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The Naming Of Things by Andrew Bird

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Chord diagramDm7Dm7
you remind me of you
                    Chord diagramC majorC
the way you shot right through and how
you broke my window glass,
Chord diagramDm7Dm7
fast it happened so fast
         Chord diagramC majorC
I have to confess that I
        Chord diagramG+G
that I was impressed that I
       Chord diagramD/F#D/F#
that I was impressed that i
        Chord diagramG+G
despite all the mess and the broken glass
       Chord diagramC majorC
I was impressed

(Same Chords as above)

here's where I disappeared
where I fell off the pier and to..
and to be rescued I did wait
I watched waterbugs skate
as they draw figure eights as they draw
from the bottom of the lake as they draw
I watched waterbugs skate as they draw
            Chord diagramFF                Chord diagramG+G ---G--G#
From the bottom of the lake I watched the waterbugs skate

Chord diagramA minorAm
memories like mohair sweaters
                    C/b
stretched and pilled faux distressed letters
Chord diagramA minorAm
moose's horns and figure eights
white plastic bags in search of mates
      Chord diagramC majorC
what suffocates the land
      Chord diagramG+G
in the memory of garbage can
        Chord diagramD/F#D/F#
memory of garbage can

Chorus
Chord diagramC majorC
you can't be found when the bell rings
Chord diagramC majorC
you weren't there that day for the naming of things
        Chord diagramG+G
the naming of things
            Chord diagramD/F#D/F#
The naming of things
             Chord diagramG+G
where the homeroom bell rings
           Chord diagramE MajorE
the homeroom bell rings

Solo-  Chord diagramC majorC  x4      1234

Chord diagramDm7Dm7
hey, just look at the mess you made today
               Chord diagramC majorC
didn't really think it would get this bad
Chord diagramDm7Dm7
hey, feel like you're living in a Russian play
                Chord diagramC majorC
where it seems like you made everybody mad

(Same Chords as Verse 1)
you remind me of you
when you shot through
and broke my window glass
it happened so fast
I have to confess
I was impressed, I was impressed
despite all the mess and the broken glass
I was impressed

Repeat chorus
Chorus
Chord diagramC majorC
you can't be found when the bell rings
       Chord diagramC majorC
you weren't there that day for the naming of things
        Chord diagramG+G
the naming of things
        Chord diagramD/F#D/F#
The naming of things
             Chord diagramG+G
where the homeroom bell rings
           Chord diagramC majorC
the homeroom bell rings
          Chord diagramG+G
Its the naming of things
       Chord diagramE MajorE
the naming of--

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