Bright Eyes - Beginners Mind

track 8 of the people’s key , bright eyes’ final album .

capo 1

F A
hold on tight beginners mind ,
Dm C
the wheel is spinning too
Gm C
fast to make your move
A Dm
the worst must be assumed
F A
oh how they’ll try to pull and pry
Dm C
away what you know now
Gm C
beat and beat it out
A Dm
leave a drum that makes no sound
A# A Gm C
a snuff film on a jumbo – tron for all the world to see

Gm C
a cocktail napkin epitaph
F Dm
some psychobabble telegram
Gm C
message written in the sand
F Dm
the tide rolls in
Gm C
swear you’ll do the opposite
F Dm
of all those tangled hypocrites
Gm C F
who say that the experiment has failed
Dm
don’t go there
A#
you’re getting nowhere
C
you’re getting nowhere

F A
stay a while my inner child
Dm C
i’d like to learn your trick
Gm C
know what makes you tick

A Dm
nurse you when you’re sick
F A
oh how you’ve grown so cynical
Dm C
hard lines carved in your face
Gm C
the sunshine so cliche
A Dm
just like love and pain
A# A Gm C
you tried your best on the rorschach test but there’s just nothing to see

Gm C
heard terabytes of perfect pitch
F Dm
some universal elegance
Gm C
stack the seventh and the fifth
F Dm
along the grid
Gm C
swear youll be the opposite
F Dm
of all the stilted hypocrites
Gm C F Dm
you know what made you infamous to them , don’t you?
A#
you keep starting over
C
you keep starting over
A
you keep starting over
Dm
you keep starting over
A#
keep starting over
C
keep starting over
F A
hold on tight beginners mind
Dm C
the currents far too strong
Gm C
it will carry you along
A Dm
till you’re just like everyone

F A
stay a while my inner child
Dm C
i’d like to learn your trick
Gm C
know what makes you tick
A Dm
nurse you when you’re sick

A# A Gm C

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