fair to midland

dance of the manatee

capo 1st fret! ( or transpose these chords up half step )

intro

Em A D G x 2

( Em ) D
take a little dive into the shallow or spy what do you see?

A
i see the tortoise and the hare in a rat – race and it fits like a glove under

G A
my sleeve , just wait till then .

Em D
their heads are the heaviest in operation ,

A
he has still not lost imagination .

G
i can hear him mouth the whole ending –

A
just wait till then .

bridge

Em D A
we marys had ourselves a ball .

G A
oh , yes we did .

Em D A
we marys had ourselves a ball ,

G A
i must admit – –

chorus

Em Am C D
hang us those limbs hold no virtue .

Em Am C D
those told to hold : project on my cue .

Em A D G x2 ( intro )

Em D
whether a he or a she , put your mouth where your money is .

A
are the birds of a feather that clever?

G A
if i knew i’d keep locks , that’s a given , just wait till then .

Em D
their heads cast shadows like skyscrapers .

A G
small enough to feed off the lesses to put it all into perspective with

A
definition .

bridge

Em D A
we marys had ourselves a ball .

G A
oh , yes we did .

Em D A
we marys had ourselves a ball ,

G A
i must admit – –

chorus

Em Am C D
hang us those limbs hold no virtue .

Em Am C D
those told to hold : project on my cue .

G/B G D ( something like this )
oh , take a gander the bigger they are the harder they fall .

not needy you’ll see , not needy
and i come with open arms over trees .
not needy you’ll see .
and i come with open arms over trees .

Em A C D

Em A C
listen to my proven guarantees while you’re rolling up your sleeves ,

D
beatin’ on the chest .

Em A C D
but we can keep it in a jar when it’s comin’ cats and dogs for days .

Em D A
we marys had ourselves a ball .

G A
and , i guarantee .

Em A
and what they’ve done for you

C D
they’ve done for me , they’ve done for me .

chorus x2

Em Am C D
hang us those limbs hold no virtue .

Em Am C D
those told to hold : project on my cue .