Gillian Welch - Lua

lua
gillian welch and conor oberst

capo 2nd fret
all chords relative to capo .

C F
i know that it is freezing but i think we have to walk
C F
i just keep waving at the taxis , they keep turning their lights off
Dm G
but julie knows a party at some actor’s west side loft
Dm F Dm G C
supplies are endless in the evening , by the morning they’ll be gone

C F
when everything is lonely , i can be my own best friend
C F
i’ll get a coffee and the paper , have my own conversations
Dm G
with the sidewalk and the pigeons and my window reflection
Dm F Dm G C
the mask i polish in the evening , by the morning looks like shit

F C
and i know you have a heavy heart , i can feel it when we kiss
F C Dm G
so many men stronger than me have thrown their backs out trying to lift it
Am C F
but me i’m not a gamble , you can count on me to split
Dm F Dm G C
the love i sell you in the evening , by the morning won’t exist

C F
you’re looking skinny like a model with your eyes all painted black
C F
you just keep going to the bathroom , always say you’ll be right back
Dm G
well , it takes one to know one , kid , i think you’ve got it bad
Dm F Dm G C
but what’s so easy in the evening , by the morning’s such a drag

C F
i got a flask inside my pocket , we can share it on the train
C F
and if you promise to stay conscious , i will try and do the same
Dm G
we might die from medication but we sure killed all the pain
Dm F Dm G C
what was normal in the evening , by the morning seems insane

F C
and i’m not sure what the trouble was that started all of this
F C Dm G
the reasons all have run away but the feeling never did
Am C F
it’s not something i would recommend but it is one way to live
Dm F Dm G C
’cause what is simple in the moonlight , by the morning never is

Dm F Dm G Am
it was so simple in the moonlight , now it’s so complicated
Dm Dm
it was so simple in the moonlight , so simple in the moonlight
no chords C
it was so simple in the moonlight