swinging his ar[Em]ms. [G] [A]
[D]You would probabl[G]y die before yo[Em]u shot[G] up 9 miles high
Your eyes[Em] dilated as lig[G]ht played upon the [A]sight
O[Em]f TVC16 as it s[G]ings you good[A]night
R[Em]elaxed as hell[G] and locked up in c[A]ell 45
[Em]I hope you're feeling bett[Em]er [G] [A]
[Em]51st way to leave[A] your lover
A[D]dmittedly, it d[A]oesn't seem to be[Em] as gentle or as c[G]lean as all the[A] others
E[Em]ven a scars all in the after hours of some Greenpoint bar [G] [A]
[D]I told you, I can't listen, [G]baby, 'bout the[Em] 4th time you were a[G] lady
[Em]and how your fo[G]rthrightness betray[A]ed a secret shyness
[Em]Stripped away by days of [G]being hailed as "your [A]highness"
And what's new [Em]pussycat, as y[G]ou were once a lion[A]ness
[Em]They cut your claws o[Em]ut [G] [A]
[D]Kitten, not e[G]veryone's keen [Em]on lighting candle 1[G]7,
the party's d[Em]one, the cake's[G] all gone, the plat[A]es are clean
The chauffeur's [Em]near and from t[G]he cheerless mezzan[A]ine
And in just one [Em]year, this stra[G]ight world could pa[A]y to see
[Em]what they have been missin[Em]g [G] [A]
[Em]You were caught kissing 8 chinese bro[A]thers
Well, there's a r[D]eason why the l[A]ast is smiling wi[Em]de and sitting hig[G]her than the ot[A]hers
[Em]Staking with char[G]m [A]
[Em]And he says, "Lets get lost, let them send out al[A]arms
[Em]He says, "Let's get crossed out and come to [A]harm"
[Em]"Lets make the world's stupidest stand and tru[A]ly mean it
[Em]Lets hit the limit of loss over lover[A]'s arms
[Em]No, lets exceed it"