Chords for Asaf Avidan // Ode To My Thalamus
Tempo:
124.05 bpm
Chords used:
Cm
Bb
Gm
D
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Gm]
[A] [Gm]
[Cm] This one's gonna hurt [G] my love.
Birds are shouting through the mangrove [Cm] trees.
They know the [C] difference between a stone and [Eb] breeze.
I too have felt this once [D] before.
I found it and it's at my [Gm] door.
Outside it's boiling but the water is [Cm] cold.
All signs point to that I'm getting old.
[Gm] The waves are rising and I take that dive.
[Cm] To hold a breath is not to be alive.
[Eb] I felt it now, I feel it now.
[D] I know it's coming but I [C] don't know [Bb] why.
[Bb] It's taking us [Dm] apart.
This hell of a case of love.
[Bb] We're nothing but postmodern [Dm] art.
What were we thinking of?
This is [Cm] how it has to be.
Oh this [Bb] is how it has to be.
This [Cm] is how it has to be.
[D] I'm constructing but I sure am [Am] me.
[Gm]
[G] My blood is boiling but callus is hot.
[Cm] My veins are twisting in a [C] sailor's knot.
[G] My thalamus is growing down into my tongue.
And all I taste is pain in every kissing [Eb] song.
I know this story, I know it well.
[D] Cracks are showing in my pearly shell.
[Gm] Outside I'm shaking and I feel them [Cm]
chills.
They go [G] both of my Achilles heels.
[Gm] I fall down naked waiting for the [Cm] storm.
My arms are open [A] waiting to transform.
[Eb] The birds go flying, I hear them,
[D] I know it's coming.
But I don't [Bbm] know why.
[Bb] It's taking us apart.
[Dm] This hell of a case of love.
[Bb] We're nothing but postmodern art.
[Dm] What were we thinking of?
This is [Cm] how it has to be.
Oh [Bb] this is how it has to be.
Now this is [Cm] how it has to be.
This is [Bb] how it has to be.
Now let me hear you girls.
[Cm]
[Bb]
[Cm]
[Bb]
[Cm]
[Bb]
[Cm]
[Bb]
[Cm]
[Bb]
[Cm] This is how it has to be.
This is [Bb] how it has to be.
[A] [Gm]
[Cm] This one's gonna hurt [G] my love.
Birds are shouting through the mangrove [Cm] trees.
They know the [C] difference between a stone and [Eb] breeze.
I too have felt this once [D] before.
I found it and it's at my [Gm] door.
Outside it's boiling but the water is [Cm] cold.
All signs point to that I'm getting old.
[Gm] The waves are rising and I take that dive.
[Cm] To hold a breath is not to be alive.
[Eb] I felt it now, I feel it now.
[D] I know it's coming but I [C] don't know [Bb] why.
[Bb] It's taking us [Dm] apart.
This hell of a case of love.
[Bb] We're nothing but postmodern [Dm] art.
What were we thinking of?
This is [Cm] how it has to be.
Oh this [Bb] is how it has to be.
This [Cm] is how it has to be.
[D] I'm constructing but I sure am [Am] me.
[Gm]
[G] My blood is boiling but callus is hot.
[Cm] My veins are twisting in a [C] sailor's knot.
[G] My thalamus is growing down into my tongue.
And all I taste is pain in every kissing [Eb] song.
I know this story, I know it well.
[D] Cracks are showing in my pearly shell.
[Gm] Outside I'm shaking and I feel them [Cm]
chills.
They go [G] both of my Achilles heels.
[Gm] I fall down naked waiting for the [Cm] storm.
My arms are open [A] waiting to transform.
[Eb] The birds go flying, I hear them,
[D] I know it's coming.
But I don't [Bbm] know why.
[Bb] It's taking us apart.
[Dm] This hell of a case of love.
[Bb] We're nothing but postmodern art.
[Dm] What were we thinking of?
This is [Cm] how it has to be.
Oh [Bb] this is how it has to be.
Now this is [Cm] how it has to be.
This is [Bb] how it has to be.
Now let me hear you girls.
