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Eskimo by Louden Swain

Chords with lyrics

The verses are difficult because there's no lead guitar, but I'll put some sort of chords for them anyway.
Also you don't have to put the Chord diagramA minorAm in, I don't think Rob does, but it makes a nice extra flourish I guess.
And the chords aren't in the exact place above the lyrics but hey it does the job. :)

Chord diagramE minorEm      Chord diagramD MajorD       Chord diagramC majorC
 I once spoke to a meter maid
Chord diagramE minorEm      Chord diagramD MajorD       Chord diagramC majorC
 She said she liked the work but not the pay
Chord diagramE minorEm      Chord diagramD MajorD       Chord diagramC majorC    Chord diagramE minorEm    Chord diagramD MajorD    Chord diagramFF
 Writing tickets while you run away?Afraid

Chord diagramE minorEm      Chord diagramD MajorD       Chord diagramC majorC
 Said hey to a polar bear
Chord diagramE minorEm      Chord diagramD MajorD       Chord diagramC majorC
 Said he liked it here but not over there
Chord diagramE minorEm      Chord diagramD MajorD       Chord diagramC majorC
 That?s what its like inside a dragon?s lair
   Chord diagramE minorEm   Chord diagramG+G    Chord diagramA minorAm
The ice is fading back

Chord diagramE minorEm                   Chord diagramG+G
Its like teaching architecture to an Eskimo
Chord diagramG+G           Chord diagramC majorC
You can show him everything you know
Chord diagramC majorC       (Chord diagramA minorAm)      Chord diagramC majorC
He still gonna build it out of snow
Chord diagramE minorEm                   Chord diagramG+G
gonna take my long division down to Mexico
Chord diagramC majorC
I can divide ?all night

Chord diagramE minorEm Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramC majorC x3
Chord diagramE minorEm Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramFF

Chord diagramE minorEm   Chord diagramD MajorD      Chord diagramC majorC
 Said hey to an astronaut
Chord diagramE minorEm     Chord diagramD MajorD      Chord diagramC majorC
 Said he wishes he could pick his spot
Chord diagramE minorEm      Chord diagramD MajorD    Chord diagramC majorC
 Said he likes to go out a lot
   Chord diagramE minorEm   Chord diagramG+G  Chord diagramA minorAm
and not quite make it back

Chord diagramE minorEm                   Chord diagramG+G
Its like teaching architecture to an Eskimo
Chord diagramG+G           Chord diagramC majorC
You can show him everything you know
Chord diagramC majorC       (Chord diagramA minorAm)      Chord diagramC majorC
He still gonna build it out of snow
Chord diagramE minorEm                     Chord diagramG+G
I?m gonna take my ticket and kick it down in Mexico
Chord diagramC majorC
I?m gonna fly, all night

(Not as sure about the chords here. Corrections would be appreciated because they may be wrong)
Chord diagramC majorC   Chord diagramE minorEm      Chord diagramG+G
(Been around the world,)Been around the world and I?ve seen
Chord diagramC majorC   Chord diagramE minorEm      Chord diagramG+G
(Enough to know what I mean) Don't you know what I mean
Chord diagramC majorC   Chord diagramE minorEm      Chord diagramG+G
(this ticking in my mind) Got this ticking in my mind
Chord diagramG+G
And its about time

Chord diagramE minorEm     Chord diagramD MajorD      Chord diagramC majorC
Set the record with Joan of arc
Chord diagramE minorEm     Chord diagramD MajorD      Chord diagramC majorC
She knew her destiny before the spark
Chord diagramE minorEm     Chord diagramD MajorD      Chord diagramC majorC       Chord diagramE minorEm  Chord diagramD MajorD  Chord diagramFF
She got the orders and she played her part

Chord diagramE minorEm                   Chord diagramG+G
Its like teaching architecture to an Eskimo
Chord diagramG+G           Chord diagramC majorC
You can show him everything you know
Chord diagramC majorC        (Chord diagramA minorAm)      Chord diagramC majorC
He still gonna build it out of snow
Chord diagramE minorEm                        Chord diagramG+G
I?m gonna stand with my feet deeply rooted to the ground below
Chord diagramC majorC
I can survive
All night?
Yeah!
The guitar solo is pretty easy so I'll just add it here. If you don't want to play the solo just play the
chorus chords.


Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------------------------------0-------3--------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----------------------------------------0-------3--------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-----------------------------------------0-------0--------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------------------------------------2-------0--------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------------------------------------2-------2--------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---0----2-3---7-8-7-5-3-5-3-2-0--------0----2--3-----7-8-7-5-3-5-3-2-0------|


Chord diagramE minorEm                   Chord diagramG+G
Its like teaching architecture to an Eskimo
Chord diagramG+G           Chord diagramC majorC
You can show him everything you know
Chord diagramC majorC        (Chord diagramA minorAm)      Chord diagramC majorC
He still gonna build it out of snow
Chord diagramE minorEm                   Chord diagramG+G
gonna take my long division down to Mexico
Chord diagramC majorC
Yeah I can divide ?all night, all niiiiight

Chord diagramE minorEm Chord diagramG+G Chord diagramC majorC (Chord diagramA minorAm) Chord diagramC majorC until the end then, and finish on Em. I haven't got any other lead guitar parts because
I haven't been able to work them out but I hope this is enough :)

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