Cape Canaveral Chords by Conor Oberst
Tempo:
62.7 bpm
Chords used:
A
Bm
F#m
D
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A]
Oh, oh, oh, Brother Totem Pole, I saw your legends lined up, and I never felt more [Bm] natural.
[F#m] Apart, [Bm] I just can't, [F#m] apart.
[A] Please, please, please, Sister Socrates, you always answer with a question,
show some kindness to a [Bm] petty thief.
[F#m] [G#m] You [Bm] did [F#m] forgive.
[D] And watch the migrants smoke [E] in the old orange grove, [A] and the red rocket [D] blaze over Cape Canaveral.
You've been a father to me, [E] your 1960s speak, [A] give me comatose joy [D] like rerun TV,
[Bm] while the mountainside was shining wild colors [A] of my destiny.
I [F#m] watched your face age backwards, changing shape in my [A] memory.
You [Bm] taught me victory sweet, even deep [F#m] in the cheap [A] seats.
[Bm] [F#m] [Bm] [D]
[F#m] [A] Hey, hey, hey, Mother Interstate, can you deliver me from evil, make me honest, make me [Bm] wedding cake?
[F#m] A totem, [Bm] I will, [F#m]
totem.
[A] Wait, wait, wait, mighty outer space, all that flying saucer terror made me lazy drinking [E] lemonade.
[Bm] [F#m] A waste, [Bm] you just went [F#m] to waste.
[D] Like the free on the cold out [E] at the hotel [A] door, or the white rocket fade [D] over Cape Canaveral.
You've been a daughter to [E] me, your buried shoebox [A] grief, I felt your poltergeist [D] love like Savannah [Bm] heat,
while the waterfall was pouring crazy symbols of my [A] destiny.
[Bm] I watched your face die backwards, little baby, in my [A] memory.
[Bm] You told me victory sweet, even deep in the [A] cheap seats.
[D] And [F#m] you don't judge me, [D] that's [E] not your [D] style.
But [F#m] I want to see you [C#m] for a little [F#] while.
[D] And [F#m] there's no worries, [D] oh Lord, [C#m] who's got [D] time?
[F#] All these [F#m] changes [E] gonna fill your mind.
[D] Like the citrus [E] glow off the old orange [A] grove, or the red rock [D] blaze over Cape Canaveral.
It's been a nightmare for [E] me, some 1980s greed [A] gives me parachute [D] dreams like old war movies.
[Bm] While the universe was drawn perfect circles for [A] infinity.
[Bm] I watched the stars get smaller, tiny diamonds in my [A] memory.
[F#m] [A]
[Bm] I know that victory sweet, even deep in the [A] cheap seats.
Oh, oh, oh, Brother Totem Pole, I saw your legends lined up, and I never felt more [Bm] natural.
[F#m] Apart, [Bm] I just can't, [F#m] apart.
[A] Please, please, please, Sister Socrates, you always answer with a question,
show some kindness to a [Bm] petty thief.
[F#m] [G#m] You [Bm] did [F#m] forgive.
[D] And watch the migrants smoke [E] in the old orange grove, [A] and the red rocket [D] blaze over Cape Canaveral.
You've been a father to me, [E] your 1960s speak, [A] give me comatose joy [D] like rerun TV,
[Bm] while the mountainside was shining wild colors [A] of my destiny.
I [F#m] watched your face age backwards, changing shape in my [A] memory.
You [Bm] taught me victory sweet, even deep [F#m] in the cheap [A] seats.
[Bm] [F#m] [Bm] [D]
[F#m] [A] Hey, hey, hey, Mother Interstate, can you deliver me from evil, make me honest, make me [Bm] wedding cake?
[F#m] A totem, [Bm] I will, [F#m]
totem.
[A] Wait, wait, wait, mighty outer space, all that flying saucer terror made me lazy drinking [E] lemonade.
[Bm] [F#m] A waste, [Bm] you just went [F#m] to waste.
[D] Like the free on the cold out [E] at the hotel [A] door, or the white rocket fade [D] over Cape Canaveral.
You've been a daughter to [E] me, your buried shoebox [A] grief, I felt your poltergeist [D] love like Savannah [Bm] heat,
while the waterfall was pouring crazy symbols of my [A] destiny.
[Bm] I watched your face die backwards, little baby, in my [A] memory.
[Bm] You told me victory sweet, even deep in the [A] cheap seats.
[D] And [F#m] you don't judge me, [D] that's [E] not your [D] style.
But [F#m] I want to see you [C#m] for a little [F#] while.
[D] And [F#m] there's no worries, [D] oh Lord, [C#m] who's got [D] time?
[F#] All these [F#m] changes [E] gonna fill your mind.
[D] Like the citrus [E] glow off the old orange [A] grove, or the red rock [D] blaze over Cape Canaveral.
It's been a nightmare for [E] me, some 1980s greed [A] gives me parachute [D] dreams like old war movies.
[Bm] While the universe was drawn perfect circles for [A] infinity.
[Bm] I watched the stars get smaller, tiny diamonds in my [A] memory.
[F#m] [A]
[Bm] I know that victory sweet, even deep in the [A] cheap seats.
