Chords for "I'm Writing a Novel" Father John Misty
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Start Jamming...
How about a song for us?
Sure.
What are we gonna hear?
Um, well, since you mentioned it, how about I totally spontaneously play writing a novel?
Oh my gosh!
Yeah.
[G] This is Open Air at 1340 AM from Colorado Public Radio.
Father John Misty, I'm writing a novel.
[C] [G]
I ran down the road, pants down to my knees.
Screamin' please come help me, that Canadian shaman gave a little too much to me,
and [Em] I'm [C] writing a novel.
Congratulations.
Because it's never [G] been done before.
[C] [G]
Well, the first house that I saw, I wrote house up on the door, and told the people
who live there they had to get out, cause my reality is realer than yours, and there's
no [C] time in the present.
Duh.
Oh, and there's a black dog [G] on the bed, so I went to the backyard naturally to burn
my only clothes, oh, and the dog ran out and said you can't turn nothing into nothingness
with me no more.
Well, I'm [C] no doctor, oh, but then the monkey [G] might be right, oh, and if [D] he [Em]
is, I'll be
walking [G] in my whole life.
So I rode to Malibu on a dune buggy with Neil, he said you're gonna have to drown me down
on the beach if you ever want to write the reel, and I said [C] I'd love to.
Oh, but young man, what was your [G] name again?
Now, everywhere I go in West Hollywood is filled with people pretending they don't see
the actress and the actress wishing that they could, we could [C] do ayahuasca.
Oh, baby, if I wasn't holding [G] all these drinks, [C] [G] now something about the way violet whips a
hair, oh, still makes me empty my pockets, holding corn in the corner, burning 20 cents
if I was the mayor.
I don't [C] need any new friends, because I'm the mayor.
Oh, but mama, I could really use [G] something to do.
[C] [G] Oh, so if you're [Am] up for [D] some time, [Em] I swear you wouldn't have to [G] be my mule.
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
Heidegger and Sartre drinking poppy tea.
Oh, I could have sworn last night I passed out in my van, but now these guys are blowing
one for me.
I never [C] leave the canyon
Cause I'm surrounded on [G] all sides
[C] [G] Over people [D] writing novels
[Em] Living on [G] amusement rides
Over people [D] writing novels
[Em] Living lives that [G] look like mine
[C] [G] [N]
Sure.
What are we gonna hear?
Um, well, since you mentioned it, how about I totally spontaneously play writing a novel?
Oh my gosh!
Yeah.
[G] This is Open Air at 1340 AM from Colorado Public Radio.
Father John Misty, I'm writing a novel.
[C] [G]
I ran down the road, pants down to my knees.
Screamin' please come help me, that Canadian shaman gave a little too much to me,
and [Em] I'm [C] writing a novel.
Congratulations.
Because it's never [G] been done before.
[C] [G]
Well, the first house that I saw, I wrote house up on the door, and told the people
who live there they had to get out, cause my reality is realer than yours, and there's
no [C] time in the present.
Duh.
Oh, and there's a black dog [G] on the bed, so I went to the backyard naturally to burn
my only clothes, oh, and the dog ran out and said you can't turn nothing into nothingness
with me no more.
Well, I'm [C] no doctor, oh, but then the monkey [G] might be right, oh, and if [D] he [Em]
is, I'll be
walking [G] in my whole life.
So I rode to Malibu on a dune buggy with Neil, he said you're gonna have to drown me down
on the beach if you ever want to write the reel, and I said [C] I'd love to.
Oh, but young man, what was your [G] name again?
Now, everywhere I go in West Hollywood is filled with people pretending they don't see
the actress and the actress wishing that they could, we could [C] do ayahuasca.
Oh, baby, if I wasn't holding [G] all these drinks, [C] [G] now something about the way violet whips a
hair, oh, still makes me empty my pockets, holding corn in the corner, burning 20 cents
if I was the mayor.
I don't [C] need any new friends, because I'm the mayor.
Oh, but mama, I could really use [G] something to do.
[C] [G] Oh, so if you're [Am] up for [D] some time, [Em] I swear you wouldn't have to [G] be my mule.
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
Heidegger and Sartre drinking poppy tea.
Oh, I could have sworn last night I passed out in my van, but now these guys are blowing
one for me.
I never [C] leave the canyon
Cause I'm surrounded on [G] all sides
[C] [G] Over people [D] writing novels
[Em] Living on [G] amusement rides
Over people [D] writing novels
[Em] Living lives that [G] look like mine
[C] [G] [N]
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
How about a song for us?
Sure.
What are we gonna hear?
Um, well, since you mentioned it, how about I totally spontaneously play writing a novel?
Oh my gosh!
Yeah.
[G] This is Open Air at 1340 AM from Colorado Public Radio.
