Fair to Midland

Dance of the Manatee



Capo 1st fret! (or transpose these chords up half step)

Intro

EmA DG        x 2

(Em)                                            DTake (xx0232@1)a little dive into the shallow or spy what do you see?

AI (x02220@1)see the tortoise and the hare in a rat-race and it fits like a glove under

G (320003@1)              Amy (x02220@1)sleeve, just wait till then.

Em (022000@1)                            DTheir (xx0232@1)heads are the heaviest in operation,

Ahe (x02220@1)has still not lost imagination.

GI (320003@1)can hear him mouth the whole ending -

Ajust (x02220@1)wait till then.

Bridge

Em (022000@1)     D (xx0232@1)             AWe (x02220@1)marys had ourselves a ball.

G (320003@1)     AOh, (x02220@1)yes we did.

Em (022000@1)     D (xx0232@1)             AWe (x02220@1)marys had ourselves a ball,

G (320003@1)     AI (x02220@1)must admit--



Chorus

Em (022000@1)          Am (x02210@1)          C (x32010@1)   DHang (xx0232@1)us those limbs hold no virtue.

Em (022000@1)          Am (x02210@1)             C (x32010@1)   DThose (xx0232@1)told to hold: project on my cue.

Em A D G    x2 (intro)

Em (022000@1)                                             DWhether (xx0232@1)a he or a she, put your mouth where your money is.

AAre (x02220@1)the birds of a feather that clever?

G (320003@1)         AIf (x02220@1)I knew I'd keep locks, that's a given, just wait till then.

Em (022000@1)                           DTheir (xx0232@1)heads cast shadows like skyscrapers.

A (x02220@1)                       GSmall (320003@1)enough to feed off the lesses to put it all into perspective with

Adefinition. (x02220@1)
Bridge

Em (022000@1)     D (xx0232@1)             AWe (x02220@1)marys had ourselves a ball.

G (320003@1)     AOh, (x02220@1)yes we did.

Em (022000@1)     D (xx0232@1)             AWe (x02220@1)marys had ourselves a ball,

G (320003@1)     AI (x02220@1)must admit--



Chorus

Em (022000@1)          Am (x02210@1)          C (x32010@1)   DHang (xx0232@1)us those limbs hold no virtue.

Em (022000@1)          Am (x02210@1)             C (x32010@1)   DThose (xx0232@1)told to hold: project on my cue.

G/B  G  D (something like this)
Oh, take a gander the bigger they are the harder they fall.

Not needy you'll see, not needy 
and I come with open arms over trees. 
Not needy you'll see. 
and I come with open arms over trees.



Em (022000@1)  A (x02220@1)   C (x32010@1)   D (xx0232@1)Em (022000@1)                     A (x02220@1)                                CListen (x32010@1)to my proven guarantees while you're rolling up your sleeves,

Dbeatin' (xx0232@1)on the chest.

Em (022000@1)                     A (x02220@1)                          C (x32010@1)      DBut (xx0232@1)we can keep it in a jar when it's comin' cats and dogs for days.

Em (022000@1)     D (xx0232@1)             AWe (x02220@1)marys had ourselves a ball.

G (320003@1)    AAnd, (x02220@1)I guarantee.

Em (022000@1)                        AAnd (x02220@1)what they've done for you

C (x32010@1)                  Dthey've (xx0232@1)done for me, they've done for me.

Chorus x2

Em (022000@1)          Am (x02210@1)          C (x32010@1)   DHang (xx0232@1)us those limbs hold no virtue.

Em (022000@1)          Am (x02210@1)             C (x32010@1)   DThose (xx0232@1)told to hold: project on my cue.