Chords for Daniel Johnston - An idiot's end
Tempo:
102.8 bpm
Chords used:
Em
Am
F
C
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[E] [Am] I don't have to say a thing, [C] [F] she knows exactly what I want.
[Em] [Dm] At any time I feel like this, [Em] what we have goes out for nights.
[Am] She looks at me like a gun cock, [F] and I'm afraid to turn my back, [Dm] [Em] for fear of being [Am] lost.
[Em] She leans forward for me to see, [Am] the lights of her majesty.
[Em] She's tempting me with her razor blade, [Am] but time is money at a penny arcade.
[Em] And there's monkeys [F] in the shadows, [Em] and birds are [F] afraid of being late.
[Em] The poor jester [F] holds up a lightbulb and says, all that is made is [Am] made to decay.
[C] To know her is [F] to love her, [G] and I love her, but [C] I don't know her.
To love her [F] is to love her, [G] and I love her, [C] but I don't [Em] know her.
[Am]
I feel for a place to sit, [G] [F]
things always go on this way.
[Am] [Dm] I'm lost for a little bit, but [Em] I come up with something to say.
[Am] Then I'll go on and on, [F] about rapscals in her line, [Dm] not specifically mention [Em] names.
Her and I know, we're just [Am] a shame.
[Em] She knows I'm here, and she [Am] readily rebukes her [Em] sister.
She treats me with no sudden respect, [Am] suddenly she calls me [Em] mister.
But just as soon I soon [F] forget [Em] and start poking [F] around [Em] in the [F] trash.
[C] Talking [F] myself into [Em] outer [Em] space and watching the reactions [Am] on her face.
[C] To love her, [F]
[C] and I [G] love her, to [C]
[E] [C] love her [F] is to love her, and [G] I love her, but I [C] don't.
[Em] The picture of her sitting [Am] there, [G] [F] me and her on that chair.
[Em] [Dm] I could only say as much as I please, [Em] but not as much as I dare.
[A] Where is the [Am] little girl who fell in love with me?
[F] The girl who fell in love with a Santa life.
[E] [Dm] That little girl is moved out now, [Em] but that light still comes around every other night.
[Am]
[Em]
[E] [Am] [A]
[Em]
[F] [E]
[A] [Em] [Am]
I think my interest bleeds a heart
[F] of a dead dog [Dm] in [E] her yard.
[Am] I could catch her standing naked.
[F]
I could catch her cold.
[B] I could catch her breath of a bottle lip.
[Em] But I could never catch her [Am] off guard.
[Em] And when I go there nowadays, it's [Am] like visiting a sinking [Em] ship.
And I'm a man over, and she [Am] won't throw me a [Em] lifeline.
[F] [Em] [F] Symbolically [Em] represented by [Am] her lips.
Yes [C] to know her, [G] [F] [C] and I love her, [G] [C] to love her is to love [F] [G] her, and I love her, [C] [Bm] [Am]
[A]
but I don't.
[Bm]
[Em] [Dm] At any time I feel like this, [Em] what we have goes out for nights.
[Am] She looks at me like a gun cock, [F] and I'm afraid to turn my back, [Dm] [Em] for fear of being [Am] lost.
[Em] She leans forward for me to see, [Am] the lights of her majesty.
[Em] She's tempting me with her razor blade, [Am] but time is money at a penny arcade.
[Em] And there's monkeys [F] in the shadows, [Em] and birds are [F] afraid of being late.
[Em] The poor jester [F] holds up a lightbulb and says, all that is made is [Am] made to decay.
[C] To know her is [F] to love her, [G] and I love her, but [C] I don't know her.
To love her [F] is to love her, [G] and I love her, [C] but I don't [Em] know her.
[Am]
I feel for a place to sit, [G] [F]
things always go on this way.
[Am] [Dm] I'm lost for a little bit, but [Em] I come up with something to say.
