Unless It's Kicks chords by Okkervil River

They use bar chords in the recording but feel free to strum away at the nut chords to
give a more "acousticky" feel

Intro:
B x 2

     E
What gives this mess some grace unless it's
B
kicks, man - unless it's
C#
fiction, unless it's
B
sweat or it's songs? What

     E
hits against this chest unless it's a
B
sick man's hand, from some
C#
mid-level band? He's been
B
driving too long on a

E
dark windless night, with the
B
stereo on, with the
C#
towns flying by and the
B
ground getting soft. And a

E
sound in the sky, coming
B
down from above, it sur-
C#
rounds you and sighs and is
B
whispering of what

E
pulls your body down, and that is
B
quicksand. So climb out
C#
quick, hand over hand, before your
B
mouth's all filled up. What

E
picks you up from down unless it's
B
tricks, man? When I've been
C#
fixed I am convinced that I will
B
not get so broke up again. And on a
E
seven day high, that
B
heavenly song punches
C#
right through my mind and just
B
hums through my blood. And I

E
know it's a lie, but I'll
B
still give my love. Hey, my
C#
heart's on the line for your
B
hands to pluck off. Oh...

E

     E
What gives this mess some grace unless it's
B
fictions - unless it's
C#
licks, man, unless it's
B
lies or it's love? What

E
breaks this heart the most is the ghost of some
B
rock and roll fan, just floating
C#
up from the stands with her
B
heart opened up. And I want to tell her, "Your

E
love isn't lost," say "my
B
heart is still crossed!" Scream, "you're
C#
so wonderful! What a
B
dream in the dark - about

E
working so hard, about
B
growing so stoned, trying
C#
not to turn off, trying
B
not to believe in that lie all on your

E
own."
B
         La la la
C#
la       Oh oh oh
F
Oh
B

B x2