Chords for Daniel Johnston, "Rock and Roll Ega"

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_ [E] Yeah, you know what I'm saying?
[B] _ _ _
[Ab] Oh, yes.
[D] You know what?
_ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[D] There [C] was a day when I was so [G] lonely. _
_ _ My [C] happy life was more [G] dead than alive.
_ _ _ [D] _ Every [C] minute was like [G] an hour.
_ _ _ [D] _ [C] Every day was [G] eternity.
_ _ _ [D] I was [C] broke, but all [G] around me _
[D] people _ said _ [G] _ _ _
_ [E] that I was
that _ _ I cried and froze. _ _
It changed [A] my soul _ _ _
that I cried and [E] froze. _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D]
It [C] was the thought that I could be [G] happy _ _
[D] _ [C] dream of my shadow facing [G] the waves _
_ _ [D] think of [C] the girls, the red [G] heads, boys, friends
_ _ _ [D] I was [C] alone and lonely [G] to be
_ _ _ [D] I lay to [C] sleep and turned on the [G] _ radio radio.
_ [D] The evening [C] TV was [G] like a dream. _ _
[E] No, _ _ _ _ _ that's _ _ _ _ _ why it [Em] saved [A] my soul
_ _ that I cried and [E] froze.
_ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] You [C] walk around, but you gotta have [G] a reason. _ _ _
[D] Something [C] worse than a morning [G] morn _ _
_ [D] My heart broke to art when I found [G] the Beatles.
_ _ _ _ _ [C] You're a disciple.
_ _ _ _ [D] Work for [C] the fun and don't try to act [G] insightful.
_ _ [D] The music will [C] make you [G] smile more like _ _ _
[E] Oh, _ _ _ _ that's why _ _ _ _ _ _ it [Em] saved [A] my soul
_ _ _ that I cried and [E] froze. _ _ _ _ _
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[A] _ _ [E] _ She cried [G] _ _
[A] _ [E] like a baby.
_ [G] _ _
[A] She [E] was right.
_ _ [G] _
[A] One more [E] night, maybe.
_ _ [G] _ _
[A] She [E] walked in on us on the [G] night. _
[A] _ [E] She said, I don't see the right.
[G] _ _
[A] _ _ [E] I think there's no free.
[G] _ _
[A] And [E] like a woman in the [G] outfield. _
[A] _ _ [E] I swear I know the truth.
[G] _ _
[A] And [E] I ain't mad, but I do.
[G] _ _
[A] _ [E] I put the baller on high and [G] the cow _
[A] _ [E] was shining.
_ [G] _ _
[A] _ [E] And the bottle of medicine [G] _ _
[A] _ [E] went to
the front and wrapped that [G] up. _
[A] I [E] didn't see no one on the back [G] door. _
[A] _ [E] She said, all right, _ [G] _ _
[A] it's [E] all a matter of
All right, [G] _ _
[A] we're [E] gonna do what we do now.
[G] _ _
[A] And it's [E] hard to hold a bigger hate.
[G] _ _
[A] She [E] said, what's the end of life?
[G] _ _
[A] She [Em] said, what's the future of her?
[G] _ _
[A] It's [Em] probably a secret, but I'm sure it's [G] worth
[A] the [Em] pain you got on the night.
[G] _ _
[A] _ [Em] All right, _ [G] _ _
[A] _ [E] I'll find _ _ [G] _ _
[A] a [E] way.
_ [G] All _ [A] _ _ [Em] right.
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