T|  Artist Name: Dresden Dolls
A|  Song Name  : Girl Anachronism
B|  ==========================================================
N|  Tabbed By  : Anonymous
A|  
B|  CHORD DEFINITIONS:
B|  
E|     Am   Bb   C   C/F  C5/Ab C#   D    Eb   E    F
R|  3|----|-A#-|----|----|-G#-|----|----|----|----|----|
.|  3|----|-g--|----|----|-d--|-D#-|----|-f--|-e--|-f--|
C|  3|----|-D#-|-d--|-d--|-c--|-C#-|----|-D#-|-C#-|-d--|
O|  2|-b--|-a--|-a--|-A#-|-g--|-G#-|-g--|-A#-|-a--|-A#-|
M|  2|-a--|-D#-|-d--|-g--|----|-D#-|-e--|-f--|-D#-|-e--|
 |  2|-e--|----|----|----|----|----|-c--|----|----|----|
T|  1|-A#-|-A#-|-A#-|----|----|----|-F#-|----|-a--|-A#-|
A|  1|-e--|----|-e--|----|----|----|----|----|-e--|-f--|
B|  
N|  
A|  
B|  INTRO:
B|  4|-------c-|  (Repeat several times)
E|  3|-c-F-a---|
R|  
.|  
C|  "One Two Three Four!"
O|  C/F C5/Ab
M|  
 |   AH!
T|  
A|   C/F C5/Ab
B|  
N|  
A|  
B|  VERSE 1:
B|  -------
E|  
R|   You can tell
.|  
C|            C/F
O|   from the stars on my arms
M|  
 |   and the cracks in my hips
T|           
A|           C5/Ab         
B|   and the dents in my car
N|  
A|   and the blisters on my lips
B|  
B|            D                      F
E|   that I'm not the carefullest of girls
R|  
.|   you can tell
C|  
O|            C/F
M|   from the glass on the floor
 |  
T|   and the strings that're breaking
A|  
B|         C5/Ab
N|   and I keep on breaking more
A|  
B|   and it looks like I am shaking
B|  
E|   but it's
R|  
.|   D
C|   just the temperature
O|  
M|       F
 |   and then again
T|  
A|                  C                   F
B|   if it were any colder I could disengage
N|  
A|                       D
B|   if I were any older I would act my age
B|  
E|               F
R|   but I don't think that you'd believe me
.|  
C|        C           C   F
O|   it's not the way I'm meant to be
M|  
 |                 D
T|   it's just the way the operation made me
A|  
B|  
N|   C/F   C5/Ab
A|  
B|  
B|  
E|  VERSE 2:
R|  -------
.|  
C|   And you can tell
O|  
M|            C/F
 |   from the state of my room
T|  
A|   that they let me out to soon
B|  
N|           C5/Ab
A|   and the pills that I ate
B|  
B|   came a couple years too late.
E|  
R|                D                    F
.|   And I've got some issues to break through
C|  
O|   there I go again,
M|  
 |      C                 F
T|   pretending to be you
A|  
B|   make-believing that I
N|  
A|   Am
B|   have a soul beneath the surface,
B|  
E|   E                             F
R|   trying to convince you it was accidentally on purpose.
.|  
C|   C/F   C5/Ab
O|  
M|  
 |  3|-f---f---f---G#--|
T|  3|-c---c---c---e---|
A|  2|-G#--f---G#--b---|
B|  2|-------------G#--|
N|  1|-G#--G#--G#--G#--|
A|  
B|  
B|  
E|  
R|  BRIDGE:
.|  -----
C|  
O|   C#
M|   I am not so serious
 |  
T|        Eb
A|   this passion is a plagiarism,
B|  
N|   Bb
A|   I might join your century,
B|  
B|       C#
E|   but only on a rare occassion.
R|  
.|   C#
C|   I was taken out
O|  
M|              Eb
 |   before the labour pains set in
T|  
A|             Bb
B|   and now I am the world's worst accident
N|  
A|     F
B|   I am the girl anachronism! 
B|  
E|   C/F   C5/Ab (2 x)
R|  
.|  
C|  
O|  VERSE 3:
M|  -------
 |  
T|   And you can tell by the
A|  
B|   C/F
N|   red in my eyes
A|  
B|   and the bruises on my thighs,
B|  
E|           C5/Ab
R|   and the knots in my hair
.|  
C|   and the bathtub full of flies,
O|  
M|            D                    F
 |   that I'm not right now at all,
T|  
A|   there I go again,
B|  
N|      C
A|   pretending that I'll fall
B|  
B|   F
E|   don't call the doctors,
R|  
.|                  D             F
C|   'cause they've seen it all before,
O|  
M|   they'll say:
 |  
T|         C                 F
A|   "Just let her crash and burn, she'll learn"
B|  
N|          D
A|   "the attention just encourages her."
B|  
B|   C/F   C5/Ab
E|  
R|  
.|  
C|  VERSE 4:
O|  -------
M|  
 |   And you can tell
T|  
A|            C/F
B|   from the full-body cast
N|  
A|   that you're sorry that you asked,
B|  
B|                  C5/Ab
E|   though you did everything you could,
R|  
.|   like any decent person would.
C|  
O|         D                           F
M|   But I might be catching, so don't touch,
 |  
T|   you'll start believing
A|  
B|          C                     F
N|   you're immune to gravity and stuff,
A|  
B|   don't get me wet because
B|  
E|       D                      F
R|   the bandages will all come off.
.|  
C|   And you can tell
O|  
M|  
 |  VERSE 5:
T|  -------
A|  
B|            C/F
N|   from the smoke at the stake
A|  
B|   that the current state is critical.
B|  
E|   C5/Ab
R|   Well it is the little things, for instance:
.|  
C|   C/F
O|   in the time it takes to break it,
M|  
 |   she can make up ten excuses:
T|  
A|   C5/Ab
B|   "please excuse her for the day,
N|  
A|   it's just the way the medication makes her".
B|  
B|   AH!
E|  
R|   C/F   C5/Ab
.|  
C|  
O|  3|-f---f---f---G#--|
M|  3|-c---c---c---e---|
 |  2|-G#--f---G#--b---|
T|  2|-------------G#--|
A|  1|-G#--G#--G#--G#--|
B|  
N|  
A|  BRIDGE:
B|  -----
B|  
E|   C#                    Eb
R|   I don't necessarily believe there is a cure for this,
.|  
C|      Bb
O|   so I might join your century,
M|  
 |       C#
T|   but only as a doubtful guest.
A|  
B|   C#                      Eb
N|   I was too precarious, removed as a caesarian,
A|  
B|   Bb
B|   behold the world's worst accident:
E|  
R|  OUTRO:
.|  ------
C|  
O|   F
M|   I am the girl anachronism!
 |  
T|     Bb
A|   I am the girl anachronism!
B|  
N|     F
A|   I am the girl anachronism!
B|  
B|     Bb
E|   I am the girl anachronism!
R|  
.|     F
C|   I am the girl
O|   I am the girl