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Eskimo by Louden Swain
Eskimo
Em D C
I once spoke to a meter maid
Em D C
She said she liked the work but not the pay
Em D C Em D F
Writing tickets while you run away…Afraid
Em D C
Said hey to a polar bear
Em D C
Said he liked it here but not over there
Em D C
That’s what its like inside a dragon’s lair
Em G Am
The ice is fading back
Em G
Its like teaching architecture to an Eskimo
G C
You can show him everything you know
C (Am) C
He still gonna build it out of snow
Em G
gonna take my long division down to Mexico
C
I can divide …all night
Em D C x3
Em D F
Em D C
Said hey to an astronaut
Em D C
Said he wishes he could pick his spot
Em D C
Said he likes to go out a lot
Em G Am
and not quite make it back
Em G
Its like teaching architecture to an Eskimo
G C
You can show him everything you know
C (Am) C
He still gonna build it out of snow
Em G
I’m gonna take my ticket and kick it down in Mexico
C
I’m gonna fly, all night
(Not as sure about the chords here.)
C Em G
(Been around the world,)Been around the world and I’ve seen
C Em G
(Enough to know what I mean) Don't you know what I mean
C Em G
(this ticking in my mind) Got this ticking in my mind
F C
And its about time
Em D C
Set the record with Joan of arc
Em D C
She knew her destiny before the spark
Em D C Em D F
She got the orders and she played her part
Em G
Its like teaching architecture to an Eskimo
G C
You can show him everything you know
C (Am) C
He still gonna build it out of snow
Em G
I’m gonna stand with my feet deeply rooted to the ground below
C
I can survive
All night…
Yeah!
The guitar solo is pretty easy so I'll just add it here. If you don't want to play the solo just play the
chorus chords.
E|-----------------------------------------0-------3--------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------0-------3--------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------0-------0--------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------2-------0--------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------2-------2--------------------------|
E|---0----2-3---7-8-7-5-3-5-3-2-0--------0----2--3-----7-8-7-5-3-5-3-2-0------|
Em G
Its like teaching architecture to an Eskimo
G C
You can show him everything you know
C (Am) C
He still gonna build it out of snow
Em G
gonna take my long division down to Mexico
C
Yeah I can divide …all night, all niiiiight
Em G C (Am) C until the end then, and finish on Em
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