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A Stone by Okkervil River
A Stone
Standard Tuning
Capo on 1st fret
Note: These are just chords representative of what is going on in the song,
this is not exact tablature.
A
Hot breath, rough skin
D
warm laughs, and smiling,
F#m
the lovliest words
E
whispered and meant
D
you like all these things.
E
But though you like all these things
A
you love a stone.
D
You love a stone,
E Bm
because it's smooth and it's cold.
F#m
And you'd love most
E
to be told
D
that it's all your own.
A
You love white veins,
E
you love hard grey,
Bm
the heaviest weight,
D
the clumsiest shape,
F#m
the earthiest smell,
E
the hollowest tone
D
you love a stone.
Bridge: A E Bm D
A
And I'm found too fast,
called too fond of flames,
D
and then I'm phoning my friends,
and then I'm shouldering the blame,
F#m
while you're picking pebbles
E
out of the drain,
D
miles ago.
A
You're out singing songs,
and I'm down shouting names
D
at the flickerless screen,
going fucking insane.
F#m
Am I losing my cool,
E
overstating my case?
D
Well, baby what can I say?
E
You know I never claimed
A
that I was a stone.
D
And you love a stone.
F#m
You love white veins,
E
you love hard grey,
Bm
the heaviest weight,
D
the clumsiest shape,
F#m
the earthiest smell,
E
the hollowest tone
D
you love a stone.
Bridge: A E Bm D (x2) A
D
You love a stone,
E
because it's dark
Bm
and it's old
F#m
and if it could start
E
being alive
D
you'd stop living alone.
(quieter)
A
And I think I believe
E
that if stones could dream
Bm
they'd dream of being laid
D
side-by-side piece-by-piece
F#m
and turned into a castle
E
for some towering queen
D
they're unable to know.
A
And when that queen's daughter
E
came of age,
Bm
I think she'd be lovely
D
and stubborn and brave,
F#m
and suitors would journey
E
from kingdoms away
D
just to make themselves known.
A
And I think that I know
E
the bitter dismay
Bm
of a lover who brought
D
fresh brouquets every day
F#m
when she turned him away
E
to remember some knave
D A
who once gave just one rose, one day, years ago.
End:
A E Bm D X4
A
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version 2
I've only written chords. Listen to the song
to get the accurate strumming of the chords.
Now it could be that when the Am comes that it
can be a chord that is similar to Am. Maybe Am7/C6.
Capo on 3rd fret
G
Hot breath, rough skin
Cadd9
warm laughs, and smiling,
Em
the lovliest words
D
whispered and meant
Cadd9
you like all these things.
D
But though you like all these things
G
you love a stone.
Cadd9
You love a stone,
D Am
because it's smooth and it's cold.
Em
And you'd love most
D
to be told
Cadd9
that it's all your own.
G
You love white veins,
D
you love hard grey,
Am
the heaviest weight,
Cadd9
the clumsiest shape,
Em
the earthiest smell,
D
the hollowest tone
Cadd9
you love a stone.
Bridge: G D Am Cadd9
G
And I'm found too fast,
called too fond of flames,
Cadd9
and then I'm phoning my friends,
and then I'm shouldering the blame,
Em
while you're picking pebbles
D
out of the drain,
Cadd9
miles ago.
G
You're out singing songs,
and I'm down shouting names
Cadd9
at the flickerless screen,
going fucking insane.
Em
Am I losing my cool,
D
overstating my case?
Cadd9
Well, baby what can I say?
D
You know I never claimed
G
that I was a stone.
Cadd9
And you love a stone.
G
You love white veins,
D
you love hard grey,
Am
the heaviest weight,
Cadd9
the clumsiest shape,
Em
the earthiest smell,
D
the hollowest tone
Cadd9
you love a stone.
Bridge: G D Am Cadd9 (x2) G
Cadd9
You love a stone,
D
because it's dark
Am
and it's old
Em
and if it could start
D
being alive
Cadd9
you'd stop living alone.
(quieter, don't strum as much)
G
And I think I believe
D
that if stones could dream
Am
they'd dream of being laid
Cadd9
side-by-side piece-by-piece
Em
and turned into a castle
D
for some towering queen
Cadd9
they're unable to know.
G
And when that queen's daughter
D
came of age,
Am
I think she'd be lovely
Cadd9
and stubborn and brave,
Em
and suitors would journey
D
from kingdoms away
Cadd9
just to make themselves known.
G
And I think that I know
D
the bitter dismay
Am
of a lover who brought
Cadd9
fresh brouquets every day
Em
when she turned him away
D
to remember some knave
Cadd9
who once gave just one rose, one day, years ago.
The end:
G D Am Cadd9 X4
G
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Hot breath,
Rough skin,
Warm laughs and smiling,
The lovliest words,
Whispered and meant
You like all these things.
But, though you like all these things,
You love a stone.
You love a stone,
Because it's smooth and it's cold.
And you'd love most,
To be told,
That it's all your own.
You love white veins,
You love hard grey,
The heaviest weight,
The clumsiest shape,
The earthiest smell,
The hollowest tone,
You love a stone.
And I'm found too fast,
Called too fond of flames,
And I'm phoning my friends,
And I'm shouldering the blame,
While you're picking pebbles,
Out of the drain,
Miles ago.
And you're out singing songs,
And I'm down shouting names,
At the flickerless screen,
Going fucking insane.
Am I losing my cool,
Overstating my case?
Well, baby what can I say?
You know I never claimed,
That I was a stone.
And you love a stone.
You love white veins,
You love hard grey,
The heaviest weight,
The clumsiest shape,
The earthiest smell,
The hollowest tone,
You love a stone.
You love a stone,
Because it's dark and it's old,
And if it could start,
Being alive,
You'd stop living alone.
And I think I believe that,
If stones could dream,
They'd dream of being laid,
Side-by-side,
Piece-by-piece,
And turned into a castle,
For some towering queen,
They're unable to know.
And when that queen's daughter
Came of age,
I think she'd be lovely
And stubborn and brave,
And suitors would journey,
From kingdoms away,
Just to make themselves known.
And I think that I know,
The bitter dismay,
Of a lover who brought,
Fresh brouquets every day,
When she turned him away,
To remember some knave,
Who once gave,
Just one rose,
One day,
Years ago.
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