Fake Palindromes


Fake Palindromes As recorded by Andrew Bird on the album The Mysterious Production of Eggs Transcribed by Cameron Brydon (brydon5@hotmail.com) Andrew Bird is an amazing singer/songwriter out of Chicago. He is a one-man orchestra, playing multiple instruments during each song, looping samples of each to build songs. He is amazing live, putting on his entire show with just one person, Kevin O'Donnel, who plays drums and keyboards simultaneously. Watch Andrew Bird live on www.fabchannel.com or on www.andrewbird.net, or go to http://www.archive.org/audio/etreelisting-browse.php to download live audio. Standard Tuning Intro Guitar under violin riff D - Bm - A Verse 1 D my dewey-eyed Disney bride what has tried Bm swapping your blood with formaldehyde? A Monsters? D Whiskey-plied voices cried fratricide Bm Jesus don't you know that you coulda died, you shoulda died A with the monsters what talk E--2 D - B--3 monsters that walk the earth G--2 (transition chord b/t verse/chorus) D--0 A--4 E--x Chorus Bm she's got red lipstick D and a brown pair of shoes A and she's got knee high socks Em what to cover a bruise G she's got an old death kit D she's been meaning to use she's got A Em blood in her eyes in her eyes for you G A D she's got blood in her eyes for you Verse 2 certain fads, stripes and plaids, singles ads Bm run you hot and cold like a rheostat I mean a thermostat A so you bite on a towel D hope it won't hurt too bad Repeat 1st part of Verse 1 (my dewey eyed...) Chorus 2 Bm D she says I like long walks and sci-fi movies A Em you're six foot tall and east coast bred G D some lonely night we can get together A Em and I'm gonna tie your wrists with leather G A D and drill a tiny hole into your head G A D oh, I'm gonna drill a tiny hooooooole... into your head "Are you living or existing?"