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The Answer by Joe Iconis
The Answer
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
[Intro]
D G D G
[Verse]
D
When a fire starts in the hull, how much time do you have before it spreads to
G
the deck?
D
When a fire starts in the hull, how much time do you have before it spreads to
G
the deck?
D G
Minutes, hours, what time is it anyway?
D
How do you tell your family that you wanna quit school and just play with your
G
band?
D G
When a fire starts burning, how much time do you have 'til it puts itself out?
D G
And why do I feel like I'm choking lately, what am I doing here?
D G
And why do I feel like I'm choking lately, what am I looking for?
[Chorus]
Bm A
Maybe school or maybe love
F#m G D
Or maybe none of the above is the answer.
Bm A
Maybe for once I'll really try
F#m G D
Or fuck it all and just get high, 'cause that's an answer. Feels like an answer.
G
And who do I wanna be?
D
Question 23.
[Verse]
D G
What's the furthest distance a ship can be from shore before it loses its signal?
D G
What's the furthest distance a ship can be from shore before it loses its signal?
D G
And why do I feel like I'm choking lately, what am I doing here?
D G
And why do I feel like I'm choking lately, what am I looking for?
Bm A F#m G D
Maybe living for the day or just pretending I'm okay is the answer.
Bm A F#m G
Maybe for once I'll really try or fuck it all and just get high, 'cause that's an
D
answer.
Bm A F#m G
Maybe I'll practice my guitar or read a book or steal a car, and steal the
D
answer.
Bm A F#m G
I'll get a job and I'll get paid, or get a girlfriend and get laid, and get the
D
answer
Bm A
I'll join the army, go to war,
Fm G
Give up my smokes or smoke some more.
D
I need an answer.
Bm A F#m G
I'll move to the village, shave my head, Wind up happy, wind up dead,
Em F C D
Wind up in debt, wind up in love, or maybe none of the above is the answer.
C D Em D
Maybe it's okay that I don't have a plan and I don't have a clue.
C F D
I'm 19 and that doesn't mean that I should know exactly what I wanna do.
C F A D
Right? I'm 19, that doesn't mean that I should know what I wanna do.
Bm A
I've got time to make mistakes, make up my mind,
F#m G D
I've got time enough to find out all the answers,
Bm A F#m G Em
but I'm scared and I'm afraid that a decision won't get made and I'll be like
this forever,
D G
I need help, need extra help to find the answer,
A D A Fm G (one stroke on A and Fm) D
What's the answer? I don't know.
D G
I don't know.
D G
I don't know.
D G
I don't know.
D G
I don't know.
D G
I don't know.
D G
I don't know.
D G
I don't know.
D G
I don't, I don't know.
[Outro]
D
When a fire starts in the hull, how much time do you have before it spreads to
G
the deck?
Bm A
Pencils down, papers over
D
Time is up
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