Jonathan Coulton - Cave

please note that it’s unknown at this time whether it really is coulton , but for
now , we’ll leave it at that .

chorus :

G G C G
i don’t know a cave from a hole in the ground
Em G C D
i wandered an age through a cool and dark cage
G G C Em
tried finding my way by touch , taste , sense , sound
G G D G
but no way out of hell , as the sin is on stage ( 1st time )
but i’m here and i hope i won’t see old age ( 2nd )
but i figure the solitude’s my only wage ( 3rd )
and long past the point of pretending to rage ( last )

G G G

verse 1 :

Em Em Em G
i wonder what happened up there to my truck
C C D D
left parked with a load , no doubt long since been towed
Em Em Em G
i never expected to have such strange luck
Em Em Am Em
i should have obeyed what that road sign forebode

Em Em Em

Em Em Em G
cavefish is delicious , but only if cooked
C C D D
you’ll mess it up bad , well let’s leave it at that
Em Em Em G
i’ve eaten whenever , whatever i’ve hooked
C C D G
i’d kill for the thrill of a meal with some fat

G G G

chorus

verse 2 :
i don’t know my soul from a hole in the dark
i’d wake from my sleep and i’d silently weep
i once knew a girl who loved me as a lark
my pain , she explains , is what made me so deep

i thought i was ever so lonesome at home
it needled at me until i couldn’t see
the forest for trees nor the sea for the foam
and i took up the job that was all absentee

chorus

verse 3 :
the miles and also the hours were strained
kept my hands on the wheel , it was solid and real
and wind blew and snow fell and storms rumbled and rained
and i drove through it all but found i could still feel

inspire me world , i was writing a song
saw a sign for the cave , thought “artistic” and “brave”
i grabbed my guitar and i moseyed along
and though i hate to state it , i entered my grave

chorus