Conor Oberst and The Mystic Valley Band
To All the Lights in the Windows
Capo: 4th Fret
INTRO Em
EmMoses (022000@1)up on the mountainside
DWhat (xx0232@1)a place to meet
EmHe (022000@1)brought his pad and his pencil
DPoured (xx0232@1)himself some gypsy tea
Am (x02210@1) DAnd (xx0232@1)all the world's multiplicity
G (320003@1) EmThey (022000@1)turn his brain and his soul to stone
F (133211@1) AmHe (x02210@1)drew his face on a tablet
F (133211@1) GAnd (320003@1)carried it back home
EmJesus (022000@1)off in the water
DStanding (xx0232@1)on his feet
EmYeah, (022000@1)that's the thing about charisma
DIt (xx0232@1)makes everyone believe
Am (x02210@1) DBut (xx0232@1)there is nothing impossible
G (320003@1) EmWhen (022000@1)I'm with you and when you're with me
F (133211@1) AmI (x02210@1)got a sad sinking feeling
F (133211@1) GThat (320003@1)that can never be
Am (x02210@1) DBut (xx0232@1)I'm going to do what I can for you
GI (320003@1)will make a plea
Am (x02210@1) DTo (xx0232@1)all the lights in the windows
EmThe (022000@1)puddles in the streets
C (x32010@1) DAnd (xx0232@1)all the lovers that you've been teasing
G (320003@1) CFrom (x32010@1)your balcony
Am (x02210@1) D (xx0232@1) GMay (320003@1)they carry you far from my memory
EmSolomon (022000@1)heard a protest
DFrom (xx0232@1)the lower court
EmReached (022000@1)in his ear for a silver dollar
DJust (xx0232@1)like he'd done before
Am (x02210@1) DHe (xx0232@1)tossed it high said that wisdom's fickle
G (320003@1) EmAnd (022000@1)chance is God's retort
F (133211@1) AmAnd (x02210@1)handed them a sentence
F (133211@1) GIt (320003@1)was death by Trojan horse
EmPharaoh (022000@1)woke from a bad dream
DSplashed (xx0232@1)some water on his face
EmWhen (022000@1)it's a matter of nightmares you had
DBetter (xx0232@1)ask a slave
Am (x02210@1) DAnd (xx0232@1)he may tell you a famine's coming
G (320003@1) EmOr (022000@1)he may look away
F (133211@1) AmIf (x02210@1)he's kind then return it
F (133211@1) GLet (320003@1)him lick your plate
Am (x02210@1) DBut (xx0232@1)I'm going to do what I can for you
GI (320003@1)will make a plea
Am (x02210@1) DTo (xx0232@1)all the birds in the chimneys
EmThe (022000@1)whales up on the beach
C (x32010@1) DAnd (xx0232@1)all the footsteps that you've been hearing
G (320003@1) CLike (x32010@1)a timpani
Am (x02210@1) D (xx0232@1) GMay (320003@1)they carry you far from your enemies
BRIDGE Em, D, Em, D
Am (x02210@1) DBut (xx0232@1)I'm going to do what I can for you
GI (320003@1)will make a plea
Am (x02210@1) DTo (xx0232@1)all the lights in the windows
EmThe (022000@1)puddles in the streets
C (x32010@1) DAnd (xx0232@1)all the hours that you've been sitting
G (320003@1) CAt (x32010@1)your vanity
Am (x02210@1) D (xx0232@1) EmMay (022000@1)they carry you far from your misery
Am (x02210@1) DMay (xx0232@1)they carry you far
EmJesus (022000@1)off in the water
DStanding (xx0232@1)on his feet
EmYeah, (022000@1)that's the thing about charisma
DIt (xx0232@1)makes everyone believe
Am (x02210@1) DThat (xx0232@1)there is nothing impossible
G (320003@1) EmWhen (022000@1)I'm with you and when you're with me
F (133211@1) AmI (x02210@1)got a sad sinking feeling
F (133211@1) AmI (x02210@1)got a sad sinking feeling
F (133211@1) Am (x02210@1) GI (320003@1)got a sad sinking feeling that will never be
OUTRO Em, D, Em, D (Repeat as necessary)
