Joanna Newsom - Have One On Me

have one on me

chords used :
Gmaj7 : 3×0032
Bm : x24432
A/F#m : x04220
F#m : 244222
C#m7 : x46454
A : x02220
Dmaj7 : xx0222
F#/D : 200232
Em : 022000
D7 : xx0212
daug7 : xx312
D : xx0232
C : x32010
A# : x13331
F : 133211
Am : x02210
B7 : x21202

Gmaj7 /A
from the courtyard , i floated in
Bm
and watched it go down .
A/F#m
heard the cup drop;
thought , “well ,
F#m
that’s why they keep them around . ”
C#m7 /B
the blackguard sat hard , down ,
A
with no head on him now ,
Dmaj7
and i felt so bad ,
Gmaj7
cause i didn’t know how
F#/D Em
to feel bad enough
D ( Dmaj7 , D7 , daug7 )
to make him proud .

Gmaj7
by the time you read this ,
Bm
i will be so far away .
A/F#m
Daddy longlegs , how in the world
F#m
Am i to be expected to stay?
C#m7
in the night
B A
in the night , you may hear me call
Dmaj7
pa , stay your hand
Gmaj7
and steel your resolve .
F#/D Em
stay where you are ,
D
so long and tall .

D7 / daug7

D C
here’s lola – – ta da! – – to do
A# F
her famous spider dance for you!
G A
lighten up your pockets!
F D#
shake her skirts and scatter , there ,
A# Gm
a shrieking , six – legged millionaire
C
with a blight in his sockets .

D
miss montez ,
C A#
the countess of lansfeld ,
F G A
appealed to the king of bavaria ,
F
saying , “pretty papa ,
D#
if you are my friend
A# Gm
mister Daddy longlegs , they are at it again!
C
can i see ya?”

D C
poor lola! a tarantula mounting
A#
countess lansfeld’s

F G
handsome brassiere ,
A
while they all cheer .
F D#
and the old king fell from grace ,
A#
while lola fled ,
Gm C
to save face and her career

Am Em B7 C
you caught a fly , floating by ,
D F
wait for him to drown in the dust;
E7 C
drown in the dust of other flies ,
Am Em
whereby the machine is run ,
B7 C
and the deed is done .
D F
heaven has no word
E7
for the way you and your friends
C D
have treated poor louis .
C A# F D A ( D , A )
may god save your poor soul , lo – la!
G F D# A#
( but there is nothing i adore ,
Cm G F C
apart from that whore’s black heart . )

D C
well , doesn’t that just beat all!
miss gilbert ,
A# F
called to castlemaine
G A
by the silver dollar and the gold glitter!
F
well , i’ve seen lots ,
D# A#
but never , in a million years ,
Gm C
would think to see you , here .
D
though the long road
C
begins and ends with you ,
A# F
i cannot seem to make amends
G A
with you , louis .
F
when we go out ,
D# A# Gm
they’re bound to see you with me .

D C
at night , i walk in the park ,
with a whip ,
A#
between the lines
F
of the whispering jesuits ,
G A
who are poisoning you against me .
F
there’s a big black spider
D#
hanging over my door .
A# Gm
can’t go anywhere , anymore .
C
tell me , are you with me?

D C
i called to you , several times ,
A#
while the change took place
F G
and then arrived , all night ,
A
and i died .
F
but all these songs ,
D# A#
when you and i are long gone ,
Gm
will carry on .
C
mud in your eye .

Am Em
you asked my hand ,
B7 C
hired a band .
D F
“in your heart is all that you need;
E C
ask and you will receive , ” it is said .
B/C Am
i threw my bouquet ,
Em
and i knocked ’em dead .
B7 C
bottle of white , bottle of red .
D F
helpless as a child ,
E
when you held me in your arms ,
C
and i knew that no other
B/C Am
could ever love me as you loved .
Em
love me as you loved ,
B7 C
but help me! i’m leaving!
D F
i remember everything ,
E C
down to the sound of you shaving – –
the scrape of your razor ,
B/C Am
the dully – abrading black hair
Em
that remained
B7 C
when you clutched at me ,
D F
that night i came upstairs , half – dead ,
E
and , in your kindness ,
C
you put me straightaway

in the cupboard ,
B/C Am
with a bottle of champagne ,
Em
and then , later , on a train .

B7 C
it was dark out , i was half – dead .
D F
i saw a star fall into the sky ,
E
like a chunk of thrown coal ,
C
as if god himself spat
B/C
like a cornered rat .
Am Em
i really want you to do this for me ,
B7 C
will you have one on me?
D F
it was dark; i was drunk and half – dead ,
E
and we slept , knocking heads ,
C
sitting up in the star – smoking air ,
B/C Am
knocking heads like buoys .
Em
don’t you worry for me!
B7 C
will you have one on me!
D F
meanwhile , i will raise my own glass
E
to how you made me fast
C
and expendable ,
B/C Am
and i will drink to your excellent health ,
Em
and your cruelty .
B7 C
will you have one on me?
D F
– – helpless as a child ,
E
when you held me in your arms ,
C
and i knew that no other
B D A B
could ever love me – –

oooh oooh ooh part : ( B , D , A , B )

Gmaj7 A
from the courtyard , i floated in
Bm
and watched it go down .
A/F#m
heard the cup drop;
thought , “well ,
F#m
that’s why they keep them around . ”
C#m7 B
the blackguard sat hard , down ,
A
with no head on him now ,
Dmaj7
and i felt so bad ,
Gmaj7
cause i didn’t know how
F#/D Em
to feel bad enough
D
to make him proud .

D7 D
well Daddy longlegs , are you?
D7 D
Daddy longlegs , are you?
D7 Gmaj7
Daddy longlegs , are you proud?

F#/D , Em
D