Cocoon Chords by The Decemberists

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[G] This _ _ _ _
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[D] _ _ _ [A] _ cocoon [D] caught in _ Vesuvius' [G] shadow _ [G] _ Only _ _ the ashes _
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[G] _ I waited there for you _ Why [D] couldn't you? _ _ _ _
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[D] Here [A] we lie, _ waiting for something [G] to startle _ _
To shake us from [Bm] _
[D] gravity's pull _ _ _ _
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[G] And so the sleeping hours are through _ What can we [D] _ do?
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[Bm] The sorry _ conclusion, [G] the low dirty wool _
[Em] It happened before you came to
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[Bm] this is the solution [G] and this is the mess
[Em] The joke always tends to come [E] true
_ _ And [C] there on your _ windowsill, [Am] over the _ unmoving [E] platoon _ _ _ _
[C] Written in _ [Am] paperback, a view to the _ [E] quarterback's room _ _ _
[G] Under waning moon, _ this quiet [D] serves [F] only [E] to
_ [B] Howl away [Em] the moon _ _ _
[G] _ Provide [F#] _ _ _
[E] you _ [Em] what _
[G] I knew _ _
What _ _ _ _ [Gm] I knew _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] Come back [A] to you _ _ _ _
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[D] _ Take [A] this poem, [D] follow the [A] lines here [G] are written _ _ _ _
_ Tracing the [G] bends and [D] the _ _ shakes
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[G] And [D] feel your [G] fingers falling slack and all [D] falling _ _ back _
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[Bm] The tainted _ election, [G] the hole in the sky
[E] Command what [B] is tried, what is _ true _ _ _
[Bm] Without _ solution, [G] the feet on the ground
[E] It won't make a sound till you're through _ _ _
[C] So loosen your shoulder [Am] blades, this is your hour to [E] make do
_ _ Cause [C] there on the _ [Am] timberline, deep cold November _
[Em] Shines through, _ [G] soft and absolute _ _
[F#m] This quiet [D] serves [F] only [B] to
_ _ _ Hide [Em] you _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [F#] Provide _ _
[E] him _ what _
[G] I knew _ _
What _ _ _ _
[Gm] I knew _
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