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Pretty simple song, but none of the verses or choruses are quite the same,
and there's a half phrase in the middle, so be careful. You can throw a
low open e as you switch between G and C chords in the first part of the
verses. If you listen to the strumming in the first verse you can hear it.
Intro: G C x2
G C
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-4-4-4-3-4-4-4------------------------| x2
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G
I took a plane, I took a train
C G C
Ah, who cares, you always end up in the city
G
I said to Carl, look up for once
C G C
see just how the sun sets in the sky
G
I said to John, do you think the girls here
C G
Ever wonder how they got so pretty
Em
Well, I do
Am C x3
Look out upon the myriad harbour x3
G C x2
G
All the boys with their homemade microphones
C G C
have very interesting sound
G C
All the girls falling to ruin dropping out of school,
G C
breaking Daddy's heart just to hang around
G C
I walked into the local record store and asked for
G C
An American music anthology
Em
It sounds fun. They tore my skirt.
Am C
Stuck it on the walls at P.S. 1
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/n/new-pornographers/93170.html ]
C G C G
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(Then half the solo and stay on the G chord - chord pattern reverses)
C G
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G C x2
G C
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---------------4-5-5-5-4-5-4-5--------|
-4-4-4-3-4-4-4------------------------| x2
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G
I took a plane, I took a train
C G C
Ah, who cares, you always end up in the city
G
Stranded at Bleecker and Broadway
C G C
Looking for something to do
G
Someone somewhere asked me, is there
C
Anything in particular I can help you with
G C
All I ever wanted help with was you
Am x4
Look out upon the myriad harbour x4
Am C
ooooouuuuurrrr oh ah ah
C G C G
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-------------7---------------5-4-4-5---------4-4~----| repeat
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