[Am] Then I'll go on and on, [F] about rapscals in her line, [Dm] not specifically mention [Em] names.
Her and I know, we're just [Am] a shame.
[Em] She knows I'm here, and she [Am] readily rebukes her [Em] sister.
She treats me with no sudden respect, [Am] suddenly she calls me [Em] mister.
But just as soon I soon [F] forget [Em] and start poking [F] around [Em] in the [F] trash.
[C] Talking [F] myself into [Em] outer [Em] space and watching the reactions [Am] on her face.
[C] To love her, [F]
[C] and I [G] love her, to [C]
[E] [C] love her [F] is to love her, and [G] I love her, but I [C] don't.
[Em] The picture of her sitting [Am] there, [G] [F] me and her on that chair.
[Em] [Dm] I could only say as much as I please, [Em] but not as much as I dare.
[A] Where is the [Am] little girl who fell in love with me?
[F] The girl who fell in love with a Santa life.
[E] [Dm] That little girl is moved out now, [Em] but that light still comes around every other night.
[Am]
[Em]
[E] [Am] [A]
[Em]
[F] [E]
[A] [Em] [Am]
I think my interest bleeds a heart
[F] of a dead dog [Dm] in [E] her yard.
[Am] I could catch her standing naked.
[F]
I could catch her cold.
[B] I could catch her breath of a bottle lip.
[Em] But I could never catch her [Am] off guard.
[Em] And when I go there nowadays, it's [Am] like visiting a sinking [Em] ship.
And I'm a man over, and she [Am] won't throw me a [Em] lifeline.
[F] [Em] [F] Symbolically [Em] represented by [Am] her lips.
Yes [C] to know her, [G] [F] [C] and I love her, [G] [C] to love her is to love [F] [G] her, and I love her, [C] [Bm] [Am]
[A]
but I don't.
[Bm]
Key:
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_ [E] _ _ _ [Am] I don't have to say a thing, [C] _ [F] she knows exactly what I want.
[Em] _ [Dm] At any time I feel like this, [Em] what we have goes out for nights.
_ [Am] She looks at me like a gun cock, [F] and I'm afraid to turn my back, _ [Dm] _ _ [Em] for fear of being [Am] lost.
_ _ _ [Em] She leans forward for me to see, [Am] the lights of her majesty.
[Em] She's tempting me with her razor blade, [Am] but time is money at a penny arcade.
[Em] And there's monkeys [F] in the shadows, [Em] and birds are [F] afraid of being late.
[Em] The poor jester [F] holds up a lightbulb and says, all that is made is [Am] made to decay.
_ _ [C] To know her is [F] to love her, [G] and I love her, but [C] I don't know her.
_ To love her [F] is to love her, [G] and I love her, [C] but I don't [Em] know her.
_ [Am]
I _ feel for a place to sit, [G] _ [F]
things always go on this way.
_ [Am] _ [Dm] I'm lost for a little bit, but [Em] I come up with something to say.
_ [Am] Then I'll go on and on, _ [F] about rapscals in her line, [Dm] _ not specifically mention [Em] names.
Her and I know, we're just [Am] a shame. _
[Em] She knows I'm here, and she [Am] readily rebukes her [Em] sister.
She treats me with no sudden respect, [Am] suddenly she calls me [Em] mister.
But just as soon I soon [F] forget [Em] and start poking [F] around [Em] in the [F] trash.
[C] Talking [F] myself into [Em] outer [Em] space and watching the reactions [Am] on her face.
_ [C] To love her, [F] _
_ _ [C] and I [G] love her, to [C] _
_ [E] _ _ [C] love her [F] is to love her, and [G] I love her, but I [C] don't.
_ [Em] _ _ _ The picture of her sitting [Am] there, [G] _ [F] me and her on that chair. _
[Em] _ [Dm] I could only say as much as I please, [Em] but not as much as I dare.
_ _ [A] Where is the [Am] little girl who fell in love with me?
