The Spine Song chords by Cake Bake Betty

and you're down
          F
for the count
           Am
you are dancing with men
         F
going round and around
               Am
and you're scared
               F
and you're sure
              Am
that your spine will dissolve
            F
you will fall to the floor
           Am
you will take
              F
what you need
             Am
and the headaches will come
          F
but at least you can breathe
         Am
as the smoke
            F
fills your lungs
          Am
we will wait for the day
          F
we'll rejoice when it comes

           C
on your birthday
      G
you woke up
      F
the snow was on the ground
      G
you opened books and peeked inside
       F
they kissed you on your crown
       G
with pins in your fingers
      F
you held yourself up high
      G
the picture peeled the person
       F
they let themselves divide


     Am
you arrive
         F
at the place
      Am
it is not what you want
        F
but it is what you chase
          Am
so you don't
           F
have to hold
Am
all of the candles
       F
that burn on their own
           Am
you will steal
          F
all the smells
       F
that cut through your nose and inside on your cells
             Am
when it's time
      F
to escape
       F
you realize you've waited until it's too late


            C
but your birthday
G
inflated
     F
the bones with which you creak
       F
they stole your shoes and brought you to
      F
the caverns of their teeth
      C
you pleaded
    G
oh kind sir
          F
please let me say goodbye
       G
your soul ripped from your stomach
      F
you gave an awful cry
F
a cry
F
a cry
F
a cry

       F
and when I have died
F
will you use my spine
    F
to swing from tree to tree in search of
F
places pleasing to the eye?


       F
and when I have died
F
will you use my spine
    F
to swing from tree to tree in search of
F
places pleasing to the eye?


       F
and when I have died
F
will you use my spine
    F
to swing from tree to tree in search of
F
places pleasing to the eye?


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G
I said
F
I'm sorry dear
G
I said
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I'm sorry dear
            F
but you don't listen
          G
no you don't listen
      F