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L-Dopa by Laura Stevenson
L-Dopa
Tuning: E A D G B E
[Verse 1]
C C A7
I'm a bright, white egg and I incubate
Am G C
In a warm, yellow light in the winter
C A7
And I'll hatch on a snow-covered morning
Am G C
And no one will be awake to see it happen
[Verse 2]
Am G
There is no history, there's no expectation
A7 G C
Just warm, yellow light on my skin
C A7
And I'm blessed by my mother, though I'll never know her
G C
And I'll never be lonesome again
[Verse 3]
C A7
I'm a bright entertainer in a silent theater
Am G C
I wearily quarry into
C A7
And my mother she stands where the characters dance
Am G C
From the light at the height of the room
[Verse 4]
C Am
And every night I repeat the phrases
G C
Just to see if she predicts the changes
C A7
And I'd die for a word if it's all she'd afford
Am G C
But she closes up knowing it
[Bridge]
A7 C G A7 G
Where I am is right at the beginning of it
A7 C G C
All I know, I was born with
A7 C G A7 C G
Where she is, she is fixed in a prison so fast, she is frozen
A7 C G C
The air she breathes is a slow wind
[Verse 5]
C A7
I'm a tired arachnid, spinning loose in my threads
Am G C
Building lifetimes of gossamer beds
C A7
And the filigree water drops around my head
Am G C
They absorb every word that I said
[Verse 6]
C Am C
There are no wings hitched to my spine
G C
Just an undying urge to climb
C A7
And I'll wait for my mother, supposing she'd bother
Am G A7
To hold me and keep me a while
C G A7
To hold me and keep me a while
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version 2
Capo 4, 107bpm, standard tuning.
[Intro]
G Cmaj7 Em D/F# (x2)
[Verse 1]
G G Cmaj7
I'm a bright, white egg and I incubate
Em D/F# G
In a warm, yellow light in the winter
G G Cmaj7
And I'll hatch on a snow-covered morning
Em D/F# G
And no one will be awake to see it happen
Cmaj7 D
There is no history, there's no expectation
Em D/F# G
Just warm, yellow light on my skin
G Cmaj7
And I'm blessed by my mother, though I'll never know her
Em D/F# G
And I'll never be lonesome again
[Verse 2]
G Cmaj7
I'm a bright entertainer in a silent theater
Em D/F# G
I wearily quarry into
G Cmaj7
And my mother she stands where the characters dance
Em D/F# G
From the light at the height of the room
Cmaj7 G
And every night I repeat the phrases
D/F# G
Just to see if she predicts the changes
G Cmaj7
And I'd die for a word if it's all she'd afford
Em D/F# G
But she closes up knowing it
[Chorus]
Cmaj7 G D G D/F#
Where I am is right at the beginning of it
Cmaj7 G D G
All I know, I was born with
Cmaj7 G D G D/F#
Where she is, she is fixed in a prison so fast, she is frozen
Cmaj7 G D G
The air she breathes is a slow wind
[Verse 3]
G Cmaj7
I'm a tired arachnid, spinning loose in my threads
Em D/F# G
Building lifetimes of gossamer beds
G Cmaj7
And the filigree water drops around my head
Em D/F# G
They absorb every word that I said
Cmaj7 G
There are no wings hitched to my spine
Em D/F# G
Just an undying urge to climb
G Cmaj7
And I'll wait for my mother, supposing she'd bother
Em D/F# Cmaj7
To hold me and keep me a while
Em D/F# G
To hold me and keep me a while
[repeat progression for outro]
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