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Spring Break 1899 by Murder by Death



                      Spring Break 1899



 
Standard Tuning
 
This song is pretty much the same four chords over and over and over. 
 
[Verse 1]
C
The sun is comin' up over the hill...
E
Or maybe it's not, I can't even tell.
Am
But there's a warmth on my face that isn't the blood,
F
and my tears turnin' the snow into mud.
C
And I can't feel my left leg, but I think it's still there.
E
Did I kill anybody? Hell, I never fight fare.
Am
What state am I in? Am I still on the run?
F
Has it really been so long since I've seen the sun?
C
My instincts are tellin' me to pick up and go,
E
but I can't feel my fingers, and I can't move my toes.
Am
There's a drained bourbon bottle layin' next to my head,
F
and the piss and vomit are the sheets in my bed.
 
[Chorus]
        C
Is it you?
             E
Could it be you?
               Am                         F
Don't want it to.
 
[Verse 2]
C
I went out all night drinking, so I took the bait;
E
And I jumped off the interstate to Highway 8;
Am
To the bars full of girls who all know me by name.
F
They all drink the same drinks, and they all fuck the same.
C
Now my eyes are turnin' red in this hotel bar,
E
and she's breathin' out smoke as she motions towards the door.
Am
The kindness of a stranger, or a trick of the trade?
F
God knows I'm not the first mistake that she's made.
 
[Chorus]
       C
Is it you?
             E
Could it be you?
               Am                     F
Don't want it to.
 
       C
Is it you?
             E
Could it be you?
               Am                     F
Don't want it to.
 
[Verse 3]
C
I been down and out. I been spit on for so long.
E
I stored my shame in my belly, 'til i needed to be strong.
Am
In my last guilty moment; Stole a map and a truck.
F
It's pure chance that I haven't already been picked up.
C
But from here on the slate's clean. I'm headin' way south.
E
Always heard the girls were pretty there, I got to find out.
Am
Look ma, your son's a travelin' man.
F                                                      C
I don't know what I did, now on I'll do all the good I can...
 
[Bridge]
           E
Could it be you?
           Am                   F
Could it be you?
            C
Could it be you?
            E
Could it be you?
            Am                F
Could it be you?
 
[Outro]
C   E   Am   F (X 2)






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