• Song:

    Under The Bushes

  • Artist:

    Guided By Voices

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Under the Bushes/Under the Stars

Graciously contributed by Bill Chartier

12 Acorns & Orioles

F#m-Em-Bm

Bm (x24432@1)        A (x02220@1)                             G (320003@1)       DOver (xx0232@1)the summer somehow I'm waiting somehow straining
   Bm (x24432@1)                      A (x02220@1)                              G (320003@1)                           Dand (xx0232@1)I gave it all away let my strength slip away kept everyone away
    Bm (x24432@1)                F#mI (244222@1)can't tell you anything
        D (xx0232@1)                    Emyou (022000@1)don't already know
  Em (022000@1)                  BmI (x24432@1)can't tell you anything
    F#m (244222@1)                        Cmyou (x3101x@1)don't already know
 Bm (x24432@1)                    F#mI (244222@1)can't tell you anything

Repeat intro

Bm (x24432@1)       A (x02220@1)                        G (320003@1)     DI (xx0232@1)am the minister and an imposter you said I am on my own
Bm (x24432@1)        A (x02220@1)                                 G (320003@1)      Dbut (xx0232@1)I am not alone you are the militant fighting to bring me home


Name="Ghosts_of_a_different_dream"
11. Ghosts of a Different Dream   Intro--A-C#m-D-E

         AYou (x02220@1)dreamt of wine but did you find
         F#mthe (244222@1)dregs of a another night dissipated
       AI (x02220@1)read the sign you know that wine
          F#mthe (244222@1)ghosts of a different dream are waiting
     Aa (x02220@1)different kind of kiss
      F#mthe (244222@1)songs of a different mist are rolling
        AI?ve (x02220@1)been inside your mist
       F#mthe (244222@1)ghosts of another kissed are calling      A-B-C-D-A-C#m-D-E
       AThe (x02220@1)troops are led and turning red
         F#mthey (244222@1)smile with the oldest trumpet blaring
     Aa (x02220@1)world of hate, can?t penetrate
       F#mthe (244222@1)ghost of a different shield your wearing
 Aa (x02220@1)different kind of fight
F#mkeep (244222@1)those telephones a ringing
AI've (x02220@1)been inside alright
F#mthe (244222@1)ghosts of a different dream are singing

9. Lord of Overstock

 Intro--D-A-G   Bb--C

D (xx0232@1)                     A (x02220@1)            GStraight (320003@1)to the Lord of Overstock
       D (xx0232@1)            A (x02220@1)                    FHe (133211@1)spoke for the millonth time
                D (xx0232@1)                A (x02220@1)                    GDon't (320003@1)be late for the superdeal will save you alot
        D (xx0232@1)              A (x02220@1)           Fand (133211@1)take every cent you earn

G (320003@1)        F (133211@1)          G (320003@1)         F(no (133211@1)clue what the lyrics are here)
       D (xx0232@1)              A (x02220@1)         GSo (320003@1)trust in the King of Overstock
        D (xx0232@1)          A (x02220@1)             Finvest (133211@1)in his wisdom & learn
             D (xx0232@1)              A (x02220@1)            Gthere's (320003@1)less to go around if everyonecounts
                  D (xx0232@1)         A (x02220@1)            Fbut (133211@1)if you got the money to burn
                               G (320003@1)                    Fthen (133211@1)you will be in always get fake
                 G (320003@1)                    D (xx0232@1)              A (x02220@1)          G (320003@1)     Bb (x1333x@1)       C (x32010@1)       rpt to end...
but what's all worth in heaven on earth

1. Man Called Aerodynamics

Intro: F-Gm-Am-Gm-F (very fast)

F (133211@1)                                      Gmfind (355333@1)deep within your ole memory coat
Am (x02210@1)                   Bba (x1333x@1)cricket bag you ate from
F (133211@1)                      Gmits (355333@1)sweet-smily apology
Acceptance awaits you
Am (x02210@1)                      Bb (x1333x@1)               CDon't (x32010@1)be afraid to cherish it

Dm (xx0231@1)      C (x32010@1)          Bb (x1333x@1)                    (F-Gm-Am)
Look it up in the bookmobile
Dm (xx0231@1)      C (x32010@1)          Bb (x1333x@1)               AmLook (x02210@1)it up in the gun rack
      Bbin (x1333x@1)the magazine rack
           Dmin (xx0231@1)the map

F (133211@1)               Gm (355333@1)       Am (x02210@1)           Bbfor (x1333x@1)it.. only after the fence comes down
F (133211@1)               Gm (355333@1)       Am (x02210@1)         Bbthat (x1333x@1)the cartoon bubble explodes
    Cand (x32010@1)the new party begins
Dm (xx0231@1)         C (x32010@1)        Bb (x1333x@1)                     F-Gm-Am
invitation only here in the senator's suitcase
Dm (xx0231@1)         C (x32010@1)                      BbLet (x1333x@1)them out and dance for the ant-god
Am (x02210@1)         Bb (x1333x@1)            Clike (x32010@1)scary magnets to pounce
                  F (133211@1)            Gupon (320003@1)command
Am (x02210@1)           Bbupon (x1333x@1)the man
        C (x32010@1)            Dm (xx0231@1)             C (x32010@1)         (Rpt intro to end)
the man called aerodynamics


6. To Remake the Young Flyer

Em (022000@1)          D (xx0232@1)                GTo (320003@1)remake the young flyer
                             C (x32010@1)         G (320003@1)             Dyes, (xx0232@1)we must define the time desire
                 C (x32010@1)               Bmstanding (x24432@1)erect to not detect the anything
Am (x02210@1)                             Cthat (x32010@1)we could not admire

Em (022000@1)               D (xx0232@1)                GThrough (320003@1)the long lonely mire (?)
                           C (x32010@1)          G (320003@1)      Dnumber (xx0232@1)one is that the one to send
C (x32010@1)             Bm?? (x24432@1)on the child
 Amnational (x02210@1)pride
             Cin (x32010@1)my own

    G (320003@1)           C (x32010@1)       Da (xx0232@1)question to the lunatic
                                           Cdo (x32010@1)your days seem like nights?
                Bm (x24432@1)                     DDo (xx0232@1)your worlds go together

G (320003@1)     C (x32010@1)    Ddash (xx0232@1)forth (?)
                      Che (x32010@1)takes his place
         Bmhe (x24432@1)da da da ??
 Am (x02210@1)                                                        C (x32010@1)      Gtakes (320003@1)his softness from his hand and goes
Em (022000@1)          D (xx0232@1)                GTo (320003@1)remake the young flyer
                             C (x32010@1)         G (320003@1)             D (xx0232@1)           Emyes, (022000@1)we must define the time desire

16. Atom Eyes

opening riff is top 3 strings of C chord to B note and back

      G (320003@1)                                   EmI'm (022000@1)dreaming it so it must be true
       C (x32010@1)                                                  DNothing (xx0232@1)else could look as good as you do
          G (320003@1)                   EmAnd (022000@1)so where the rocket goes
           C (x32010@1)                DUp (xx0232@1)to where the astros flow into space
Em (022000@1)                 DDon't (xx0232@1)hold me down

Chorus
           G (320003@1)               CAtom (x32010@1)Eyes don't worry your brain
       Am (x02210@1)                            DTake (xx0232@1)a break from everyday
       G (320003@1)                     Csell (x32010@1)the house, the car, the pain
  Am (x02210@1)                     DAtom (xx0232@1)Eyes

riff, then chords repeat til  end

19. Big Boring Wedding

 Opening riff (tune top E down to D)

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-0----2----4----5-----------------|
Chords to opening--D--Em--F#m-----|G

           D (xx0232@1)                       EmI (022000@1)have entered a shiny new realm
             F#m (244222@1)                         GOf (320003@1)very different and very spoiled world
        D (xx0232@1)                         EmIts (022000@1)with great pleasure I introduce myself
         F#m (244222@1)                              GTo (320003@1)come and thank you for such delicious pie

repeat opening riff
D (xx0232@1)                              EmThe (022000@1)irony's sweet bird is paralyzed
              F#m (244222@1)                                      GWith (320003@1)one good finger you try me on for size
               D (xx0232@1)                               EmIts (022000@1)hard to imagine that you just want to leave
             F#m (244222@1)                     GWith (320003@1)yellow photos pocket sized

riff again, then start it backwards for the chorus...

      G (320003@1)           F#m (244222@1)                          EmRevealing (022000@1)mobility of psychedelic eyes
  G (320003@1)                         F#m (244222@1)                                  EmSpontaneous (022000@1)and violent but private to the mind
            AWith (x02220@1)no where left to go
               D (xx0232@1)                               EmPass (022000@1)the word the chicks are back
        F#mThe (244222@1)chicks are back yeah
         GThe (320003@1)chicks are back

        D (xx0232@1)           Em (022000@1)         F#m (244222@1)           GThe (320003@1)chandelier is spinning shaking
        D (xx0232@1)      Em (022000@1)     F#m (244222@1)           GThe (320003@1)vibrachord is already waking

Pass the word the chicks are back...repeated until fade

21. Drag Days

Opening chords--E--A--F#m--A--B

EDrag (022100@1)days are not so bad but move to slow
If I were them I'd want them not to linger so
                E (022100@1)                    ANow (x02220@1)we come to drag days
                E (022100@1)                    ANow (x02220@1)we come to drag days

EFake (022100@1)capes baby they're too hard to wear
Put them on and everyone will stare
        E (022100@1)                            AWe (x02220@1)have come to drag days
        E (022100@1)                            AWe (x02220@1)have come to drag days
                        F#m (244222@1)                             G#m (133111@4)                     AWe (x02220@1)escape them sometimes and the feeling is different more intensified
                        F#m (244222@1)                             G#m (133111@4)                     A (x02220@1)           BWe (x2444x@1)escape them within the walls of our fidgety hearts where we hide
          EWay (022100@1)up and out beyond the factory yards
Up and over the security guards
                 E (022100@1)                  AWe (x02220@1)have come to drag days
                 E (022100@1)                 AWe (x02220@1)have come to drag days
                        F#m (244222@1)                             G#m (133111@4)                     AWe (x02220@1)escape them sometimes and the feeling is different more intensified
                        F#m (244222@1)                             G#m (133111@4)                     A (x02220@1)           BWe (x2444x@1)escape them within the walls of our fidgety hearts where we hide
                 E (022100@1)     A (x02220@1)    F#m (244222@1)      A (x02220@1)      BThey (x2444x@1)will turn around
                 E (022100@1)     A (x02220@1)    F#m (244222@1)      A (x02220@1)      BThe (x2444x@1)will turn around X 11

13. Look At Them

opening riff and 1st verse
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It's crippling
Never really knowing
We're huddling
Where its always nice

Chorus
                                 FAnd (133211@1)plus there is a flame
a flame that should be hot?
                               Bb (x1333x@1)                     GIn (320003@1)spite of being small and being still
BbFollowing (x1333x@1)where ever you will

Back to riff for verse

Look at them
They're sensitive
And they inch out
Oh look at them

Chorus
                                 FAnd (133211@1)plus there is a flame
a flame that should be hot?
                               Bb (x1333x@1)                     GIn (320003@1)spite of being small and being still
BbFollowing (x1333x@1)where ever you will

18. Office Of Hearts
A (x02220@1)                  DRoll (xx0232@1)out the pain killers
                       A (x02220@1)                  F#mWe'll (244222@1)have a killer wig out
A (x02220@1)                           DSleepy (xx0232@1)boys don't look
 A (x02220@1)                         F#mIt's (244222@1)not ?????
A (x02220@1)                       DOr (xx0232@1)a statistical occurrence
     A (x02220@1)                    F#mIts (244222@1)octopus caveman
 A (x02220@1)                           DDrinking (xx0232@1)with the enemy
                   A (x02220@1)                    F#m (244222@1)                AHe's (x02220@1)got a girl on every arm

       F#M                 D (xx0232@1)                    FHe (133211@1)sits down and circulates
             A (x02220@1)          F#mIn (244222@1)the office of hearts
          D (xx0232@1)                          FHe's (133211@1)case closed middleman
            A (x02220@1)           F#m (244222@1)          D (xx0232@1)                  FIn (133211@1)the office of hearts he'll steal you away

A (x02220@1) D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) F#m (244222@1) twice

F#m (244222@1)                       A (x02220@1)                       F#mHe (244222@1)sits down and circulates
D (xx0232@1)                                 FCome (133211@1)feel the softest parts
                          AIn (x02220@1)the office of hearts

repeat 4 times and fade


23. Redmen & Their Wives

Opening---Dm--C--Bb

Bb (x1333x@1)               AmRoll (x02210@1)out of bed
              F (133211@1)                         G (320003@1)name="chord_x1333x@1">Bb
They?re issuing lives for redmen and their wives
                 Am (x02210@1)                             FOffering (133211@1)hands and twiddling thumbs
         G (320003@1)                               BbFor (x1333x@1)dreams that never come
          Am (x02210@1)         F (133211@1)                       G (320003@1)        AmOften (x02210@1)said you better not look away you'll lose the day
       DmThe (xx0231@1)way I see it
                    Bb (x1333x@1)            AmIt?s (x02210@1)already lost
              DmSo (xx0231@1)then be it
           BbThey (x1333x@1)say
                                    AmThey're (x02210@1)sharpening knives
          F (133211@1)                          G (320003@1)name="chord_x1333x@1">Bb
And primitive lives for Redmen and their wives
                                 AmBread (x02210@1)winner and klutz
         F (133211@1)                G (320003@1)                           AmAnd (x02210@1)losing it all before the one eye shuts
           Dm (xx0231@1)          Bb (x1333x@1)                      AmWell (x02210@1)I see it as paying the price
                Dn=m                      BbNobody (x1333x@1)feels it these days

repeat intro

Bb (x1333x@1)                    FWell (133211@1)I'd like to go
C (x32010@1)                     Bm(?)
And kiss them away
Bb (x1333x@1)                    FWell (133211@1)I'd like to know
C (x32010@1)                      Bm(?) (x24432@1)Another way
Bb (x1333x@1)              FDid (133211@1)you notice that
              C (x32010@1)                               Bm(?) (x24432@1)They're taking back lives for Redmen just to
Bb (x1333x@1)                          AmGive (x02210@1)them time to find the light
          F (133211@1)                         GAnd (320003@1)other things that bind with pride
Bb (x1333x@1)                           AmA (x02210@1)killers waking up this time
      F (133211@1)                            GTo (320003@1)honest gleam and needless pride
Bb (x1333x@1)                        AmWe'll (x02210@1)never see it shine
         F (133211@1)                       GWe'll (320003@1)never find the time

20. Its Like Soul Man

D--E----D--E                      AI (x02220@1)never liked you until I took a good look at myself
D--E----D--E
And when I saw you there
AI (x02220@1)saw the best part of me was your soul
              G (320003@1)      AIt's (x02220@1)like soul man
              G (320003@1)      AIt's (x02220@1)like soul man


Crocker's Favorite Song

A--C#m--D--F#m  throughout

Everybody's got their hands up high
Everybody should be touching the sky
But you know you never never can go down
So you slow down
And you walk away
She says good morning to you
And you look away
She asks you just what to do
You don't know what to say
But what can be done
And what can be done for you
I'll tell you now
Where will you go
When nothing's laid out for you


Dust Devil  (from King Shit)

F (133211@1)                                    Dm (xx0231@1)   CDon't (x32010@1)make promises you can't keep
F (133211@1)                                    Dm (xx0231@1)   CI've (x32010@1)been hearing them in my sleep
F (133211@1)                                    Dm (xx0231@1)   CThink (x32010@1)of positive things to feel
F (133211@1)                                    Dm (xx0231@1)   CIf (x32010@1)the disastors are too real
F (133211@1)                                    Dm (xx0231@1)   CTum (x32010@1)tum tum tum watch me run
F (133211@1)                                    Dm (xx0231@1)   CTum (x32010@1)tum tum tum turn turn turn
F (133211@1)                                    Dm (xx0231@1)   CTum (x32010@1)tum tum tum turn your back
        C (x32010@1)                   DAnd (xx0232@1)run wheels in motion
F (133211@1)                 CWatch (x32010@1)them burn
C (x32010@1)             DPlease (xx0232@1)go away now
F (133211@1)        CBut (x32010@1)do return

F (133211@1)                                    Dm (xx0231@1)   Cwell (x32010@1)the people they look at you
F (133211@1)                                    Dm (xx0231@1)   CWhen (x32010@1)the fire spreads show them a room
F (133211@1)                                    Dm (xx0231@1)   CDon't (x32010@1)a privy of what we've found
F (133211@1)                                    Dm (xx0231@1)   COn (x32010@1)territorial bowling grounds
F (133211@1)                                    Dm (xx0231@1)   CTum (x32010@1)tum tum tum so we go
F (133211@1)                                    Dm (xx0231@1)   CTum (x32010@1)tum tum tum long and slow
      C (x32010@1)                 DSo (xx0232@1)run break the filth up
F (133211@1)            CAll (x32010@1)around
                     DSlowly (xx0232@1)build up
F (133211@1)                 CAnd (x32010@1)break it down
               DBuy (xx0232@1)me yogurt
F (133211@1)                    CAnd (x32010@1)knock on wood
                 DThey (xx0232@1)feel big now
F (133211@1)               CBut (x32010@1)we feel good
                 DWheels (xx0232@1)in motion
F (133211@1)                 CWatch (x32010@1)them burn
                 DPlease (xx0232@1)go away now
F (133211@1)          CBut (x32010@1)do return

Scissors  (From King Shit)

AAll (x02220@1)I ever want to have is
F#mShe (244222@1)said no sir, just forget it
BA (x2444x@1)time to figure out
DJust (xx0232@1)what's goin' on
              A (x02220@1)               F#mChorus: (244222@1)But it's not a bad thing
Bm (x24432@1)             E (022100@1)                      Bm---E
But it's not a good thing

AAll (x02220@1)my life I've wanted scissors
F#mNot (244222@1)the kind that are so forgiving
BCigar (x2444x@1)box eraser bits
DAnd (xx0232@1)that rusty tool

Chorus

 Sheetkickers

ECover (022100@1)your eyes
                               F#mThe (244222@1)light is too bright
           A (x02220@1)                                  EYour (022100@1)wise men they tell you lies
          E (022100@1)              F#mAnd (244222@1)what's worse
        A (x02220@1)                  Ethey (022100@1)curse
        EBut (022100@1)still
   F#m (244222@1)    AI (x02220@1)love the bite
       E (022100@1)                        F#mBut (244222@1)flies are maybe marked men
                            Abecause (x02220@1)they're attracted to the light
          EThey (022100@1)realize
                                       F#mThe (244222@1)night has come to baptize
                                      Aand (x02220@1)they will finally realize
              E (022100@1)         F#mand (244222@1)what's worse
    A (x02220@1)                EIt (022100@1)hurts
       E (022100@1)           F#m (244222@1)      ABut (x02220@1)still they love the bite

      E (022100@1)                         F#mAnd (244222@1)I would like to die with you
                 B (x2444x@1)                      AI'd (x02220@1)like to try but I'm not suicide
        E (022100@1)                       F#mAnd (244222@1)I would like to kill you
                           B (x2444x@1)                        ABut (x02220@1)that would suit you fine I realize
           E (022100@1)                        F#mAnd (244222@1)I won't disgrace myself
                    B (x2444x@1)                                      ABy (x02220@1)chasing you around to pull you back

                    E (022100@1)                        F#mAnd (244222@1)I will not give in and hit you when
                    B (x2444x@1)                            ABefore (x02220@1)the fight begins and its okay
E (022100@1)                              F#m--A
I'm over you
E (022100@1)                              F#m--A
I'm over you
ECover (022100@1)your eyes
        A (x02220@1)             EThe (022100@1)light is too bright

E--F#m--B--A repeat to end

Please Freeze Me  (From King Shit)

      F# (244322@1)              BIt's (x2444x@1)her again oh oh
                     F# (244322@1)                      BShe's (x2444x@1)a little disturbed again oh no
                          F# (244322@1)                     BAnd (x2444x@1)I'm feeling down again so it goes
 C# (x43121@1)                        EbCircling (x43121@3)round like trouble and toil
G#A (xx1114@1)princess boiling milk
          C#They (x43121@1)thought she was a witch
And when they poured it on her
                      B(14th fret barre chord)
She didn't melt
And I'll bear no guilt
      F# (244322@1)              BIt's (x2444x@1)her again oh oh
                       F# (244322@1)                     BShe's (x2444x@1)a little disturbed again oh no
                          F# (244322@1)                  BAnd (x2444x@1)I'm feeling down again so it goes
C# (x43121@1)                              EbCircling (x43121@3)round like the juggler of the stars
G#The (xx1114@1)monster of the moon
      C# (x43121@1)                              B(14th) (x2444x@1)It's happening too soon

F#--B--F#

Long Distance Man (From Sandbox)

F# (244322@1)                           BbmHe's (x13321@1)a long distance man
           Ebm (xx4342@1)                                  G#and (xx1114@1)he keeps on going because its not worth blowing
            F# (244322@1)                Bbm (x13321@1)              Ebmand (xx4342@1)he does what he can because it not worth losing and
          G#there (xx1114@1)ain't no choosin

repeat chords throughout

Any other world that you live in
don't believe in second chance
Sell another dream he won't take it
so don't fake it when you dance

Cover up your eyes in these bad times for
the sad times passing years build another tower
for your freedom he don't need them shed no tears.
 for the long distance man.....


Indian Was An Angel

E (022100@1)                             F#mLong (244222@1)time comin' to take my hand away
E (022100@1)                             F#mShe (244222@1)says nothin' to take the pain away
E (022100@1)                             F#mSomethin' (244222@1)about discussions in the cave
E (022100@1)                             F#mSomethin' (244222@1)about a dream that can't be saved

            B (x2444x@1)                 F#mChorus: (244222@1) And all the easy faces
E (022100@1)                     ARunning (x02220@1)out of happy places
G (320003@1)               F#m (244222@1)   EGone (022100@1)to the academy
B (x2444x@1)                     F#mAnd (244222@1)plug each sonic lyre
E (022100@1)                     AInto (x02220@1)the navajo amplifier
       G (320003@1)    F#m (244222@1)     EFor (022100@1)us to hear and see

Chords repeat throughout

Little star went rollin' up the hill
Asked me to come and dance I said I will
There are the days of preparation still
Somethin's gonna happen on that hill

Chorus

And all the summoned graces
Manifest in different places
There for us to see
And little star keeps sayin'
Indian was an angel prayin'
Come and patiently
For us ??also in we??
And save a place for me

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