Lyrics

[Would you do me the honor of playing one of my tunes here?
I'd be delighted, and don't tell me much that you've already told me. Don't remind me what key it's in.
Is this okay?]

You were a shameless child
Let me see
Bandied by stiff cross currents
Hold on, hold on, sorry, it's got a certain note
You were a shameless child
Bandied by stiff cross currents
You were anything but mild
Yes and no, just simply weren't invented yet
Oh yes, oh no
Then one day you'd had it
You exiled your close advisors
You house to your dog eat rabbits
You're through with pacifiers
You're through with pacifiers now
You're through with pacifiers
Here we go mistaking clouds for mountains
Here's the thing that brings the sparrows to the fountains, oh
Here's the thing that makes you run for the highlands
Here we go mistaking clouds for mountains, oh
It's all of me
(whistling)
Then one day you'd had it
You exiled your close advisors
You ousted your dogged rabbits
You threw with pacifiers
You're through with pacifiers is now
You're through with pacifiers is now
You're through with pacifiers is here we go
Mistaking clouds for mountains all
Here's the thing that brings the sparrows to the fountains all
Here's the thing that makes you run for the highlands
Here we go mistaking clouds for mountains

Chords

 
 
Intro
E|------------------------------------2-----2----------------------------|
B|---0------------0------1-----1--------3-----3--------------------------|
G|-----0---0--------0------0-----0---------------------------------------|
D|-----------0--0-------------------0-----0------------------------------|
A|-------------2-------3-----3-------------------------------------------|
E|-3-----3---------------------------------------------------------------|
 
The following walk-up is used most times when going from G to C in the verses.
 
Walk-up (going from G to C)
E|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-----------|
D|-----------|
A|---0-2-3---|
E|-3---------|                      
 
Verse 1
 
G                      C
You were a shameless child
           D           G
Bandied by stiff cross currents
 
G   C   D   G
 
G            C
Anything but mild, "yes", and "no"
     D              G            G
Just simply weren't invented yet
   C       D       G
Oh yes, oh no
G                      C
Then one day you'd had it
            D     G
Exiled your close advisers
 
G   C   D   G
 
G                     C
Ousted your dog, your rabbits
                    D          G
You're through with pasifizers
C                    D          G
You're through with pasifizers now
C                    D
You're through with pasifizers
 
Chorus (play single chords without walk-ups)
G                                          C  D
Here we go mistaking clouds for mountains, oh
G                                                           C   D
Here's the thing that brings the sparrows to the fountains, oh
G                                                      C    D
Here's the thing that makes you run for the highlands, oh
G
Here we go mistaking clouds for mountains
C         D
Autonomy
 
(Whistling/violin solo)
G   C   D   G
 
Verse 2 (played without walk-ups)
 
G                      C
Then one day you'd had it
            D     G        G  C  D G
Exiled your close advisors
G                     C
Ousted your dog, your rabbits
                    D           G
You're through with pasifizers
C                   D           G
You're through with pasifizers now
C                   D           G
You're through with pasifizers now
C                   D
You're through with pasifizers
 
 
Chorus (play single chords without walk-ups)
G                                          C  D
Here we go mistaking clouds for mountains, oh
G                                                           C   D
Here's the thing that brings the sparrows to the fountains, oh
G                                                      C    D
Here's the thing that makes you run for the highlands, oh
G
Here we go mistaking clouds for mountains
C         D
Autonomy

Lyrics

You were a shameless child
Bandied by stiff cross currents
Anything but mild
Yes and no just simply weren't
Invented yet
Oh yes, oh no

Then one day you'd had it
Exiled your close advisors
Ousted your dog-eared rabbits
You're through with pacifizers
You're through with pacifizers now
You're through with pacifizers

Here we go mistaking clouds for mountains
Here's the thing that brings the sparrows to the fountains
Here's the thing that makes you run for the highlands
Here we go mistaking clouds for mountains
Autonomy

Then one day you'd had it
Exiled your close advisors
Ousted your dog-eared rabbits
You're through with pacifizers

You're through with pacifizers now
You're through with pacifizers

Here we go mistaking clouds for mountains
Here's the thing that brings the sparrows to the fountains
Here's the thing that makes you run for the highlands
Here we go mistaking clouds for mountains
Autonomy