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)