…well, better than the alternative (and the Tapeworms)

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Intro: F Dm Bb C
 
Verse 1:
 F
Pink lemonade on autumn bomber coats.
 Dm
Peter Pan collars but my daughter’s growing up
 Bb
She’s gonna be a lot like me,
C
but I don’t wanna be at all like me
 F
Yellow buzz-cuts, pulling out stingers,
        Dm
you’re telling me I’m  holding up eleven fingers and
 Bb
stranger things than death can happen
   C
to lab rat girls and pretty white rabbits
 
Pre-Chorus:
    Bb                     C
But everybody knows that. Nobody knows that
F                 Dm
everybody’s in on everybody’s business
Bb                             C
This isn’t my first Christmas, I know mistletoe when I see it
 
Chorus:
 F
Baby, could you play along with me?
 Dm
Baby, would that be alright with you?
 Bb
And when we find out what’s wrong with me
 C
could you tell me how I’m right for you?
 F
Baby, could you play along with me?
 Dm
Baby, would that be alright with you?
 Bb
And when we find out what’s wrong with me
 C                                                            F
could you tell me how could you tell me how and if I’m still pretty?
 
Verse 2:
F
Cigarette burns, laugh lines, wide dimples.
    Dm
If they could see the future back when times were simple
            Bb
would they kiss your cheek or yank the bandage off?
 C
Let you speak or take advantage of how
 F
If everyone’s sick, well then nobody can catch it,
       Dm
and if everybody’s different how could anybody match?
           Bb
And we’re looking through the pockets of the hand-me-downs we’ve laid out.
 C
Wondering if we’ll fit into the yesterdays we’ve played out
 
Pre-Chorus:
 Bb                    C
Everybody knows that. Nobody knows that
 F                        Dm
everybody’s all up in my god damn business
 Bb                            C
This isn’t my first kiss, its better to be lost than loved, now, isn’t it?
 
Chorus:
 F
Baby, could you play along with me?
 Dm
Baby, would that be alright with you?
 Bb
And when we find out what’s wrong with me
 C
could you tell me how I’m right for you?
 F
Baby, could you play along with me?
 Dm
Baby, would that be alright with you?
 Bb
And when we find out what’s wrong with me
 C                                                            F
could you tell me how could you tell me how and if I’m still pretty?
 
Bridge:
 F                          Dm                  Bb                 C
Walking bikes home with a scraped-knee sunset smudged across your brow
 F                 Dm                   Bb           C
Warmer tears than you’ve grown used to since then
   F                      A7                      Dm                    Bb
a toast to the nosebleed seats and the big dream sequence where you’re found
                          C
Guilty of your innocence and gently sent right back to bed
 Bb                    C
Everybody knows that. Nobody knows that
 F                        Dm
everybody’s all up in my motherxxxxing business
 Bb                            C
This isn’t my first anything. This isn’t my first anything
 Bb                    A7                F                 Dm
Everybody knows that. Nobody knows that everybody’s in on everybody’s business
 Bb                        C
This isn’t my first lyric, I know exactly how I should finish it
 
Chorus:
F
Baby, could you play along with me?
 Dm
Baby, would that be alright with you?
 Bb
And when we find out what’s wrong with me
 C
could you tell me how I’m right for you?
F
Baby, could you play along with me?
 Dm
Baby, would that be alright with you?
 Bb
After all that's been done to me
 C
could you tell me how could you tell me how could you tell me
 F
What’s so wrong about what’s wrong with me?
Dm
I’m just trying to do what’s right by you
 Bb
What’s so wrong about what’s wrong with me?
 C
I’m just trying to do what’s right by you
 
Outro:
 F                                   Dm
Baby, could you play along with me? Baby, would that be alright with you?
 Bb
After all that's been done to me
 C
could you tell me how could you tell me how, could you tell me how?
 
Outro: F
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research. UkuTabs does not own any songs, lyrics or arrangements posted and/or printed. This arrangement was downloaded for free on UkuTabs.com.
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Biography

Will Wood appeared out of nowhere, stumbling out of a hallucinogenic haze in 2015. He immediately began attracting attention with his difficult-to-pin-down public persona and provocative performances. Joined by his band The Tapeworms, Wood confused and excited audiences and press with his genre-defying musical styles and unique performances, which often featured light shows, acrobatics, comedy, and other elements that rocked the boat of the local scene.

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