Chords with lyrics
Intro:
C majorC C/BC/B Fmaj7Fmaj7
e|--0--------3--3h0--------------------------------3p0-----3p0-------|-
BB|--1----------------1--3----3s5--0-------1-------------1-------1----|-
G+G|--0----------------------------------2-----------------------------|-
D MajorD|--2----------------------------------------------------------------|-
A augmentedA|--3----------------------------------------------------------------|-
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-
C majorC C/BC/B Fmaj7Fmaj7 C majorC C/BC/B
e|--0---------------0----8--7----------------------------------------|-
BB|--1--------------------------8--5-------------------------1h0------|-
G+G|--0-----7s5--7s5---------------------------------------0-----------|-
D MajorD|--2-----------------------------------------2----0--2--------------|-
A augmentedA|--3--------------------------------------3-------------------------|-
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-
N.B. where you see C majorC C/BC/B below, you can sub in the last part of the intro
Verse:
C majorC
all trees are oaks
C/BC/B
all birds are blue
Fmaj7Fmaj7
in the mountains of a magnet
C majorC
are the mountains of you
C/BC/B
i'm proud of my genius just like a painter
Fmaj7Fmaj7
and dumb like a poet i think i can
i think i can
C majorC C/BC/B C majorC
just say it from the throats
C/BC/B
from the throats of our wrists
Fmaj7Fmaj7
with full sets of teeth
C majorC
vanilla almond teeth, vanilla almond tea
C/BC/B Fmaj7Fmaj7
spent afternoons, spent afternoons
C majorC C/BC/B
measuring time in spoons
Chorus:
Fmaj7Fmaj7 F/E C majorC
forget-me-nots and marigolds and all the things
Fmaj7Fmaj7 F/E
that don't get old, well they get old
C majorC
between one june and september
Fmaj7Fmaj7 F/E
you're all i remember
C majorC
i'm a lantern, my head a moon
Fmaj7Fmaj7 F/E
i married a room
C majorC C majorC C/BC/B
i married a room
Verse:
C majorC C/BC/B
all trees are oaks
Fmaj7Fmaj7
and all birds are blue, i do
C majorC
what's 80 miles in canada
C/BC/B
or 18 years in mountain time?
Fmaj7Fmaj7 C majorC C/BC/B
a southern run for a late longing to drink
C majorC C/BC/B
where all trees are oaks and
Fmaj7Fmaj7
all birds are blue, i do
C majorC C/BC/B
all trees are oaks
Fmaj7Fmaj7
all birds are blue
C majorC C/BC/B
i do, i thought everyone was you
Chorus:
Fmaj7Fmaj7 F/E C majorC
forget-me-nots and marigolds and all the things
Fmaj7Fmaj7 F/E
that don't get old, well they get old
C majorC
between one june and september
Fmaj7Fmaj7 F/E
you're all i remember
C majorC
i'm a lantern, my head a moon
Fmaj7Fmaj7 F/E*
i married a room
C majorC C majorC C/BC/B
i married a room
Violin Solo:
C majorC C/BC/B Fmaj7Fmaj7 (verse chords)
Chorus:
Fmaj7Fmaj7 F/E C majorC
forget-me-nots and marigolds and all the things
Fmaj7Fmaj7 F/E
that don't get old, well they get old
C majorC
between one june and september
Fmaj7Fmaj7 F/E
you're all i remember
C majorC
i'm a lantern, my head a moon
Fmaj7Fmaj7 F/E
i married a room
C majorC Fmaj7Fmaj7 F/E
i'll keep my hands in order
C majorC Fmaj7Fmaj7 F/E
and what about the air, the air that lies awake
C majorC C majorC C/BC/B
and what about the air, the air that lies awake