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C I A

Ted Leo
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 x2 (acoustic only)
 x4 (all play loud)
 Sometimes the rain  upon the sea
 Can make the gray  look green to me.
 And when I'm into  all that gray,
 I'll make the morning  last all day.
 see I've been down  to New South Wales
  both my brothers've  been in jail,
 Ah, but my sister  - she got free
 Now she's across  the great gray sea.
 x 4 (loud)
 Now I've been hard,  too hard to find,
 But there's no paranoia  in my mind.
 There've been no comrades  dropping dimes,
 It's just I'm  working overtime.
 And I know  that in the end,
 I'll come clean  to all my friends.
 'Cause we all know  we all have sinned,
 And we all know  we're going to again.
 And when I  was late in checking  in,
 And I couldn't  say where I'd been,
 Well, I  bet you knew,
 'Cause you sometimes  do,
   (2 3 4)  (2 3 4)  x4
 And here we go 'round again...
 See, Molly  always knows just what to bring,
 When Reb's in  town, she always rings.
 You wanna know  what Tommy has to say?
 Is Terry feeling  better these days?
 You can ask  - take a look,
 We're all pretty  open books.
 What I stand for,  I mostly stand behind,
 And what I am,  I mostly can't hide.
 And when we were  late in getting  in,
 We couldn't  say where we'd been.
 So maybe  you knew,
 Like you sometimes  do  -
 I've got no  need to  pretend.
 
 Oh .I..,
 Only you  know what you've done.
 
 Oh .I..,
   x4 SOLO  x4
 Only you know what you've done.
 My father works  from 6 to 8,
 And he ain't given  up his faith,
 And so I haven't  given up myself,
   (2 3 4 1 2 3 4)  x4 (no electric)
 Though I sure could use a little help.
 Now it don't  take the writing of a song,
 To tell you what  I was doing in '01.
 Buy what I fear  that I might never see,
 Is where you  were back in '73.
 And why Mal,  he ain't around,
 Or if Everardo  was ever found.
 Or why Frankie  says that history's race is run,
 When we all know  it's just erased by those who've won.
 And when I was  late in weighing in,
 And I couldn't  say where I'd been,
 And, you thought  you knew,
 Like you sometimes  do,
 But you got  it wrong  again...
 But C.I.A.,  Only you  know what you've done
 Oh C.I.A.,  Only you  know what you've done.
 Oh  C.I.A., Ha! Only  you know what you've done.
  Bm D D A REPEAT(D-->A)TO FADE
 C.I.A Only you know what you've done. Only you know what you've done (call & respond)

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Readable chord sheet for C I A by Ted Leo

[D]     [A] x2 (acoustic only)
[D]     [A] x4 (all play loud)

Sometimes the rai[D]n upon the sea[A]
Can make the gra[D]y look green to m[A]e.
And when I'm i[D]nto all that gray,[A]
I'll make the [D]morning last all day.[A]
see I've been d[F#m]own to New South W[A]ales
 both my brot[Bm]hers've been in ja[E]il,
Ah, but my si[D]ster - she got fre[A]e
Now she's acr[D]oss the great gray [A]sea.

[D]        [A]   x 4 (loud)

Now I've been [D]hard, too hard to find[A],
But there's no [D]paranoia in my mind[A].
There've been no [D]comrades dropping dim[A]es,
It's just I'm[D] working overtime[A].
And I k[F#m]now that in the end[A],
I'll come [Bm]clean to all my fri[E]ends.
'Cause we all k[D]now we all have si[A]nned,
And we all k[D]now we're going to ag[A]ain.

And when [Bm]I was late in che[A]cking in,
And I could[D]n't say where I'd b[Bm]een,
Well, [F#m]I bet you kne[A]w,
'Cause you [F#m]sometimes do[A],
    [F#m]         [A]         [E]  (2 3 4)   [Em] (2 3 4)  [D]    [A]   x4
And here we go 'round again...

See, Mol[D]ly always knows just what to b[A]ring,
When Reb's in[D] town, she always rin[A]gs.
You wanna k[D]now what Tommy has to s[A]ay?
Is Terry f[D]eeling better these day[A]s?
You can a[F#m]sk - take a loo[A]k,
We're all [Bm]pretty open book[E]s.
What I stand f[D]or, I mostly stand behi[A]nd,
And what I [D]am, I mostly can't hid[A]e.
And when we [Bm]were late in getti[A]ng in,
We couldn'[D]t say where we'd be[Bm]en.
So ma[F#m]ybe you kne[A]w,
Like you [F#m]sometimes do[A] -
I've got [F#m]no need [A]to pret[E]end.   [Em]
      [Bm]
Oh [C].I.[A].,
Only y[D]ou know what you've [F#m]done.
    [Bm]
Oh  [C].I.[A].,
      [D]                   [D]       [A] x4    SOLO   [D]     [A]    x4
Only you know what you've done.
My father wor[F#m]ks from 6 to 8[A],
And he ain't [Bm]given up his fait[E]h,
And so I [D]haven't given up myse[A]lf,
         [D]                         [A]   (2 3 4 1 2 3 4)   [D]     [A]   x4 (no electric)
Though I sure could use a little help.
Now it do[D]n't take the writing of a [A]song,
To tell you wh[D]at I was doing in '0[A]1.
Buy what I [D]fear that I might never se[A]e,
Is where you[D] were back in '73[A].
And why Ma[F#m]l, he ain't around[A],
Or if Ever[Bm]ardo was ever foun[E]d.
Or why Frank[D]ie says that history's race is [A]run,
When we all k[D]now it's just erased by those who've w[A]on.
And when I w[Bm]as late in weighing [A]in,
And I could[D]n't say where I'd be[Bm]en,
And, you t[F#m]hought you knew,[A]
Like you s[F#m]ometimes do[A],
But you [F#m]got it wro[A]ng agai[E]n...        [Em]
But C.I[Bm].A., Only yo[D]u know what you've do[F#m]ne
Oh C.I.[Bm]A.,  Only yo[D]u know what you've do[F#m]ne.
Oh[Bm] C.I.A.,   Ha!  O[D]nly you know what you've d[F#m]one.
    Bm         D                     D            A   REPEAT(D-->A)TO FADE
C.I.A    Only you know what you've done.    Only you know what you've done (call & respond)

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