• Song:

    The Spine Song

  • Artist:

    Cake Bake Betty

  • Album:

    Songs About Teeth

               Amand (x02210@1)you're down
          Ffor (133211@1)the count
           Amyou (x02210@1)are dancing with men
         Fgoing (133211@1)round and around
               Amand (x02210@1)you're scared
               Fand (133211@1)you're sure
              Amthat (x02210@1)your spine will dissolve
            Fyou (133211@1)will fall to the floor
           Amyou (x02210@1)will take
              Fwhat (133211@1)you need
             Amand (x02210@1)the headaches will come
          Fbut (133211@1)at least you can breathe
         Amas (x02210@1)the smoke
            Ffills (133211@1)your lungs
          Amwe (x02210@1)will wait for the day
          Fwe'll (133211@1)rejoice when it comes


           Con (x32010@1)your birthday
      Gyou (320003@1)woke up
      Am (x02210@1)                  Fthe (133211@1)snow was on the ground
      C (x32010@1)                      Gyou (320003@1)opened books and peeked inside
       Am (x02210@1)                     Fthey (133211@1)kissed you on your crown
       C (x32010@1)            Gwith (320003@1)pins in your fingers
      Am (x02210@1)                Fyou (133211@1)held yourself up high
      C (x32010@1)                     Gthe (320003@1)picture peeled the person
       Am (x02210@1)               Fthey (133211@1)let themselves divide


     Amyou (x02210@1)arrive
         Fat (133211@1)the place
      Amit (x02210@1)is not what you want
        Fbut (133211@1)it is what you chase
          Amso (x02210@1)you don't
           Fhave (133211@1)to hold
Amall (x02210@1)of the candles
       Fthat (133211@1)burn on their own
           Amyou (x02210@1)will steal
          Fall (133211@1)the smells
       Am (x02210@1)                                Fthat (133211@1)cut through your nose and inside on your cells
             Amwhen (x02210@1)it's time
      Fto (133211@1)escape
       Am (x02210@1)                        Fyou (133211@1)realize you've waited until it's too late


            Cbut (x32010@1)your birthday
Ginflated (320003@1)     Am (x02210@1)                        Fthe (133211@1)bones with which you creak
       C (x32010@1)                         Fthey (133211@1)stole your shoes and brought you to
      Am (x02210@1)                Fthe (133211@1)caverns of their teeth
      Cyou (x32010@1)pleaded
    Goh (320003@1)kind sir
          Am (x02210@1)              Fplease (133211@1)let me say goodbye
       C (x32010@1)                         Gyour (320003@1)soul ripped from your stomach
      Am (x02210@1)              Fyou (133211@1)gave an awful cry
Fa (133211@1)cry
Fa (133211@1)cry
Fa (133211@1)cry

       C (x32010@1)   G (320003@1)      Fand (133211@1)when I have died
C (x32010@1)        G (320003@1)      Fwill (133211@1)you use my spine
    C (x32010@1)            G (320003@1)      Fto (133211@1)swing from tree to tree in search of
C (x32010@1)        G (320003@1)     Fplaces (133211@1)pleasing to the eye?


       C (x32010@1)   G (320003@1)      Fand (133211@1)when I have died
C (x32010@1)        G (320003@1)      Fwill (133211@1)you use my spine
    C (x32010@1)            G (320003@1)      Fto (133211@1)swing from tree to tree in search of
C (x32010@1)        G (320003@1)     Fplaces (133211@1)pleasing to the eye?


       C (x32010@1)   G (320003@1)      Fand (133211@1)when I have died
C (x32010@1)        G (320003@1)      Fwill (133211@1)you use my spine
    C (x32010@1)            G (320003@1)      Fto (133211@1)swing from tree to tree in search of
C (x32010@1)        G (320003@1)     Fplaces (133211@1)pleasing to the eye?


C G F
C G F
C G F F


C (x32010@1)G (320003@1)     
I said
Am F
I'm sorry dear
C (x32010@1)G (320003@1)     
I said
Am F
I'm sorry dear
            C (x32010@1)           G (320003@1)      Am (x02210@1)     Fbut (133211@1)you don't listen
          C (x32010@1)             Gno (320003@1)you don't listen
      Am (x02210@1)       Fyou (133211@1)silly little girl

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