Key:
A
Bm
F#m
D
E
A
Bm
F#m
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Oh, oh, oh, Brother Totem Pole, I saw your legends lined up, and I never felt more [Bm] natural.
[F#m] Apart, [Bm] I just can't, [F#m] apart.
_ [A] Please, please, please, Sister Socrates, you always answer with a question,
show some kindness to a [Bm] petty thief.
_ [F#m] _ [G#m] You [Bm] did [F#m] forgive.
[D] And watch the migrants smoke [E] in the old orange grove, [A] and the red rocket [D] blaze over Cape Canaveral.
You've been a father to me, [E] your 1960s speak, [A] give me comatose joy [D] like rerun TV,
[Bm] while the mountainside was shining wild colors [A] of my destiny.
I _ _ [F#m] watched your face age backwards, changing shape in my [A] memory. _
You [Bm] taught me victory sweet, even deep [F#m] in the cheap [A] seats. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ [D] _
[F#m] _ [A] Hey, hey, hey, Mother Interstate, can you deliver me from evil, make me honest, make me [Bm] wedding cake?
[F#m] A totem, [Bm] I will, [F#m]
totem.
[A] Wait, wait, wait, mighty outer space, all that flying saucer terror made me lazy drinking [E] lemonade.
[Bm] [F#m] A waste, [Bm] you just went [F#m] to waste.
[D] Like the free on the cold out [E] at the hotel [A] door, or the white rocket fade [D] over Cape Canaveral.
You've been a daughter to [E] me, your buried shoebox [A] grief, I felt your poltergeist [D] love like Savannah [Bm] heat,
while the waterfall was pouring crazy symbols of my [A] destiny. _ _
[Bm] I watched your face die backwards, little baby, in my [A] memory. _ _
[Bm] You told me victory sweet, even deep in the [A] cheap seats. _ _
[D] And [F#m] you don't judge me, [D] that's [E] not your [D] style.
But [F#m] I want to see you [C#m] for a little [F#] while.
[D] And [F#m] there's no worries, [D] oh Lord, [C#m] who's got [D] time?
[F#] All these [F#m] changes [E] gonna fill your mind.
[D] Like the citrus [E] glow off the old orange [A] grove, or the red rock [D] blaze over Cape Canaveral.
It's been a nightmare for [E] me, some 1980s greed [A] gives me parachute [D] dreams like old war movies.
[Bm] While the universe was drawn perfect circles for [A] infinity. _ _
[Bm] I watched the stars get smaller, tiny diamonds in my [A] memory.
[F#m] _ _ [A]
[Bm] I know that victory sweet, even deep in the [A] cheap seats. _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Oh, oh, oh, Brother Totem Pole, I saw your legends lined up, and I never felt more [Bm] natural.
[F#m] Apart, [Bm] I just can't, [F#m] apart.
_ [A] Please, please, please, Sister Socrates, you always answer with a question,
show some kindness to a [Bm] petty thief.
_ [F#m] _ [G#m] You [Bm] did [F#m] forgive.
[D] And watch the migrants smoke [E] in the old orange grove, [A] and the red rocket [D] blaze over Cape Canaveral.
You've been a father to me, [E] your 1960s speak, [A] give me comatose joy [D] like rerun TV,
[Bm] while the mountainside was shining wild colors [A] of my destiny.
I _ _ [F#m] watched your face age backwards, changing shape in my [A] memory. _
You [Bm] taught me victory sweet, even deep [F#m] in the cheap [A] seats. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ [D] _
[F#m] _ [A] Hey, hey, hey, Mother Interstate, can you deliver me from evil, make me honest, make me [Bm] wedding cake?
[F#m] A totem, [Bm] I will, [F#m]
totem.
[A] Wait, wait, wait, mighty outer space, all that flying saucer terror made me lazy drinking [E] lemonade.
[Bm] [F#m] A waste, [Bm] you just went [F#m] to waste.
[D] Like the free on the cold out [E] at the hotel [A] door, or the white rocket fade [D] over Cape Canaveral.
You've been a daughter to [E] me, your buried shoebox [A] grief, I felt your poltergeist [D] love like Savannah [Bm] heat,
while the waterfall was pouring crazy symbols of my [A] destiny. _ _
[Bm] I watched your face die backwards, little baby, in my [A] memory. _ _
[Bm] You told me victory sweet, even deep in the [A] cheap seats. _ _
[D] And [F#m] you don't judge me, [D] that's [E] not your [D] style.
But [F#m] I want to see you [C#m] for a little [F#] while.
[D] And [F#m] there's no worries, [D] oh Lord, [C#m] who's got [D] time?
[F#] All these [F#m] changes [E] gonna fill your mind.
[D] Like the citrus [E] glow off the old orange [A] grove, or the red rock [D] blaze over Cape Canaveral.
It's been a nightmare for [E] me, some 1980s greed [A] gives me parachute [D] dreams like old war movies.
[Bm] While the universe was drawn perfect circles for [A] infinity. _ _
[Bm] I watched the stars get smaller, tiny diamonds in my [A] memory.
[F#m] _ _ [A]
[Bm] I know that victory sweet, even deep in the [A] cheap seats. _ _ _