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Pop Lie by Okkervil River

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B l x2

E
    all sweetly sung and succinctly stated
E
    words and music he calculated
B
     to  make you sing along
E
 B
     with your stereo on as you stand in shorts on your lawn

E
     get completely incorporated
E
     by some couple who consummated
B
     all their love by the dawn
E
       B
   a falling star wished upon that flashed in the sky and was gone

B
     and mouths wet      and blonde hair braided
E
     by the back room the kids all waited
B
     to meet the man in bright green
A
      B
   who had dreamed up the dream that they wrecked their hearts upon

         B
he’s the liar who lied in his pop song
           B
and you’re lying when you sing along
           B
yes you’re lying when you sing along


B l x2


E
     so here’s the car seat so cruelly weighted
E
     and here’s to faces already faded
B
  at the end of a day
E
       B
     when they just threw away the only good thing that they owned
                B
and now they’re    pinned down      and strangula---ted
E
    at the food court the float’s inflated
B
    people line up to see
A
      B
	  the man who dreamed up the dream that they wrecked their hearts upon

         B
he’s the liar who lied in his pop song
    B
the liar who lied in his pop song
           B
and you’re lying when you sing along,
               B
oh yeah you’re lying when you sing along

B
     week by week it climbs up and climbs on
          F#m
and we’re feeling all right but we know it’s all wrong
E
     I’m ashamed to admit that I cannot resist
                    F#m
what I wish were the truth but it’s not
      B
and I truly believe we’re not strong
          B
and we’ll sing until our voices are gone
         B
and then sink beneath the manicured lawn

B l x2

E
     This is respectfully dedicated
E
     to the woman who concentrated
B
     all of her love to find
E
  B