• Song:

    Trapeze Swinger

  • Artist:

    Iron And Wine

This is based off of Sam's performance at Messiah College.  You can find it on
YouTube if you like.  Capo on the third fret.


 C (x32010@1)             GPlease, (320003@1)remember me
     FHappily (133211@1)        C (x32010@1)      GBy (320003@1)the rosebush laughing
       C (x32010@1)          GWith (320003@1)bruises on my chin
          FThe (133211@1)time when
            C (x32010@1)             GWe (320003@1)counted every black car passing
      Am (x02210@1)              G (320003@1)     
Your house beneath the hill
          FAnd (133211@1)up until
         C (x32010@1)              GSomeone (320003@1)caught us in the kitchen
      Am (x02210@1)             GWith (320003@1)maps, a mountain range
         FA (133211@1)piggy bank
          C (x32010@1)            GA (320003@1)vision too removed to mention

And


 C (x32010@1)             GPlease, (320003@1)remember me
    FFondly (133211@1)              C (x32010@1)                  GI (320003@1)heard from someone you're still pretty
     C (x32010@1)                  GAnd (320003@1)then they went on to say
                 FThat (133211@1)the pearly gates
          C (x32010@1)      GHad (320003@1)such eloquent graffiti
       Am (x02210@1)       GLike (320003@1)"We'll meet again"
               FAnd (133211@1)"Fuck the man"
              C (x32010@1)           GAnd (320003@1)"Tell my mother not to worry"
     Am (x02210@1)              GAnd (320003@1)angels with their great
      FHandshakes (133211@1)             C (x32010@1)            GWere (320003@1)always done in such a hurry

And


 C (x32010@1)             GPlease, (320003@1)remember me
           FThat (133211@1)Halloween
        C (x32010@1)              GMaking (320003@1)fools of all the neighbors
     C (x32010@1)           GOur (320003@1)faces painted white
       FBy (133211@1)midnight
         C (x32010@1)         GWe'd (320003@1)forgotten one another
     Am (x02210@1)             GAnd (320003@1)when the morning came
        FI (133211@1)was ashamed
      C (x32010@1)             GOnly (320003@1)now it seems so silly
      Am (x02210@1)            GThat (320003@1)season left the world
            FAnd (133211@1)then returned
                C (x32010@1)           GAnd (320003@1)now you're lit up by the city

And


 C (x32010@1)             GPlease, (320003@1)remember me
        FMistakenly (133211@1)        C (x32010@1)           GIn (320003@1)the window of the tallest tower
 C (x32010@1)            GCalling (320003@1)passers-by
                FWe're (133211@1)much too high
            C (x32010@1)           GTo (320003@1)see the empty road at happy hour
 Am (x02210@1)         GGleam (320003@1)and resonate
               FJust (133211@1)like the gates
            C (x32010@1)  GAround (320003@1)the holy kingdom
      Am (x02210@1)                 GWith (320003@1)words like "Lost and found"
                 FAnd (133211@1)"Don't look down"
              C (x32010@1)      GAnd (320003@1)"Someone save Temptation"

And


 C (x32010@1)             GPlease, (320003@1)remember me
            FAs (133211@1)in the dream
           C (x32010@1)      GWe (320003@1)had as rug-burn babies
 C (x32010@1)              GAmong (320003@1)the fallen trees
              FWe're (133211@1)fast asleep
            C (x32010@1)           GBeside (320003@1)the lions and the ladies
      Am (x02210@1)                GThat (320003@1)called you what you like
          FAnd (133211@1)even might
        C (x32010@1)           GGive (320003@1)a gift for your behavior
    Am (x02210@1)              GA (320003@1)fleeting chance to see
      FA (133211@1)trapeze
         C (x32010@1)         GSwinger (320003@1)high as any savior

And


 C (x32010@1)             GPlease, (320003@1)remember me
       FMy (133211@1)misery
            C (x32010@1)           GAnd (320003@1)how it lost me all I wanted
       C (x32010@1)                GThose (320003@1)dogs that love the rain
              FAnd (133211@1)chasing trains
             C (x32010@1)               GThe (320003@1)colored birds above their running
    Am (x02210@1)               GIn (320003@1)circles around the well
               FAnd (133211@1)where it spells
        C (x32010@1)             GOn (320003@1)the wall behind St. Peter
    Am (x02210@1)             GSo (320003@1)bright on cinder gray
          FIn (133211@1)spray paint
          C (x32010@1)          G"Who (320003@1)the hell can see forever?"

And


 C (x32010@1)             GPlease, (320003@1)remember me
      FSeldomly (133211@1)        C (x32010@1)            GIn (320003@1)the car behind the carnival
    C (x32010@1)               GMy (320003@1)hand between your knees
                FYou (133211@1)turned from me
                C (x32010@1)             GAnd (320003@1)said, "The trapeze act was wonderful
     Am (x02210@1)           GBut (320003@1)never meant to last"
                 FThe (133211@1)clowns that passed
        C (x32010@1)               GSaw (320003@1)me just come up with anger
         Am (x02210@1)               GWhen (320003@1)it filled with circus dogs
             FThe (133211@1)parking lot
        C (x32010@1)        GHad (320003@1)an element of danger

And


 C (x32010@1)             GPlease, (320003@1)remember me
     FFinally (133211@1)            C (x32010@1)    GAnd (320003@1)all my uphill clawing
    C (x32010@1)            GMy (320003@1)dear, but if I make
            FThe (133211@1)pearly gates
            C (x32010@1)            GI'll (320003@1)do my best to make a drawing
   Am (x02210@1)     GOf (320003@1)God and Lucifer
           FA (133211@1)boy and girl
          C (x32010@1)          GAn (320003@1)angel kissing on a sinner
   Am (x02210@1)         GA (320003@1)monkey and a man
            FA (133211@1)marching band
     C (x32010@1)                   GAll (320003@1)around the frightened trapeze swinger


C (x32010@1)    GNa, (320003@1)na-na
   FNa-na (133211@1)   C (x32010@1)    GNa-na, (320003@1)na-na
      C (x32010@1)    GNa-na-na, (320003@1)na-na
   FNa-na (133211@1)      C (x32010@1)    GNa-na-na, (320003@1)na-na
      CNa-na-na (x32010@1)
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