Decemberists - I Dont Mind

intro

( E E/G# Am6 Am7 Am ) x2

verse 1

E E/G# Am6 Am7 Am
truly with his thorn in your side and you don’t know why
E E/G# Am6 Am7 Am
julie dips her toe in the tide and you don’t know why

chorus

F#m B C#m
no , she don’t know why she got all dolled up for a suicide
F#m B
and when the stage – lights dimmed on the fading scrim ,
E A
it was morning before the cheering died
Am B E
is it too late to tell you that i don’t mind

( E E/G# Am6 Am7 Am ) x2

verse 2

E E/G# Am6 Am7 Am
king george in imperial robe and a lazy eye
E E/G# Am6 Am7 Am
knelt down as the semaphore broke on his tawdry bride

chorus

F#m B C#m
but we don’t know why he got all stressed out on the motherland
F#m B
with his tv sets and his fighter jets
E A
and the royal ubiquitous handy cam
Am B E
is it too late to tell you that i don’t mind

bride

( E E/G# Am6 / Am7 Am ) x2 Em/B C Dsus2 C Em/B

verse 3
E E/G# Am6 Am7 Am
here’s you with your mom on your back going into the woods
E E/G# Am6 Am7 Am
she’s so proud that you’re staying on track like a good son should

chorus
F#m B C#m
but you don’t know why you got all choked up when you said goodbye
F#m B
and you can hear her still
E A
when the nights are still
Am B E
all crying out for calamine

outro

Am B C#m A
is it too late to tell you that i don’t mind
Am B E
is it too late to tell you that i don’t mind