wait no go back
go way back
go all the way back
chinese room
G C G
when introduced to a book of rules
C G
like flirting with a girl and buying her jewels
C G
did i already know what i read
C D
or did i learn it from the book instead
C G Am G
am i in a chinese room
C G D
or do i speak chinese
pool for bats
Bm E x2
Bm E D F#m
who would build this
A E D F#m
a pool for a bat isn't proven to need to exist
Bm E D F#m
who came up with this
A E D F#m
this must be some kind of sick joke at my expense
B E D#m F#
but that's life isn't it
C#m E D#m F#
you can't ever hope to make sense of whatever you get
B E D#m F#
it's never what you expect
C#m E D#m F# Badd9*
you're thinkin' something logical and you're handed a pool for bats
*add9 in vocal harmony
grendel
G Am6 C
everyone is disgusting
Bm D C
full of black burnt sugar and hair
G Am6 C
closed off in a shell of clay
Bm D C
i made my face into a sun
Bm D Am C
i don't see a monster in the unhappy wight
Bm D Em C
i see a tragedy hidden from light
MSG/BIBI
F Am A# Dm C F
computer
C F C Cadd11
i asked a computer to write a song for me
C F Am G F
about how everyone's mean to each other and that makes me angry
Dm Em
it's so impressive
Dm Em G F
i mean, it wasn't right but look how well it guessed it
dead fly
Dm A# C
nobody knows that i'm here
Gm/F Dm
the same place that i got smashed
A# C
by somebody who remained unaware of me
Gm/F Dm
as they killed me against the wall
Am A# Dm
i'll go door to door at my own pace
Am A# Dm
i'll go door to door at my own pace
Am A# Dm
i'll go door to door at my own pace
Am A# D° Dm
i'll go door to door at my own pace
C7sus4 Dm
eavesdropping and inconsiderate
C7sus4 Dm
eavesdropping and inconsiderate
lydian theme
Asus4 A x4
B Bsus2 x4
we are ants
A#m F#
we are ants from the second that we walk out the door
A#m
'til we catch the elevator and we get to our floor
(note: when first playing/strumming the F#, you can switch it to a F#m once as an accidental like i do in the song)
KAB
F#
squirrelly blond boy tryna sidestep the mud
he doesn't like the rain and he doesn't like the wind
B
he's dressed in silk at six pm
C#7 F#
when the sun disappears behind the mountains he's fucked
oh he's fucked
B
he's fucked
F#
when the sun disappears he's fucked
he's fucked
(the note F#)
oh he's fucked
F# C#
the world is kind to the kyphotic aryan boy
F# C#
he loves it and it loves him back
F#
he shivers and shakes like a wet deer in fright
F#m
it's such a sad sight
C#
the rich prince who hides in the bathroom
F#
'cause what if, 'cause what if
C#
kyphotic aryan boy
F#
'cause what if, 'cause what if
self-preservation instincts
F Dm Csus2 D#
i don't draw my hand back when i place it on a stove
F Dm Csus2 D#
i don't tread on water 'cause i think that i will float
F Dm Csus2 D#
i don't have self-preservation instincts in the least
F A#
so i hope you'll take extra care of me
the incline
(the song is pitched up by 1 quarter-tone, the tab is how i originally played it)
Am G
all alone in a clearing
F C
i was crying by myself
Am G
then all of a sudden, the sky opened up
F C
and a bright light came from heaven above
Am E
jesus came down to me, and she was a girl
F G
she comforted me, and i fell in love
C
and when i woke up
Am F
i was so confused
un punto en el cielo
Gm Gm/F Cm Dm A#
dentro de este momento me entienden
Gm Gm/F Cm Dm A#
dentro de este momento encajo aqui
Gm Gm/F Cm Fadd9/A C
dentro de este momento estoy humano
Cm7
lo veo tambien
everything i do i do for a selfish reason
F#m E D
i threw up on thanksgiving
C#m Bm
and now i'm evil
F#m E D
i gained a thirst for blood
C#m
i'm out for myself
Bm
my teacher was right
A D E
he told us in eighth grade
F#m E D A
that everything you do you do for a selfish reason
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