[F] The girl who fell in love with a Santa life.
[E] _ [Dm] That little girl is moved out now, [Em] but that light still comes around every other night.
[Am] _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [A] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _
_ I think my interest bleeds a heart _
[F] _ of a dead dog [Dm] in _ _ _ _ [E] her yard. _ _
_ [Am] I could catch her standing naked.
_ [F]
I could catch her cold.
[B] I could catch her breath of a bottle lip.
[Em] _ But I could never catch her [Am] off guard.
_ [Em] And when I go there nowadays, it's [Am] like visiting a sinking [Em] ship.
And I'm a man over, and she [Am] won't throw me a [Em] lifeline.
[F] _ [Em] [F] Symbolically [Em] represented by [Am] her lips.
_ Yes [C] to know her, _ _ [G] _ [F] _ _ [C] and I love her, [G] _ _ _ [C] to love her is to love _ [F] _ [G] her, and I love her, _ [C] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ but I don't.
_ [Bm] _
[Em] _ [Dm] At any time I feel like this, [Em] what we have goes out for nights.
_ [Am] She looks at me like a gun cock, [F] and I'm afraid to turn my back, _ [Dm] _ _ [Em] for fear of being [Am] lost.
_ _ _ [Em] She leans forward for me to see, [Am] the lights of her majesty.
[Em] She's tempting me with her razor blade, [Am] but time is money at a penny arcade.
[Em] And there's monkeys [F] in the shadows, [Em] and birds are [F] afraid of being late.
[Em] The poor jester [F] holds up a lightbulb and says, all that is made is [Am] made to decay.
_ _ [C] To know her is [F] to love her, [G] and I love her, but [C] I don't know her.
_ To love her [F] is to love her, [G] and I love her, [C] but I don't [Em] know her.
_ [Am]
I _ feel for a place to sit, [G] _ [F]
things always go on this way.
_ [Am] _ [Dm] I'm lost for a little bit, but [Em] I come up with something to say.
_ [Am] Then I'll go on and on, _ [F] about rapscals in her line, [Dm] _ not specifically mention [Em] names.
Her and I know, we're just [Am] a shame. _
[Em] She knows I'm here, and she [Am] readily rebukes her [Em] sister.
She treats me with no sudden respect, [Am] suddenly she calls me [Em] mister.
But just as soon I soon [F] forget [Em] and start poking [F] around [Em] in the [F] trash.
[C] Talking [F] myself into [Em] outer [Em] space and watching the reactions [Am] on her face.
_ [C] To love her, [F] _
_ _ [C] and I [G] love her, to [C] _
_ [E] _ _ [C] love her [F] is to love her, and [G] I love her, but I [C] don't.
_ [Em] _ _ _ The picture of her sitting [Am] there, [G] _ [F] me and her on that chair. _
[Em] _ [Dm] I could only say as much as I please, [Em] but not as much as I dare.
_ _ [A] Where is the [Am] little girl who fell in love with me?
[F] The girl who fell in love with a Santa life.
[E] _ [Dm] That little girl is moved out now, [Em] but that light still comes around every other night.
[Am] _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [A] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _
_ I think my interest bleeds a heart _
[F] _ of a dead dog [Dm] in _ _ _ _ [E] her yard. _ _
_ [Am] I could catch her standing naked.
_ [F]
I could catch her cold.
[B] I could catch her breath of a bottle lip.
[Em] _ But I could never catch her [Am] off guard.
_ [Em] And when I go there nowadays, it's [Am] like visiting a sinking [Em] ship.
And I'm a man over, and she [Am] won't throw me a [Em] lifeline.
[F] _ [Em] [F] Symbolically [Em] represented by [Am] her lips.
_ Yes [C] to know her, _ _ [G] _ [F] _ _ [C] and I love her, [G] _ _ _ [C] to love her is to love _ [F] _ [G] her, and I love her, _ [C] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ but I don't.
_ [Bm] _