Standard tuning Tabbed from the recording posted on John Darnielle's Tumblr http://johndarnielle.tumblr.com/post/55798402747/ok-so-earlier-on-twitter-i-mentioned-that-i-ran B D#m Clean slate, warm weather E B F# They should tie our ankles both together B D#m Seagulls calling to one another E B F# If a stranger should ask you you can tell him I'm your brother E B Lean into me press real hard E B F# I got no good reasons left not to let down my guard C#m B I love your kiss C#m E F# But it's going to come down to this B E B E You and me on a high balcony B F# E F# And professional wrestling on pay-per-view B E B E Windows and light and the radio blaring all night B F# E F# B And the truth slowly dawning on me and then on you B D#m Let's pretend we're all alone E B F# Let's unplug the telephone B D#m Our scale doesn't slide E B F# Here comes tonight hey open wide E B Don't blink don't try too hard not to E B F# Just rehearse the alibis your father taught you C#m B See the plastic coating on the windows blister C#m B F# Anybody asks you tell them you're my sister yeah B E B E You and me and a table set for three B F# E F# Just in case our assassin should finally come through B E And ??? and matches B E Why don't we cook up two more batches? B F# E F# B With the ??? closing in on me and then on you Outro: B E B E B E F#(one stroke) E