Song: Tenuousness
Artist: Andrew Bird
Album: Noble Beast

Normal Tuning
No Capo

Chords used: C/G  Am  G   F   Em D/A 
             -0- -0- -3- -1- -0- -2-
             -1- -1- -3- -1- -0- -3-
             -0- -2- -0- -2- -0- -2-
             -2- -2- -0- -3- -2- -0-
             -3- -0- -2- -3- -2- -0-
             -3- --- -3- -1- -0- ---

Intro: C/G, Am

C/G (3x555x@1)                                                        
Tenuous at best was all he had to say when pressed about the 
Amrest (x02210@1)of it, the world that is
     C/G (3x555x@1)                          
from proto-Sanskrit Minoans to porto-centric Lisboans
      Am (x02210@1)Greek Cypriots and and Hobis-hots
                                   C/GWho (3x555x@1)hang around in ports a lot, uh huh. 
                 Am(whitsling (x02210@1)part)
C/GHere's (3x555x@1)where things start getting weird
                                                  AmWhile (x02210@1)chinless men will scratch their beards, uh huh
C/G (3x555x@1)                                                              
To their minds a sharpened axe while 
                               Ambrushed (x02210@1)up on the Uralic syntaxes
GLove (320003@1)of hate acts as an axis
                               FLove (133211@1)of hate acts as an axis, oh oh
                             C/GFirst (3x555x@1)it wanes and then it waxes
                 Am(whistling (x02210@1)part)
                             C/GSo (3x555x@1)procreate and pay your taxes
                 Am(whistling (x02210@1)part)
C/GTen (3x555x@1)you us ness less
Amseven (x02210@1)comes to three
C/GThem (3x555x@1)you us plus 
Am (x02210@1)                                   Geleven (320003@1)thank the heavens for their elasticity
                F (133211@1)                           C/GAnd (3x555x@1)that's for those who live and die for astronomy
                Am(whistling (x02210@1)part)
C/G (3x555x@1)           Am(whistling (x02210@1)part)
C/GWhen (3x555x@1)Coprophagia was writ know when to stand know when to sit
      Am (x02210@1)                                    
Can't stand to stand can't stand to sit and who would want to know this
C/G (3x555x@1)           Am (x02210@1)   GClick (320003@1)click click
G (320003@1)                          EmWho (022000@1)wants to look upon this
G (320003@1)                          EmWho (022000@1)wants to look upon this
         Gpray (320003@1)tell
G (320003@1)                          EmWho (022000@1)wants to look upon this
G (320003@1)                          EmWho (022000@1)wants to look upon this
         Gpray (320003@1)tell
         Empray (022000@1)tell
G (320003@1)               
Ten you us ness less 
Em (022000@1)seven comes to three
GThem (320003@1)you us plus
Em (022000@1)                        D/Aeleven (x00232@1)comes just shy of infinity
                C/G (3x555x@1)                
And that's for those who live and die
           Gfor (320003@1)numerology
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