Lisbon chords by The Walkmen

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Difficulty: Novice

Verse:
E MajorE           BB
The countless eyes dotted in the night sky
E MajorE           BB
I speak the language, or several hundred words.
E MajorE           BB
A augmentedA cloudless day, and a thunderous night.
E MajorE           BB
Among companions, I'll carry my name.


Chorus:
F#F#
But the life we lead came gradually.
BB
Who keeps the time?
F#F#
A augmentedA bitter lime, will do us fine
BB
To kill the taste.

Verse:
E MajorE            BB
We´ll turn deaf ears on all that we don’t wanna hear
E MajorE              BB
But a cause for travel has come again.
E MajorE             BB
At this early hour, I'll tell your wife a story
E MajorE            BB
She looks outside and doubles over laughing.


Chorus:
F#F#
Of the souls you loved, and a place you lived
BB
Those country houses.
F#F#
And a change of heart tore us apart
BB
Oh, what a ride.

BB  F#F#  BB  F#F#


BB
Every chance you have
BB
All the love and life
BB
All the joy and grace
       F#F#
Don't be absurd, don't you think it out
F#F#
You know what thinking does
               BB
To love's shine, and love's light.
BB
Now it's your every word
BB
Oh I'm hanging on
           F#F#
It feels right these days
F#F#
I saw strange things
F#F#
The lines of old faces
              BB
Up on the stormy sky, tonight.

E MajorE  BB  E MajorE  BB


Verse:
E MajorE                BB
Now all the younger kids have gone away to sleep
E MajorE             BB
In the days to come, I’ll do the same.
E MajorE             BB
At this early hour, I'll tell your wife a story
E MajorE            BB
She looks outside and doubles over laughing.


Chorus:
F#F#
The life we lead came gradually
BB
Who keeps the time?
F#F#
Bitter lime, do us fine
BB
To kill the taste.

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