[Cm]
[Bb]
[Cm]
[Bb]
[Cm]
[Bb]
[Cm]
[Bb]
[Cm]
[Bb]
[Cm] This is how it has to be.
This is [Bb] how it has to be.
Key:
Cm
Bb
Gm
D
G
Cm
Bb
Gm
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ This one's gonna hurt [G] my love.
Birds are shouting through the mangrove [Cm] trees.
They know the [C] difference between a stone and [Eb] breeze.
I too have felt this once [D] before.
I found it and it's at my [Gm] door.
Outside it's boiling but the water is [Cm] cold.
All signs point to that I'm getting old.
[Gm] The waves are rising and I take that dive.
[Cm] To hold a breath is not to be alive.
[Eb] I felt it now, I feel it now.
[D] I know it's coming but I [C] don't know [Bb] why.
_ [Bb] _ It's taking us _ [Dm] apart.
This hell of a case of love. _
[Bb] We're nothing but _ postmodern [Dm] art.
What were we thinking of?
This is [Cm] how it has to be.
_ Oh this [Bb] is how it has to be.
_ This [Cm] is how it has to be. _ _
[D] I'm constructing but I sure am [Am] me.
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] My blood is boiling but callus is hot.
[Cm] My veins are twisting in a _ [C] sailor's knot.
[G] My thalamus is growing down into my tongue.
And all I taste is pain in every kissing [Eb] song.
I know this story, I know it well.
[D] _ Cracks are showing in my pearly shell.
[Gm] Outside I'm shaking and I feel them [Cm]
chills.
They go [G] both of my Achilles heels.
[Gm] I fall down naked waiting for the [Cm] storm.
My arms are open [A] waiting to transform.
[Eb] The birds go flying, I hear them, _
[D] I know it's coming.
But I don't [Bbm] know why.
[Bb] _ It's taking us apart.
[Dm] This hell of a case of love. _ _
[Bb] We're nothing but _ postmodern art.
[Dm] What were we thinking of?
This is [Cm] how it has to be.
_ Oh [Bb] this is how it has to be.
_ Now this is [Cm] how it has to be.
_ _ This is [Bb] how it has to be.
Now let me hear you girls.
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] This is how it has to be. _ _
This is [Bb] how it has to be. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ This one's gonna hurt [G] my love.
Birds are shouting through the mangrove [Cm] trees.
They know the [C] difference between a stone and [Eb] breeze.
I too have felt this once [D] before.
I found it and it's at my [Gm] door.
Outside it's boiling but the water is [Cm] cold.
All signs point to that I'm getting old.
[Gm] The waves are rising and I take that dive.
[Cm] To hold a breath is not to be alive.
[Eb] I felt it now, I feel it now.
[D] I know it's coming but I [C] don't know [Bb] why.
_ [Bb] _ It's taking us _ [Dm] apart.
This hell of a case of love. _
[Bb] We're nothing but _ postmodern [Dm] art.
What were we thinking of?
This is [Cm] how it has to be.
_ Oh this [Bb] is how it has to be.
_ This [Cm] is how it has to be. _ _
[D] I'm constructing but I sure am [Am] me.
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] My blood is boiling but callus is hot.
[Cm] My veins are twisting in a _ [C] sailor's knot.
[G] My thalamus is growing down into my tongue.
And all I taste is pain in every kissing [Eb] song.
I know this story, I know it well.
[D] _ Cracks are showing in my pearly shell.
[Gm] Outside I'm shaking and I feel them [Cm]
chills.
They go [G] both of my Achilles heels.
[Gm] I fall down naked waiting for the [Cm] storm.
My arms are open [A] waiting to transform.
[Eb] The birds go flying, I hear them, _
[D] I know it's coming.
But I don't [Bbm] know why.
[Bb] _ It's taking us apart.
[Dm] This hell of a case of love. _ _
[Bb] We're nothing but _ postmodern art.
[Dm] What were we thinking of?
This is [Cm] how it has to be.
_ Oh [Bb] this is how it has to be.
_ Now this is [Cm] how it has to be.
_ _ This is [Bb] how it has to be.
Now let me hear you girls.
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] This is how it has to be. _ _
This is [Bb] how it has to be. _ _
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