The Calendar That Hung Itself chords by Bright Eyes

Chords with lyrics

Bright Eyes (Connor Oberst)
"The Calendar That Hung Itself"
faithfully reproduced here by Evan Gavry



VERSE:

           Does he kiss your eyelids... Does he sing to you
incessantly....

I-x-------------------------------------6-------------------5----------I
I-x-------------------------------------8-------------------6----------I
I-x-------------------------------------7-------------------7----------I
I-x-------------------------------------5-------------------7----------I of
I-x-------------------------------------x-------------------5----------I
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Repeat for rest
verse

 Muted eighth notes on the beat    ^Strum up like in reggae or ska, on
the off beat

CHORUS:

  Does he lie awake listening to your breath...
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I--8-----------7-----------7--------------------I
I--8-----------7-10---8-10-7------8----10-8-----I
I--6-----------5-10---8-10-5------8----10-8-----I
I--x-----------x-8----6-8--x------6----8--6-----I


 Wor-ried you smoke too many cigarettes...
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I--8--10-----------------7-----------------I
I--8--10---10--8-----10--7----8-10-8-------I
I--6--8----10--8-----10--5----8-10-8-------I
I--x--x----8---6-----8---x----6-8--6-------I


 Is he coughin' now on a bathroom floor? For every...
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I-------8----10--7--------7---8----5-----------3--5-----I
I-------8----10--7--------7---8----5-----------3--5-----I
I-------6----8---5--------5---6----3-----------1--3-----I


  You won't ever see and must hold inside your-self, eternally...
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-----------8-10-7------------7------10--------8-----10-7-----------------------I
-----------8-10-7------------5------10--------8-----10-7-----------------------I
-----------6-8--5------------x------8---------6-----8--5-----------------------I

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