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Unless Its Kicks by Okkervil River
Unless Its Kicks
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-9-9-11-9-9-11-9------|X2
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-7-7--9-7-7-9-7-------|
-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-------|
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-9-9-11-9-9-11-9------|X2
-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-------|
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What gives this mess some grace unless it`s...
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...kicks man,unless it`s...
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...fiction,unless`s
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-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|X2
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...it`s sweat or it`s songs
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I've arranged this to be capo'd on the fourth fret because that's how I play it on
guitar. It sounds more like the record if it's done with barre chords.
This is the “riff” that's used throughout the song for the C and G chords:
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & x2
C C6 C
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & x2
G G6 G
C6: x3x210
G6: 3x2003
Capo IV
Intro:
C G x 2
C
What gives this mess some grace unless it's
G
kicks, man - unless it's
Am
fiction, unless it's
G
sweat or it's songs? What
C
hits against this chest unless it's a
G
sick man's hand, from some
Am
mid-level band? He's been
G
driving too long on a
C
dark windless night, with the
G
stereo on, with the
Am
towns flying by and the
F G
ground getting soft. And a
C
sound in the sky, coming
G
down from above, it sur-
Am
rounds you and sighs and is
F G
whispering of what
C
pulls your body down, and that is
G
quicksand. So climb out
Am
quick, hand over hand, before your
G
mouth's all filled up. What
C
picks you up from down unless it's
G
tricks, man? When I've been
Am
fixed I am convinced that I will
G
not get so broke up again. And on a
C
seven day high, that
G
heavenly song punches
Am
right through my mind and just
F G
hums through my blood. And I
C
know it's a lie, but I'll
G
still give my love. Hey, my
Am
heart's on the line for your
F G
hands to pluck off. Oh...
C G Am G
C
What gives this mess some grace unless it's
G
fictions - unless it's
Am
licks, man, unless it's
G
lies or it's love? What
C
breaks this heart the most is the ghost of some
G
rock and roll fan, just floating
Am
up from the stands with her
F G
heart opened up. And I want to tell her, "Your
C
love isn't lost," say "my
G
heart is still crossed!" Scream, "you're
Am
so wonderful! What a
F G
dream in the dark - about
C
working so hard, about
G
growing so stoned, trying
Am
not to turn off, trying
F G
not to believe in that lie all on your
C
own."
G
La la la
Am
la Oh oh oh
F
Oh
G
C G Am F G x2
End on C/G ( x32013 )
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version 2
Same chords as the first version except without the capo for those of us who can't find
can't afford a capo. Anyways, the riff is kind of tricky, but playing along to the
helps. Here's two ways to play it
Riff Chords (option 1)
E B
e----2--2--2--x--x-----2--2--2--x--x---------------------|
b----5--5--5--x--x-----4--4--4--x--x---------------------|
g----4--4--4--6--4-----4--4--4--4--4---------------------|
d----2--2--2--2--2-----4--4--4--6--4---------------------|
a----2--2--2--2--2-----2--2--2--2--2---------------------|
e----x--x--x--x--x-----x--x—-x--x--x---------------------|
Riff Chords (option 2)
E B
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b-------------------------------------------|
g-------------------------------------------|
d----9--9--9--11--9-----9--9--9--11--9------|
a----7--7--7--7---7-----7--7--7--7---7------|
e-------------------------------------------|
Intro:
E B 2x
E B
What gives this mess some grace unless it's kicks, man -
C#m
unless it is fictions,
B
unless it's sweat or it's songs?
E B
What hits against this chest unless it's a sick man's hand,
C#m
from some midlevel band?
B
He's been driving too long
E B
on a dark windless night, with the stereo on,
C#m
with the towns flying by
A B
and the ground getting soft.
And a sound in the sky, coming down from above,
it surrounds you and sighs
and is whispering of
what pulls your body down, and that is quicksand.
So climb out quick, hand over hand,
before your mouth's all filled up.
What picks you up from down unless it's tricks, man?
When I've been fixed I am convinced
that I will not get so broke up again.
And on a seven day high, that heavenly song
punches right through my mind
and just hums through my blood.
And I know it's a lie, but I'll still give my love.
Hey, my heart's on the line
for your hands to pluck off.
E B 2x
What gives this mess some grace unless it's fiction -
unless it's licks, man,
unless it's lies or it's love?
What breaks this heart the most is the ghost of some rock and roll fan,
floating up from the stands
with her heart opened up.
And I want to tell her, "Your love isn't lost," and say "my heart is still crossed!"
I want to scream, "hey, you're so wonderful!
What a dream in the dark -
about working so hard, about glowing, so stoned,
trying not to turn off,
trying not to believe in that lie all on your own."
E B C#m
A B
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