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Reconstruction Site

The Weakerthans
Version1
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
:  022200 :  x2444x
:  x02300 :  x0244x
:  x24500 :  244xxx
 //: Tacet (stop)
 Well, I'm lost
 I'm afraid
Rope  tying down a leaky boat
 To the roof  of a car on a road  in the dark and it's snowing
 If I'm more  then it means  less
 Last call for happiness
 I'm your dress  near the back of your knees  and your slip is showing
 I'm a float  in a summer  parade
 Up the street in the town  that you  were born in
 With a girl  at the top  wearing tulle
 And a Miss Somewhere sash, waving  like the queen
 Well beauty's just another word
 I'm never certain how to spell
 Go tell the nurse to turn the T.V  . back  on
 Throw away my misery
 It never meant that much to me
  //
 It never sent a get-well card.
 And I'm broke,  like a bad joke
 Somebody's uncle told
 At a wedding  reception in nineteen  seventy-two
 Where a little  boy under a table  with cake in his hair
Stared  at the grown-up feet  as they danced and swayed
 (Let all chords ring until chorus)
 And his father  laughed and talked  on the long ride home
 And his mother  laughed and talked  on the long ride home
 And he thought  about how everyone  dies someday
 And when  tomorrow gets  here, where will yesterday be
 And fell  asleep in his brand  new winter coat
 Buy me a shiny new machine  that runs on lies and gasoline
 And all those batteries we stole  from smoke alarms
 And disassembles my despair
 It never took me anywhere
  //
 It never once bought me a drink

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Readable chord sheet for Reconstruction Site by The Weakerthans

[E]: 022200           [C#m]: x2444x
[Asus2]: x02300       [Asus2]: x0244x
[Bsus4]: x24500       [F#m]: 244xxx
//: Tacet (stop)

[E] [Asus2] [Bsus4]

Well, I'm [E]lost
I'm [Asus2]afraid
[Bsus4]Rope tying down a leaky boat
To the [E]roof of a car on a [Asus2]road in the dark and it's [Bsus4]snowing
If I'm [E]more then it [Asus2]means less[Bsus4]

Last call for happiness
I'm your [E]dress near the back of your [Asus2]knees and your slip is show[Bsus4]ing
I'm a [E]float in a [Asus2]summer parade[Bsus4]
Up the street in the town[E] that you[Asus2] were born in[Bsus4]
With a [E]girl at the [Asus2]top wearing [Bsus4]tulle
And a Miss Somewhere [E]sash, [Asus2]waving like the [Bsus4]queen

[C#m]   Well beauty's just another word[Asus2]
I'm never certain how to spel[F#m]l
Go tell the nurse to turn the [Asus2]T.V .  [Bsus4]back on
[C#m]  Throw away my misery[Asus2]
It never meant that much to [Bsus4]me
                          //
It never sent a get-well card.

And I'm [E]broke, like a [Asus2]bad   [Bsus4]joke

Somebody's uncle told
At a [E]wedding reception in [Asus2]nineteen seventy-[Bsus4]two
Where a [E]little boy under a [Asus2]table with cake in his [Bsus4]hair
[E]Stared at the grown-up [Asus2]feet as they danced and [Bsus4]swayed

(Let all chords ring until chorus)

And his [E]father laughed and [Asus2]talked on the long ride [Bsus4]home
And his [E]mother laughed and [Asus2]talked on the long ride [Bsus4]home
And he t[E]hought about how [Asus2]everyone dies some[Bsus4]day
And [E]when tomorrow [Asus2]gets here, where will yesterday [Bsus4]be
And [E]fell asleep in his [Asus2]brand new winter [Bsus4]coat

[C#m]  Buy me a shiny new mac[Asus2]hine that runs on lies and gaso[F#m]line
[Asus2]  And all those batteries we stole[Bsus4] from smoke alarms
[C#m]  And disassembles my despair[Asus2]
It never took me anyw[Bsus2]here
                           //
It never once bought me a drink

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