Father John Misty, I'm writing a novel.
[C] _ [G] _
_ _ I ran down the road, pants down to my knees.
Screamin' please come help me, that Canadian shaman gave a little too much to me,
and [Em] I'm [C] writing a novel.
_ Congratulations.
Because it's never [G] been done before.
_ [C] _ [G] _
_ _ Well, the first house that I saw, I wrote house up on the door, and told the people
who live there they had to get out, cause my reality is realer than yours, and there's
no [C] time in the present.
_ Duh.
Oh, and there's a black dog [G] on the bed, _ _ _ _ _ so I went to the backyard naturally to burn
my only clothes, oh, and the dog ran out and said you can't turn nothing into nothingness
with me no more.
Well, I'm [C] no doctor, _ _ oh, but then the monkey [G] might be right, _ _ _ oh, and if [D] he _ _ _ [Em]
is, I'll be
walking [G] in my whole _ life. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ So I rode to Malibu on a dune buggy with Neil, he said you're gonna have to drown me down
on the beach if you ever want to write the reel, and I said [C] I'd love to.
_ Oh, but young man, what was your [G] name again?
_ _ _ _ _ Now, everywhere I go in West Hollywood is filled with people pretending they don't see
the actress and the actress wishing that they could, we could [C] do ayahuasca.
_ _ Oh, baby, if I wasn't holding [G] all these drinks, _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _ now something about the way violet whips a
hair, oh, still makes me empty my pockets, holding corn in the corner, burning 20 cents
if I was the mayor.
I don't [C] need any new friends, because I'm the mayor.
Oh, but mama, I could really use [G] something to do.
[C] _ [G] _ Oh, so if you're [Am] up for [D] some time, _ [Em] _ I swear you wouldn't have to [G] be my mule.
_ _ _ _ Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, _ _ _ _ _ _
Heidegger and Sartre drinking poppy tea.
Oh, I could have sworn last night I passed out in my van, but now these guys are blowing
one for me.
I never [C] leave the canyon
Cause _ I'm surrounded on [G] all sides
[C] _ [G] _ Over people [D] writing _ novels
[Em] _ _ Living on [G] amusement rides
_ Over people [D] writing _ novels
[Em] _ _ Living lives that [G] look like mine
_ _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
How about a song for us?
Sure.
What are we gonna hear?
Um, well, since you mentioned it, how about I totally spontaneously play writing a novel?
Oh my gosh!
Yeah.
[G] This is Open Air at 1340 AM from Colorado Public Radio.
Father John Misty, I'm writing a novel.
[C] _ [G] _
_ _ I ran down the road, pants down to my knees.
Screamin' please come help me, that Canadian shaman gave a little too much to me,
and [Em] I'm [C] writing a novel.
_ Congratulations.
Because it's never [G] been done before.
_ [C] _ [G] _
_ _ Well, the first house that I saw, I wrote house up on the door, and told the people
who live there they had to get out, cause my reality is realer than yours, and there's
no [C] time in the present.
_ Duh.
Oh, and there's a black dog [G] on the bed, _ _ _ _ _ so I went to the backyard naturally to burn
my only clothes, oh, and the dog ran out and said you can't turn nothing into nothingness
with me no more.
Well, I'm [C] no doctor, _ _ oh, but then the monkey [G] might be right, _ _ _ oh, and if [D] he _ _ _ [Em]
is, I'll be
walking [G] in my whole _ life. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ So I rode to Malibu on a dune buggy with Neil, he said you're gonna have to drown me down
on the beach if you ever want to write the reel, and I said [C] I'd love to.
_ Oh, but young man, what was your [G] name again?
_ _ _ _ _ Now, everywhere I go in West Hollywood is filled with people pretending they don't see
the actress and the actress wishing that they could, we could [C] do ayahuasca.
_ _ Oh, baby, if I wasn't holding [G] all these drinks, _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _ now something about the way violet whips a
hair, oh, still makes me empty my pockets, holding corn in the corner, burning 20 cents
if I was the mayor.
I don't [C] need any new friends, because I'm the mayor.
Oh, but mama, I could really use [G] something to do.
[C] _ [G] _ Oh, so if you're [Am] up for [D] some time, _ [Em] _ I swear you wouldn't have to [G] be my mule.
_ _ _ _ Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, _ _ _ _ _ _
Heidegger and Sartre drinking poppy tea.
Oh, I could have sworn last night I passed out in my van, but now these guys are blowing
one for me.
I never [C] leave the canyon
Cause _ I'm surrounded on [G] all sides
[C] _ [G] _ Over people [D] writing _ novels
[Em] _ _ Living on [G] amusement rides
_ Over people [D] writing _ novels
[Em] _ _ Living lives that [G] look like mine
_ _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _