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ESKEMO

by ACLU Benefit

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Beer 01:24
(power chords strummed once each) G I've got a friend and his name is beer. Em (BEEEEEER!) G He loves me cuz you're not here Em (BEEEEEER!) D but he doesn't keep me thin C and he doesn't give me hope D and he doesn't stroke my skin C or hold me tight, nope G (up an octave) but he'll never leave. (power chords strummed rhythmically) G I've got a friend and his name is beer. Em (BEEEEEER!) G He loves me cuz you're not here, Em (BEEEEEER!) D but he doesn't cheat on me C and he doesn't tell me lies D and I don't care when I see C him out with other guys. G (up an octave) Why'd you have to leave?
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Cry 05:36
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(tho you are gone i can love you til the end of my life which is now cuz you're gone) A-A-A-D We might leave slower than we've been known to leave but alien angel, you were built to break me_ and your holy presence is wholly present when you ignore my calls but we soared to the sky now two lovers have to fall You see my icy eyes glowing bright _but all I see are daydreams of those nights We are spread so terribly thin (2) Your music is covering feelings rejected, shattering the gleam now I see your tears pouring down your cheeks out to me. We are spread so terribly thin.
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Riding 02:07
(power chords, pick low note then two higher notes) C Who you gonna ride with F Now that I am gone? (2) G I don't A want to know (2) C Who you gonna sing with F Now that I am gone? (2) Chorus C Who you gonna dance with F Now that I am gone? (2) Chorus C Who you gonna lie with F Now that I am gone? (2) Chorus C Who you gonna ride with F Now that I am gone?
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3 Women 01:21
1. She's too young lives far away unreliable and calls me gay but i love her (2) we broke up and had to move on we both agreed the sex should be gone but i love her (2) 2. She's totally hot and her life's a match very smart she's such a catch but i don't love her (2) we have great sex walk around in the nude we built a garden she'll make me food but i don't love her (2) 3. She's beautiful and lots of fun everyone tells me she's the one but she don't love me (2) she's my best friend and we talk a lot a crush on her is all i've got but she don't love me (2) One day i'll find the one for me until then i'll never be happy i love them in different ways and sometimes like today think that i could choose one but then the feeling goes away
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She's not yours anymore (over and over) (start with single strums that ring, then get faster and faster until constant strumming, all on A. then start lyrics) No you're wrong shut up she'll come back she's mine you're lying (B) she has my heart and so i have to have hers too (A) don't lie shut up (B) she's mine (A) even though i know she's gone for now (B) she'll come back (A) she has to just because (B) we broke up (A) doesn't mean she's gone from my heart or i (B)from hers (A) shut up! you're lying (B) you're wrong! (A) and i don't like it so what if she has a new boyfriend i've been with other women too (B)what's wrong with you (A) shut up! (B) you're pissing me off (A) we'll be together again (B) we're such good friends no it can't end! (A) shut up! how can love die (B) for no good reason (A) let's make a deal (B) (A) you shut up we can just be friends (B-A) maybe make out sometimes shut up! (3) end on D
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i told you to fuck off (3) and it felt great (2) i put up with this shit for too long now you get an angry hate song you've been a terrible friend yes you know it's gonna end chorus im free now from your shit im dealing with it now i can finally grow so i told you to go chorus
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(capo 5) (G-F-E power chords with open g string) No one cares about your broken heart (2) til you put it to a pretty melody at least then your problems are catchy. No one cares about your broken heart (2) they don't come here to hear you complain they come here to be entertained they don't care that you stared in the mirror for what felt like twenty years but was only half an hour or how you wish you had the power to make her move back to NYC cuz you loved someone but she got set free no one cares about your broken heart (3) C or how you wanna kill yourself D (whistling solo) G-F-E no one cares about your broken heart (2) except you and maybe one person no trust me she doesn't care im certain even if you believe that life is fair you're wrong i'm sorry so sing along no one cares about your broken heart (3) except you
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It was perfect but it had to end now I flirt with, all of my friends and they love it. You made my heart bend but it didn't totally break. Sometimes I wish that it did so I could get over you and finally cry for my lover -I forgot- that died and now, I just get laid. I'm not complaining that would be so lame I'm just saying that instead of these games I'd rather hold you while you scream my name but I think that's over for good. If time travel were a possibility I'd move forward to 2013 cuz then I'd either finally be free or we'd be together again. I'm ready to move on (2) I'd like to move on.
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G-C9 Someone take this poison out of my heart. It's been so long when will the healing start? I might look calm, but I'm falling apart C-G-Em and i can't cry yet. (2) As I lay in bed, squeezing my pillow I try not to pretend it's someone we all know It's been so long but I can't let go C-G-Em cuz you won't call me back. (2) When I think about all your bullshit, and it's everyday that I'm reminded of it, I want to stab myself in the stomach C-G-Em just like Elliott Smith (2) C-Em-G (whistle)
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Pick E-D-A strings (slow and quietly and softly) --------------- --------------- --------5---- -7--5--5--5--- -5--3--3--5---- -7--5-----3------- (start a capella) Well I worked, all day and I came home, to play (guitar starts) guitar, and lay in bed, I'm not thinking of you No I'm not, thinking of you (4) Comin' through, my door, throwin' your clothes, on my floor No I'm not, thinking of you (2) When I kiss, some hot chick, that I picked, up at the bar No I'm not, thinking of you (2) Smiling, while you jack me off, working hard, at being soft No I'm not, thinking of you (2) When I'm using, my belt, to whip a chair, or I text myself No I'm not, thinking of you (2) lying naked, and tan, holding hands, with another man (whistle solo)
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Be Honest 02:32
(power chords low 4 strings) G they say B it only takes C half as long as it lasted C to get past it, G but then why B whenever I D think about Philadelphia, C do I wonder why you wouldn't let me visit ya? Em Why weren't you honest? C-Am I could've handled it Em Why weren't you honest? C-Am You destroyed all of my trust G in women. Too busy to talk to me, but plenty of time to watch TV. Running from arguments, and lying that made no sense. Why weren't you honest? You owe me that much. Why weren't you honest? I worked so hard to keep us open. You don't know why you had to go, or maybe leaving was due to cheating. Whatever the reason is, just tell me or I'll never move past this. Please be honest. I promise I won't cry. Please be honest, and give me back my life.

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released May 6, 2010

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