Pilot chords by Aldous Harding

• Capo on 3rd

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)


Rhythm 4/4 all the way, except for the two changes marked with slashes
Playing every D as D/A sounds better

Intro:
A Am A Am

Verse 1:
Am                  Em
I don't know how to behave
          D
Reacting, fists dangling
Am                  Em
About the same time every day
Em                A         Am
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Verse 2:
Am                        Em
Sometimes an outfit blows in from the street
G                   D
I can bring in the bolts and sleep
        Am                 Em
But the old flag knits and rises
                  D                A Am
Shells and shards dust the yard

Verse 3:
Am                     Em
I wish it was white, I wish it was white
                           D             A Am
But it needs blood for the new erection

Verse 4:
Am                 Em
I try to be light, stop the low talk‚
G                      D
But I am a coward, and Camus was right
Am                      Em
You slide like a bangle down the day's arm
                       D
Waiting the hand to be given away
Am                      Em
But I don't deserve it, I won't wear it
                       D                   A Am
I know it's a gift but Christmas is gone

Verse 5:
Am                             Em
I'm ashamed of the quiet but I want to be silent
G                  D
Always practicing, still no grace

Instrumental:
Am Em G D

Verse 6:
Am                Em
I get so anxious I need a tattoo
G                  D
Something binding, that hides me
    Am                     Em
But when the time comes to design it
                 D              Am      Em      G
It opens up like height under a pilot
     D                      Am      Em
Like height under a pilot
G                D              A
It opens up like height under a pilot
A     Am
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